1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996418268103316

Titolo

2018 MATRIX Annals [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Jan de Gier, Cheryl E. Praeger, Terence Tao

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-38230-3

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XXXII, 427 p. 5 illus., 4 illus. in color.)

Collana

MATRIX Book Series, , 2523-3041 ; ; 3

Disciplina

510

Soggetti

Algebraic geometry

Dynamics

Ergodic theory

Partial differential equations

Category theory (Mathematics)

Homological algebra

Bioinformatics

Computer science—Mathematics

Algebraic Geometry

Dynamical Systems and Ergodic Theory

Partial Differential Equations

Category Theory, Homological Algebra

Computational Biology/Bioinformatics

Mathematics of Computing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Non-Equilibrium Systems and Special Functions -- Algebraic Geometry, Approximation and Optimisation -- On the Frontiers of High Dimensional Computation -- Month of Mathematical Biology -- Dynamics, Foliations, and Geometry In Dimension 3 -- Recent Trends on Nonlinear PDEs of Elliptic and Parabolic Type -- Functional Data Analysis and Beyond -- Geometric and Categorical Representation Theory. .

Sommario/riassunto

MATRIX is Australia’s international and residential mathematical



research institute. It facilitates new collaborations and mathematical advances through intensive residential research programs, each 1-4 weeks in duration. This book is a scientific record of the eight programs held at MATRIX in 2018: - Non-Equilibrium Systems and Special Functions - Algebraic Geometry, Approximation and Optimisation - On the Frontiers of High Dimensional Computation - Month of Mathematical Biology - Dynamics, Foliations, and Geometry In Dimension 3 - Recent Trends on Nonlinear PDEs of Elliptic and Parabolic Type - Functional Data Analysis and Beyond - Geometric and Categorical Representation Theory The articles are grouped into peer-reviewed contributions and other contributions. The peer-reviewed articles present original results or reviews on a topic related to the MATRIX program; the remaining contributions are predominantly lecture notes or short articles based on talks or activities at MATRIX.

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910780095203321

Autore

Scott Susan <1953->

Titolo

Biology of plagues : evidence from historical populations / / Susan Scott and Christopher J. Duncan [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2001

ISBN

1-107-12268-6

0-511-32546-0

0-511-04759-2

9786610430390

0-511-54252-6

0-521-80150-8

0-511-15651-0

1-280-43039-7

0-511-17583-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 420 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Disciplina

614.4/94

Soggetti

Epidemics

Epidemics - Europe - History - 16th century

Epidemics - Europe - History - 17th century

Black Death - Europe

Plague

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese



Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 396-409) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Epidemiological concepts -- The biology of bubonic plague -- The Great Pestilence -- Case study : the plague at Penrith in 1597-98 -- Pestilence and plague in the 16th century in England -- Plagues in the 16th century in northern England : a metapopulation study -- Plagues in London in the 17th century -- Plagues in the provinces in the 17th century -- Plague at Eyam in 1665-66 : a case study -- Continental Europe during the third age of plagues : a study of large-scale metapopulation dynamics -- The plague at Marseilles, 1720-22 : an outbreak of bubonic plague? -- Conclusions.

Sommario/riassunto

The threat of unstoppable plagues, such as AIDS and Ebola, is always with us. In Europe, the most devastating plagues were those from the Black Death pandemic in the 1300s to the Great Plague of London in 1665. For the last 100 years, it has been accepted that Yersinia pestis, the infective agent of bubonic plague, was responsible for these epidemics. This book combines modern concepts of epidemiology and molecular biology with computer-modelling. Applying these to the analysis of historical epidemics, the authors show that they were not, in fact, outbreaks of bubonic plague. Biology of Plagues offers a completely new interdisciplinary interpretation of the plagues of Europe and establishes them within a geographical, historical and demographic framework. This fascinating detective work will be of interest to readers in the social and biological sciences, and lessons learnt will underline the implications of historical plagues for modern-day epidemiology.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910783665903321

Autore

Borovoy Amy Beth

Titolo

The too-good wife [[electronic resource] ] : alcohol, codependency, and the politics of nurturance in postwar Japan / / Amy Borovoy

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2005

ISBN

9786612358098

1-4237-3146-8

1-282-35809-X

0-520-93868-2

1-59875-808-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (255 p.)

