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Violence in the Balkans [[electronic resource] ] : First Findings from the Balkan Homicide Study
| Violence in the Balkans [[electronic resource] ] : First Findings from the Balkan Homicide Study |
| Autore | Getos Kalac Anna-Maria |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (124 p.) |
| Collana | SpringerBriefs in Criminology |
| Soggetto topico |
Crime & criminology
Causes & prevention of crime |
| Soggetto non controllato |
violence
homicide Balkans Balkan criminology Balkans homicide study european homicide research lethal violence Croatia Slovenia Hungary Romania Kosovo Macedonia |
| ISBN | 3-030-74494-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction to the Balkan Homicide Study -- 1.1 Background -- 1.2 Conceptual Framework -- 1.3 Terminology -- References -- Chapter 2: Balkanisation in European Homicide Research -- 2.1 Homicide as a Yardstick -- 2.2 A Stocktaking of European Homicide Research -- 2.3 The European Homicide Monitor -- 2.4 Unique Challenges in a Balkanised Setting -- References -- Chapter 3: Criminological Violence Research in the Balkans: Context and Setting -- 3.1 Historical, Cultural, and Legal Context
3.1.1 Violent Balkan Images and Stereotypes -- 3.1.2 The Balkans as a Historical Space Sui Generis -- 3.1.3 The Balkans as a Legal and Cultural Region -- 3.2 Criminological Research Setting -- 3.2.1 Criminology in Southeastern Europe -- 3.2.2 The "Balkan Way" of Funding Research -- 3.2.3 Criminal Justice Systems of the Balkans -- References -- Chapter 4: The Balkan Homicide Study: Research Design and Operationalization -- 4.1 Objectives -- 4.1.1 Social Construction of Violence -- 4.1.2 Empirical Realities of Violence -- 4.2 Methodology -- 4.2.1 Case File Analysis -- 4.2.2 Research Instrument 4.2.3 BHS Violence Typology -- 4.2.4 Cautious Use of BHS Typology and Data -- 4.3 Sample -- 4.3.1 Sampling -- 4.3.2 Statistical Context: BHS Representativeness -- 4.3.3 Normative Context: BHS Comparability -- 4.3.4 Sample Description -- 4.4 Field Work -- References -- Chapter 5: Violence in the Balkans: Regional Commons and Country Specifics -- 5.1 Incident Characteristics -- 5.1.1 Missing Incident Data -- 5.1.2 Attempted vs. Completed Homicides -- 5.1.3 Types of (Non)Lethal Violence -- 5.1.4 (Lethal) Violence Between Strangers -- 5.1.5 Intimate Partner Violence 5.1.6 (Attempted) Homicide Followed by Suicide -- 5.1.7 Firearms and (Lethal) Violence -- 5.1.8 Alcohol and (Lethal) Violence -- 5.1.9 The Organized Crime Violence Nexus -- 5.1.10 (Lethal) Violence and Cruelty -- 5.2 Offender Characteristics -- 5.2.1 Missing Offender Data -- 5.2.2 Merging Databases with Different Counting Units -- 5.2.3 General Offender Characteristics -- 5.2.4 Male (Lethal) Violence -- 5.3 Victim Characteristics -- 5.3.1 Missing Victim Data -- 5.3.2 General Victim Characteristics -- 5.3.3 Victimization and Victim-Offender Alcohol Intoxication -- 5.4 Procedural Characteristics 5.4.1 Missing Procedural Data -- 5.4.2 Detection of (Lethal) Violence -- 5.4.3 Detention and Criminal Procedure -- References -- Chapter 6: Key Findings and Preliminary Conclusions -- 6.1 The BHS Research Questions in Light of Its Findings -- 6.2 The Power to (Re)Define and Deal with (Lethal) Violence -- 6.3 The Phenomenology of (Lethal) Violence in the Balkans -- 6.4 On the Definability, Measurability, Severity, and Homicidality of Violence -- Appendix: Scope of Missing Data by Variable and Country -- Index |
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Virginia Woolf, Literary Materiality, and Feminist Aesthetics : From Pen to Print
| Virginia Woolf, Literary Materiality, and Feminist Aesthetics : From Pen to Print |