Collana

Ethnographic studies in subjectivity ; ; 6

Classificazione

MS 3040

Disciplina

362.29/13/0952135

Soggetti

Alcoholics - Japan - Tokyo - Family relationships

Alcoholics' spouses - Japan - Tokyo

Parents of drug addicts - Japan - Tokyo

Codependency - Japan - Tokyo

Social work with women - Japan - Tokyo

Sex role - Japan - Tokyo

Wives - Japan - Tokyo

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: "Dirty Lukewarm Water" -- 1. Alcoholism and Codependency: New Vocabularies for Unspeakable Problems -- 2. Motherhood, Nurturance, and "Total Care" in Postwar National Ideology -- 3. Good Wives: Negotiating Marital Relationships -- 4. A Success Story -- 5. The Inescapable Discourse of Motherhood -- Conclusion: The Home as a Feminist Dilemma -- Notes -- References -- Index

Sommario/riassunto

Social drinking is an accepted aspect of working life in Japan, and women are left to manage their drunken husbands when the men return home, restoring them to sobriety for the next day of work. In attempting to cope with their husbands' alcoholism, the women face a profound cultural dilemma: when does the nurturing behavior expected



of a good wife and mother become part of a pattern of behavior that is actually destructive? How does the celebration of nurturance and dependency mask the exploitative aspects not just of family life but also of public life in Japan? The Too-Good Wife follows the experiences of a group of middle-class women in Tokyo who participated in a weekly support meeting for families of substance abusers at a public mental-health clinic. Amy Borovoy deftly analyzes the dilemmas of being female in modern Japan and the grace with which women struggle within a system that supports wives and mothers but thwarts their attempts to find fulfillment outside the family. The central concerns of the book reach beyond the problem of alcoholism to examine the women's own processes of self-reflection and criticism and the deeper fissures and asymmetries that undergird Japanese productivity and social order.

4.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910955699203321

Autore

Taylor McComas <1956->

Titolo

The fall of the indigo jackal : the discourse of division and Purnabhadra's Pancatantra / / McComas Taylor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Albany, : State University of New York Press, c2007

ISBN

0-7914-7976-5

1-4356-0027-4

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xiv, 236 pages)

Disciplina

891.2/3

Soggetti

Caste in literature

Sanskrit literature - History and criticism

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (Ph.D.--Australian National University, 2005).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-232) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- The Fall of the Indigo Jackal -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Conventions -- 1. Introduction -- THE TEXTUAL FAMILIES OF THE SANSKRIT PAÑCATANTRA -- PURNABHADRA'S PAÑCATANTRA -- ASSIGNING MEANING TO THE PAÑCATANTRA -- QUESTIONS ADDRESSED IN THIS STUDY -- 2. The Discourse of Division



in the Pañcatantra -- THE CONCEPT OF JATI IN THE PAÑCATANTRA -- SVABHAVA-"ESSENTIAL NATURE" -- JATI AND SOCIAL STATUS -- ENMITY/AMITY -- 3. The "Regime of Truth" and the Pañcatantra -- THE AUTHORITATIVE VOICE -- UNIVERSALIZING THE DISCOURSE: SPACE, TIME, AND AUDIENCE -- THE SASTRIC PARADIGM -- INTERTEXTUALITY -- THE "NATURALIZATION" OF DISCOURSE -- A "REGIME OF TRUTH" FOR THE PAÑCATANTRA -- 4. The Discourse of Division and the Brahmanical Archive -- THE ORIGINS OF VARNA -- SVADHARMA-"ESSENTIAL DUTY" -- STATUS -- ENMITY/AMITY -- THE CULTURAL CONTEXT OF THE DISCOURSE OF DIVISION -- 5. Conclusion -- Appendix 1. Core Stories of the Pañcatantra Family -- Appendix 2. Summary of Stories in Purnabhadra's Pañcatantra -- Notes -- Glossary of Sanskrit Terms -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.

Sommario/riassunto

Contemporary critical theory is brought to the consideration of caste in the Pañcatantra, one of the best-known cycles of Indian tales. Every child growing up in India knows the story of the jackal who fell into the vat of blue dye, and discovering the power of his majestic new appearance, declared himself king of the forest. In spite of his pretenses, the jackal, eventually betrayed by his own instincts, was set upon by the other animals. This and many similar narratives are found in the Pañcatantra , the collection of Sanskrit tales for children compiled by a Jaina monk named Pūrṇabhadra in 1199 CE.  In this book, McComas Taylor looks at the discourses that give shape and structure to the fall of the indigo jackal and the other tales within the Pañcatantra . The work's fictional metasociety of animals, kings, and laundrymen are divided according to their jāti , or "kind." This discourse of caste holds that individuals' essential natures, statuses, and social circles are all determined by their birth. Taylor applies contemporary critical theory developed by Foucault, Bourdieu, Barthes, and others to show how these ideas are related to other Sanskritic master-texts, and describes the "regime of truth" that provides validation for the discourse of division. McComas Taylor is Head of the South Asia Centre, Faculty of Asian Studies at the Australian National University.