| Autore | Jenkins Amber |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| Collana | Material Modernisms Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-32491-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- About This Book -- Contents -- About the Author -- Abbreviations -- List of Figures -- Part I: Materiality -- Chapter 1: Introduction: Writing, Materiality, and Aesthetics -- Virginia Stephen's Books: Covers, Bindings, and Papers -- The Hogarth Press and The Omega Workshops -- Virginia Woolf and Bloomsbury Visual Aesthetics -- Works Cited -- Chapter 2: Conversations in Colour and Ink: Feminist Aesthetics in 'The Mark on the Wall' and Kew Gardens -- First Marks: Virginia Woolf and Dora Carrington -- Vanessa Bell, The Hogarth Press, and Original Woodcuts by Various Artists -- Staining the Page with Colour: Kew Gardens -- Works Cited -- Chapter 3: 'Fill in the sketch as you like': Developing the Fragmentary Form of Jacob's Room -- Printing, Writing, and Domesticity: Literary and Visual Contexts -- Blank Space and Self-Doubt -- 'The notes accumulate': Fragments and Feminism in Jacob's Room -- Works Cited -- Chapter 4: 'The cold raw edge of one's relinquished pages': Reading Mrs Dalloway as a Palimpsest -- Silk, Gloves, Flowers: 'Mrs Dalloway in Bond Street' to Mrs Dalloway -- 'Communication is health. Communication is happiness': 'The Prime Minister', 'Montaigne', and Mrs Dalloway -- The Palimpsest of Mind: Virginia Woolf and Thomas De Quincey -- Works Cited -- Part II: Aesthetics -- Chapter 5: Drafting Mrs Ramsay and Lily Briscoe: Feminist Aesthetics in the Manuscript of To the Lighthouse -- Bloomsbury Aesthetics: Vanessa Bell's Studland Beach -- Early Sketches of Miss Sophie Briscoe -- Mrs Ramsay, Lily Briscoe, and Vanessa Bell -- Lily Briscoe and Virginia Woolf's Theory of Form -- Works Cited -- Chapter 6: 'A succession of semblances': Form and Feminism in The Waves -- 'Every moment has a thousand shapes': Virginia Woolf's Theory of Form in The Waves -- 'Character is colour': Susan and Vanessa Bell.
'Sullen storm-tinted and all one purple': Susan's Feminist and Anti-Imperialist Aesthetics -- Works Cited -- Chapter 7: 'Getting the past to shadow this broken surface': Time, Materiality, and Aesthetics -- The Words Might Have Been Written by Anon -- Making It Whole: 'Sketch of the Past' -- Works Cited -- Index. |
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Virus Host Cell Genetic Material Transport : Computational ODE/PDE Modeling with R
| Virus Host Cell Genetic Material Transport : Computational ODE/PDE Modeling with R |
| Autore | Schiesser William E |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2022 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (173 pages) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9783030688653
9783030688646 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910512305103321 |
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Schiesser William E
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Virus Infected Cells
| Virus Infected Cells |
| Autore | Vijayakrishnan Swetha |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (458 pages) |
| Disciplina | 616.9101 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
JiuYaming
HarrisJ. Robin |
| Collana | Subcellular Biochemistry Series |
| Soggetto topico |
Bioquímica clínica
Microbiologia Biologia molecular Virologia |
| ISBN | 3-031-40086-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I: General/Technical Aspects -- Chapter 1: In Situ Imaging of Virus-Infected Cells by Cryo-Electron Tomography: An Overview -- Introduction -- Sample Preparation -- Data Collection and Image Processing -- Integrative Techniques -- Cryo-serial Block Face Scanning Electron Microscopy -- Cryo-soft X-Ray Tomography -- Cryo-correlative Light and Electron Microscopy -- Cryo-ET Studies of Enveloped Viruses and Their Interactions Within the Host Cell -- Cryo-ET of Purified Enveloped Viruses -- Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV-1) -- Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) -- Other Enveloped Viruses -- In Situ Cellular Cryo-ET Enables Peering into the Cell -- Probing Enveloped Viral Infections and Molecular Mechanisms of Virus-Host Interactions -- Viral Disassembly and Genome Release -- Viral Factories Are Sites of Viral Replication -- Enveloped Positive-Strand RNA Viruses -- Enveloped Negative-Strand RNA Viruses -- Viral Assembly and Egress -- Concluding Remarks and Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 2: Approaches to Evaluating Necroptosis in Virus-Infected Cells -- Introduction -- Necroptosis Pathway and Players -- Necroptosis Inhibitors -- In Vitro Necroptosis in Cultured Cells -- In Vivo Models of Necroptosis -- Cellular Patterns and Methods to Evaluate Necroptosis -- Metabolic Viability Assays -- Membrane Integrity Assays -- Necroptosis Morphology -- Immuno-techniques -- The Viruses That Activate or Inhibit Necroptosis -- DNA Viruses -- Herpesviruses -- Murine Cytomegalovirus -- Human Cytomegalovirus -- Herpes Simplex Viruses -- Poxviruses -- RNA Viruses -- Influenza A -- Reovirus -- Respiratory Syncytial Virus -- SARS-CoV-2 -- Flaviviruses -- Rotavirus -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Apoptosis and Phagocytosis as Antiviral Mechanisms -- Introduction.
Virus Life Cycle, Classification, and Infection -- Changes in Host Cells After Viral Infection -- Alteration of Gene Expression -- Changes in Cell Surface Structures -- Apoptosis and Viral Resistance to Apoptosis -- Cellular and Humoral Immune Responses Against Virus Infection and the Possible Induction of Cytokine Storm -- Roles for Phagocytosis in the Prevention and Progression of Viral Diseases -- Phagocytosis of Virus-Infected Cells as Innate Immune Response -- Consequences of Apoptosis-Dependent Phagocytosis of Virus-Infected Cells -- Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 4: The Art of Viral Membrane Fusion and Penetration -- General Terminology and Mechanisms of How Viruses Cross Host Membranes -- Viral Membrane Fusion and Membrane Fusion Proteins -- Conformational States of Viral Fusion Proteins -- Membrane Penetration by Non-enveloped Viruses -- Proteinaceous Pore-Forming Viruses -- Viruses Utilizing Lytic Peptide-Driven Membrane Penetration -- Lipid-Modifying Membrane Rupturing Viruses -- Visualization of Viral Membrane Fusion and Penetrations Using Cryo-electron Tomography -- Endosomal Lipids as Regulators of Membrane Fusion -- Effect of Lipid Curvature -- Effect of Lipid Charge -- Host Restriction Factors Controlling Viral Membrane Fusion and Penetration by Modulating the Endosomal Lipid Composition -- Role of Viral Uncoating in Membrane Fusion -- Inhibitors of Viral Membrane Fusion -- Conclusion -- Glossary -- References -- Chapter 5: Single-Particle Tracking of Virus Entry in Live Cells -- Introduction -- Dynamic Entry of Viruses into Host Cells -- Virus-Receptor Interactions -- Virus Internalization -- Virus Transport -- Virus Uncoating -- Fluorescent Labeling of Viruses and Cellular Components -- Fluorescent Proteins -- Organic Dyes -- Quantum Dots -- Microscopy Methods and Image Processing -- Microscopy Configurations. Image Processing -- Concluding Remarks -- References -- Chapter 6: Correlative Cryo-imaging Using Soft X-Ray Tomography for the Study of Virus Biology in Cells and Tissues -- Soft X-Ray Technique -- SXT Principles and Advantages -- SXT Data Collection -- Use of SXT in Viral Studies -- Extending the Information Content of SXT Data in the Context of Correlative Microscopy Schemes -- Sample Preparation and B24 Experimental Workflow -- SXT Correlative Schemes in the Service of Virus Research -- Reovirus -- Hepatitis C Virus -- Challenges and Prospects -- References -- Chapter 7: The Virus-Induced Cytopathic Effect -- Introduction -- Cytopathic Effects across Viral Species -- Approaches to Studying the Cytopathic Effect -- Bright-Field Microscopy -- Fluorescence Microscopy -- Immunofluorescence Assay (IFA) -- Labeling with Fluorescent Dyes -- Plaque Assay -- Monitoring of the Cytopathic Effect and Its Relevance -- Cellular Tropism Evaluation -- Antiviral Drug Screening -- Neutralizing Antibodies Assessment -- Conclusions -- References -- Part II: Specific Viruses -- Chapter 8: Human Papilloma Virus-Infected Cells -- Introduction -- HPV Entry into Its Target Cells -- HPV Endocytosis as a Journey to the Nucleus -- Replication and Transcription of the HPV Genome -- Exocytosis and Exit toward a New Infection -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 9: Defining the Assembleome of the Respiratory Syncytial Virus -- Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection Is a Global Health Problem -- The Genetic Structure of RSV -- RSV Particle Morphogenesis at the Assembleome -- Interactions between the Virus Membrane Structural Proteins at the Assembleome -- RSV Particles Form as Filamentous Structures at the Assembleome on Infected Cells -- The Assembleome Forms at Lipid Raft Microdomains on the Surface of Infected Cells. Filamentous Actin (F-Actin) Remodeling at Lipid Raft Microdomains at the Assembleome Drives Virus Filament Formation -- Trafficking of the rac1 and rhoA Proteins to the Assembleome Is Required for Virus Filament Formation -- Future Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 10: Japanese Encephalitis Virus-Infected Cells -- Introduction -- Epidemiology -- Transmission Cycle -- Clinical Features -- JEV Molecular Biology -- Infection Route: A Cellular Overview -- Cellular Response to Infection -- Alteration of Signalling Pathways -- PKR Activation and Formation of Stress Granules -- Induction of Oxidative Stress -- Activation of the Unfolded Protein Response -- Upregulation of Autophagy -- Innate Immune Activation -- Cell Death Pathways -- Downregulation of Cell Adhesion Molecules -- Metabolic Reprogramming -- Infection Route: A Host Overview -- Infection Route in the Periphery -- Peripheral Immune Response to Infection -- Virus Entry into the CNS -- CNS Response to Infection -- Perspectives -- References -- Chapter 11: African Swine Fever Virus Host-Pathogen Interactions -- Introduction -- Virus Replication -- Virion Structure -- Virus Entry -- Early Steps in Replication -- Virus Factories -- Membranes -- Cytoskeleton -- Programmed Cell Death -- Autophagy -- Interferon Response -- Type I Interferons -- Induction of Type I Interferon Expression -- Interferon Regulatory Factors -- Nuclear Factor κB -- Transmembrane Pathogen Recognition Receptors -- Cytosolic Pathogen Recognition Receptors -- IFN-Mediated Signalling -- ASFV Modulation of the IFN Response -- Inhibition of IFN Induction at the Level of Transcription Factors or Their Activation -- Inhibition of Specific PRRs Pathways -- Inhibition of IFN-Mediated Signalling -- Cellular Stress -- Secretory Pathway -- Concluding Remarks -- References. Chapter 12: Coronavirus and the Cytoskeleton of Virus-Infected Cells -- Introduction to the Cytoskeleton -- Cytoskeleton -- Actin Filaments -- Microtubules -- Intermediate Filaments -- Coronavirus -- The Structure and Life Cycle of Coronavirus -- SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Infection -- Hazards of Other Virus Infections -- Response of the Host Cell Cytoskeleton Network Following Coronavirus Infection -- Coronavirus Infection Induces Expression Level or Posttranslational Modification Changes of the Cytoskeleton and its Related P... -- Coronavirus Infection Induces Actin Filament Rearrangement -- Microtubules Are Hijacked by Coronavirus for Trafficking -- Detection of Intermediate Filament Changes upon Infection -- Host Cytoskeleton Participates in Coronavirus Life Cycle -- Host Cytoskeleton Protein Facilitates Coronaviral Internalization -- Host Cytoskeleton Affects Coronaviral Replication -- Host Cytoskeleton Participates in the Coronaviral Assembly Process -- Coronaviral Release Can Be Promoted by Cytoskeleton Proteins -- Cytoskeleton and Pathogenesis -- The Ciliary Structure Is Involved in the Pathogenic Process -- Lung Injury Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Is Related to Endothelial Cell Permeability Regulation -- Relationship with the Nervous System -- Possibilities of Cytoskeleton-Related Treatment of COVID-19 -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 13: Viral RNA Is a Hub for Critical Host-Virus Interactions -- Introduction: RNA-Binding Proteins Are at the Core of Virus Infection -- RNA-Binding Proteins, Structure and Function -- The Expanding Universe of Cellular RNA-Binding Proteins -- The Essential Roles of Viral RBPs in Infection -- Virus Infection Profoundly Remodels the Cellular RNA-Binding Proteome (RBPome) -- How Are Cellular RBPs Regulated by a Virus Infection? -- New Methods to Uncover the Viral RNA Interactome. Methods to Uncover the Viral RNA Interactome. |
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Vision and Actualization in Academia : Georgia Tech's College of Computing
| Vision and Actualization in Academia : Georgia Tech's College of Computing |
| Autore | Freeman Peter A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (191 pages) |
| Collana | History of Computing Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-43930-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Prologue -- 1.1 Objectives of Telling This Story -- 1.2 Historical Context , -- 1.3 Style Notes -- 1.4 Terms Needing Explication and Differentiation -- 1.4.1 Descriptive Terms -- 1.4.2 Organizational Terms -- 1.5 Order of Presentation -- Chapter 2: Early Days of Computing at Georgia Tech (1947-1978) -- 2.1 Beginnings (1947-1958) -- 2.2 The Crosland Era (1958-1964) -- 2.3 The Slamecka Era (1964-1978) -- 2.3.1 1964-1970: Beginnings -- 2.3.2 1970-1978: Increasing Interest in Computer Science -- 2.4 Summary -- Chapter 3: Adding the Keystone (1978-1987) -- 3.1 Growth of Research at Georgia Tech -- 3.2 Transition to Next ICS Director -- 3.3 The Miller Era (1980-1987) -- 3.4 Summary -- Chapter 4: Productive Turmoil (1987-1990)* -- 4.1 John Patrick ("Pat") Crecine (1939-2008) -- 4.2 A Vision of the Technological University of the 21st Century -- 4.3 Adding the First Level of Detail to the Vision -- 4.3.1 Choice of a Founding Dean -- 4.4 Summary -- Chapter 5: Laying the Foundation for a College (1990-1995) -- 5.1 The Freeman Era (1990-2002) -- 5.2 Context -- 5.2.1 Campus -- 5.2.2 1996 Olympics and Other Contextual Factors -- 5.2.3 The Situation in 1990 -- 5.3 Initial Actions -- 5.3.1 Development of a Way Forward for the College of Computing -- 5.4 Planning and Purposeful Activity -- 5.4.1 The Strategic Planning Method We Used -- 5.4.2 The Vision We Developed -- 5.4.3 Practicalities -- 5.5 Fundamental Themes and Principles -- 5.5.1 Themes -- 5.5.2 Principles and Their Use -- 5.6 Overarching Themes of Activity -- 5.6.1 Developing Human Resources -- 5.6.2 Building Infrastructure -- 5.6.3 Engaging in Educational Reform and Innovation -- 5.6.4 Developing Research Depth and Breadth -- 5.6.5 Engaging in Aggressive Outreach -- 5.7 Major Events and Activities 1990-1996.
5.7.1 Jump Start (July-December 1990) -- 5.7.2 Initial Operation (AY91-AY96) -- 5.8 Summary -- Chapter 6: Building on the Foundation (1996-2002) -- 6.1 A Useful Pause in the Summer of 1996 -- 6.2 A Pivot to the Future -- 6.2.1 Increases in Faculty and Students -- 6.2.2 Programmatic Expansion -- 6.3 Facing the Future -- 6.4 Interim Dean Ellen Zegura (May-December, 2002) -- 6.5 Summary -- Chapter 7: Strategic Expansion (2002-2010) -- 7.1 The Demillo Era (2002-2008) -- 7.2 Structural Changes -- 7.3 People -- 7.3.1 New Faculty -- 7.3.2 Staff -- 7.3.3 Loss of Two Pioneers -- 7.4 Strategic Actions in Educational Programs -- 7.4.1 Media Computation (a.k.a. Computational Media after 2002) -- 7.4.2 Threads™ Through the BS in Computer Science -- 7.4.3 Computational Science and Engineering (CSE) Degrees -- 7.4.4 Ph.D. Program in Human-Centered Computing (HCC) , -- 7.4.5 Georgia Tech-Korea University M.S. Program in Embedded Software (GTKU) -- 7.4.6 Continuing Education -- 7.5 Centers -- 7.5.1 GVU -- 7.5.2 GTISC -- 7.5.3 CERCS -- 7.5.4 RIM -- 7.6 Leadership Change -- 7.7 Interim Dean Jim Foley (July 2008-September 2010) -- 7.8 Summary -- Chapter 8: Growth by Innovating the Future (2010-2022) -- 8.1 The Galil Era (2010-2019) -- 8.2 Organizational Strengthening -- 8.3 Online Masters in Computer Science (OMSCS) , , , , -- 8.3.1 Program Description -- 8.3.2 Program Development -- 8.3.3 Program Assistants -- 8.3.4 Results to Date -- 8.3.5 Additional Online Degree Programs Utilizing the OMSCS Model -- 8.4 Entrepreneurial Education -- 8.5 Growth by Innovation -- 8.6 The Isbell Era , (2019-2023) -- 8.7 Summary -- Chapter 9: Epilogue -- 9.1 Vision -- 9.2 Choice of Principles -- 9.3 Choice of Activity Themes -- 9.4 Implementation Issues -- Appendix: Partial Example of an Academic Strategic Plan -- College of Computing Strategic Plan AY00-04. The Context in Which We Work -- Our Vision -- Enduring Strategies -- Mission -- Goals and Strategies -- Global Goals -- Global Strategies -- Educational Goals -- Educational Strategies -- Research Goals -- Research Strategies -- Service Goals -- Service Strategies -- Index. |
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Freeman Peter A
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Vision and Verticality : A Multidisciplinary Approach
| Vision and Verticality : A Multidisciplinary Approach |
| Autore | Bratchford Gary |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (221 pages) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZuevDennis |
| Collana | Social Visualities Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-39884-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Notes on Contributors -- List of Figures -- 1: Introduction: Vision & -- Verticality-A More Visual Sociology of the Sky -- Droneviewing and Visual Environments -- Tourist Droneviewing -- Vertical Eyesores: The Case of Scaffolding and Aerial Cableways in Urban Environments -- Towards a More Visual Sociology… -- References -- Part I: Experimental and Experiential Approaches to Volume and Atmospheres -- 2: Open-Weather Feminist Handbook: A Preamble -- References -- 3: Of Carnal Gravity: A Three-Voice Conversation -- 4: Seeing in Verticality: From 'Vertical Gaze' to 'Figuring Out' -- Introduction: On the Arrogance of the Vertical Gaze -- The Constitution of Urban Perception -- The Promise of Seamlessness -- The Cognitive Mapping of Urban Navigation -- New Potentials for 'Figuring Out' the Environment -- References -- 5: Vertical Visualities, Experiences and Inequalities: A Conversation with Stephen Graham -- Vertical Viewing -- Manufacturing Air and Urban Air Crisis -- Final Thoughts -- Part II: Sensing, Seeing, and Monitoring from Above -- 6: Repositioning Drone Sensing in Landscape Urbanism and Planning -- Introduction -- Twinning Reality -- Aerial Mobility -- Shaping Aerial Futures -- Knowledges, Volumes, Futures: Discussion -- Knowledges -- Volumes -- Futures -- Conclusion -- References -- 7: Vocabularies of Drone Sensing -- Introduction -- Seeing-Sensing Drone Volumes -- Drone Sensing Nuclear Volumes -- More than Human Agencies -- Vocabularies of (Drone Sensing) Volume -- Conclusions -- References -- 8: Viewing from Where? Satellite Imaging and the Politics of Space Technology: Unpacking Depravity's Rainbow -- References -- 9: The Algorithmic Apparatus of Neocolonialism: Counter-Operational Practices and the Future of Aerial Surveillance -- I -- II -- III -- IV -- V.
Part III: Assembling and Representing: Artistic Perspectives on Volume, Vertigo, and Falling -- 10: Wassily Kandinsky and the Aerial Gaze: Questioning the Punctual, Linear and Planar Forces Inherent in the Politics of Visibility Conveyed by Police Drones -- Introduction -- Towards a Relational and Relativist Understanding of Points, Lines and Planes -- Points, Lines and Planes in Existing Social-Scientific Literatures -- Points, Lines and Planes in Abstract Painting -- Punctual Linear and Planar Forces Inherent in the Drone Gaze -- Punctual Logics of Vision -- Linear Logics of Vision -- Planar Logics of Vision -- Flexible and Interacting Spatial Logics of Vision -- Conclusion: Thinking Beyond Points, Lines and Planes -- References -- 11: After Falling Away: Reflections on a Vertiginous Art Exhibition -- References -- 12: Towards a Typology of Imaginary Skyscrapers -- Post-Modern Falling Dreams -- Devotion to Emptiness -- The Humanization of Lost Individuality -- The Ultimate Invasion of Urbanity by Nature -- Fictional Reality -- Visionary City -- Conquering Individual Spaces to Outdated Futuristic Structures -- 13: Higher Returns -- References -- Part IV: Mapping Cultural Landscapes, Vertically -- 14: Epistemology of the 'Laje': Notes from Favela Rooftops -- Opening the Closet, Climbing (on)to the Laje -- The Laje and Its Forms of Mobility -- The Laje as Non-expert Design -- Not to Conclude -- References -- 15: Rio's "Natural Born Monument": Visual Imaginaries of The Sugarloaf Mountain -- Step 1: "Seeing the View" -- Step 2: "Selling the View" -- Step 3: "Virtualizing the View" -- Final Step on Visual Culture: Beyond (Post-)photography? -- References -- 16: Elemental Monsters: Aeolian Politics and the Protests Against Renewable Energy in Tinos, Greece -- References. 17: Revitalization and Touristification: The Vertical Cultural Landscape of Dacha Community in Siberia -- Introduction -- Dacha as Vernacular Heritage -- Touristifying and Normalizing Dacha: Polden-Park Project -- Disciplining Verticality -- Summary -- References -- Index. |
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Bratchford Gary
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Vision, Technology, and Subjectivity in Mexican Cyberpunk Literature
| Vision, Technology, and Subjectivity in Mexican Cyberpunk Literature |
| Autore | Tobin Stephen C |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2023 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (207 pages) |
| Disciplina | 863.0876209972 |
| Collana | Studies in Global Science Fiction Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-31156-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910734846803321 |
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Tobin Stephen C
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Visions of Transmerica : Neobaroque Strategies of Nomadic Transgression
| Visions of Transmerica : Neobaroque Strategies of Nomadic Transgression |
| Autore | Kulawik Krzysztof A |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham : , : Springer International Publishing AG, , 2024 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (415 pages) |
| Disciplina | 860.998 |
| Collana | Literatures of the Americas Series |
| ISBN | 3-031-42014-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910799239603321 |
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Kulawik Krzysztof A
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A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists [[electronic resource]]
| A Visual Atlas for Soil Micromorphologists [[electronic resource]] |
| Autore | Verrecchia Eric P |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (184 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | TrombinoLuca |
| Soggetto topico |
Soil science, sedimentology
Geological surface processes (geomorphology) Mineralogy & gems |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Soil micromorphology
Soil fragments Fabric Microstructures Pedogenic features Biominerals Open access |
| ISBN | 3-030-67806-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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Intro -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction to the Atlas -- Contents -- About the Authors -- 1 Observation of Soils: From the Field to the Microscope -- File 1: The Multiscalar Nature of Soils -- File 2: History of Micromorphology -- File 3: Observation and Sampling of Soils -- File 4: How to Make Thin Sections -- File 5: The Polarized Light Microscope -- File 6: Other Techniques of Observation -- File 7: Electron and Energy Imaging -- File 8: Colours of Minerals -- File 9: The Micromorphological Approach -- 2 The Organization of Soil Fragments -- File 10: Concept of Fabric
File 11: Multiscalar Approach to Fabric -- File 12: Basic Distribution Patterns -- File 13: c/f Related Distributions I -- File 14: c/f Related Distributions II -- File 15: Aggregates and Aggregation -- File 16: Degree of Separation and Accommodation of Aggregates -- File 17: The Nature of Voids -- File 18: Morphology of Voids I -- File 19: The Morphology of Voids II -- File 20: Microstructure I -- File 21: Microstructure II -- 3 Basic Components -- File 22: Mineral and Organic Constituents -- File 23: Particle Size and Sorting -- File 24: Shape of Grains: Equidimensionality File 25: Shape of Grains: Roundness and Sphericity -- File 26: Basalt, Granite, and Gabbro -- File 27: Schist, Gneiss, and Amphibolite -- File 28: Quartzite and Marble -- File 29: Calcium-Bearing Sedimentary Rocks -- File 30: Sand and Sandstone -- File 31: Mineral Grains in the Soil I: Quartz and Chalcedony -- File 32: Mineral Grains in the Soil II: Feldspar and Mica -- File 33: Mineral Grains in the Soil III: Inosilicates and Nesosilicates -- File 34: Mineral Grains in the Soil IV: Carbonates -- File 35: Mineral Grains in the Soil V: Chlorides and Sulphates -- File 36: Biominerals I File 37: Biominerals II -- File 38: Biominerals III -- File 39: Anthropogenic Features I -- File 40: Anthropogenic Features II -- File 41: Organic Matter I -- File 42: Organic Matter II -- File 43: Humus -- File 44: Micromass -- File 45: B-Fabric I -- File 46: B-Fabric II -- 4 Pedogenic Features -- File 47: Imprints of Pedogenesis -- File 48: Iron- and Manganese-Bearing Nodules -- File 49: Carbonate Nodules -- File 50: Polygenetic Nodules -- File 51: Nodules: Morphology and Border Shape -- File 52: Nodules: Orthic, Anorthic, and Disorthic -- File 53: Crystals and Crystal Intergrowths File 54: Impregnations -- File 55: Depletions -- File 56: Coatings with Clays I -- File 57: Coatings with Clays II -- File 58: Micropans, Coarse Coatings, Cappings, and Crusts -- File 59: Hypocoatings and Quasicoatings: Amorphous -- File 60: Coatings and Hypocoatings: Crystalline -- File 61: Mineral Infillings -- File 62: Mineral Infillings of Biological Origin -- File 63: Pedoturbations -- File 64: Faecal Pellets -- File 65: Dung and Vertebrate Excrements -- File 66: Composite Pedogenic Features -- File 67: Uncommon Features -- 5 Pedofeatures Associated to Soil Processes File 68: Pedofeatures and Soil Processes |
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Visual Methodology in Migration Studies [[electronic resource] ] : New Possibilities, Theoretical Implications, and Ethical Questions
| Visual Methodology in Migration Studies [[electronic resource] ] : New Possibilities, Theoretical Implications, and Ethical Questions |
| Autore | Nikielska-Sekula Karolina |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, : Springer International Publishing AG, 2021 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (355 p.) |
| Altri autori (Persone) | DesilleAmandine |
| Collana | IMISCOE Research |
| Soggetto topico |
Migration, immigration & emigration
Film, TV & radio |
| Soggetto non controllato |
The use of visual methods
Migration studies Methodological studies Population mobility Visual sociology Visual anthropology Visual ethnography Film-making The media Immigrant minorities Visual methods Local immigration politics Audiovisual accounts Participatory method and co-creation Audio-visualised migration era People on the move |
| ISBN | 3-030-67608-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910491852303321 |
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