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Die Kaiserkrönung Friedrichs III. vom 19. März 1452 – ein Problemaufriss. Römische Historische Mitteilungen|Römische Historische Mitteilungen 63|
No full textThe coronation of Emperor Frederick III as King of Lombardy-Veneto and his coronation as Holy Roman Emperor on March 19th 1452 must be seen as two separate events in terms of preparation and procedure. However, they were perceived by contemporaries as being part of the same event. Not only did Frederick III’s imperial coronation mark the end of a tradition, but – due to the fact that this event is regarded as being closely interwoven with the Lombardy coronation – it definitely paved the way for something new. In fact, during the ceremony of 1452 Frederick III was given the title of canon of both St. Peter’s Basilica and of the Lateran. The golden rose was conferred not only because the ceremony had been restructured but also because it took place on Laetare Sunday in 1452. A medieval coronation ceremony can be understood only if it is seen in terms of an ensemble of interlinked events in which the act of handing over the imperial insignia plays a very important role. The service as strator, which Frederik III performed for the pope on his way between St. Peter’s Cathedral and Castel Sant’Angelo, was intended to demonstrate the emperor’s newly won dignity. Particularly important is also the march of the emperor, wearing his crown, through Rome to the Lateran’s Church, to which little attention has been paid so far. In a special way, the imperial coronation of Frederick III in 1452 can be seen as an example of how history interprets an event in a different way and how, over time, the event and the history of the interpretation of this event have merged together seamlessly
Monitoring Land Degradation from Space. GI_Forum|GI_Forum 2021, Volume 1|
No full textUnsustainable practices and increasing pressure on soil jeopardise the achievement of land degradation neutrality, targeted by 2030. Land degradation is costing billions in terms of land restoration and is heavily impacting human health and climate change. Sustainable Development Goals’ (SDGs) target 15.3 focuses on the issue, and several methodologies are proposed to address land degradation. However, all present some limitations in terms of accuracy. This paper aims to present a more comprehensive approach based on the application of remote sensing technology. We show that the Copernicus Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite imagery archives can be used on the one hand to detect the current soil conditions, on the other hand to predict the future balance of Soil Organic Carbon (SOC). A case study illustrates that SOC, tillage and bare soil are key quality indexes that can facilitate quantifying and achieving a land degradation-neutral world
Zusammenfassung. Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Medizin|Ernst Fuchs und die Weltgeltung der Wiener Ophthalmologischen Schule um 1900 Veröffentlichungen der Kommission für Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Mathematik und Medizin 69|
No full textThree decades of institutionalised TA in Austria (ITA-manu:script 21-01)
No full textThis article describes in detail the three-decades-long development of institutionalised technology assessment (TA) in Austria. The storyline starts in the early 1980s, leading to the foundation of the first TA working group at a pre-existing researchinstitute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences in 1985. This group was later detached as an individual unit and developedinto the Institute of Technology Assessment in 1994. In the second main section, the authors analyse longitudinal developments, including: the advances of the thematic portfolio; the on-off relationship to Parliament over time; the increasing international standing and networking activities; the growth in staff; and the advances of outreach and public communication; allleading to the ITA as it is known today
Müller, Cölestin
No full text* 6.4.1827 Kohleschau/Böhmen (Kolešov/CZ), † 3.10.1904 Wien. Oboist, Klavierpädagoge, Komponist
Human costs of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the major epicentres in Italy. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research|Vienna Yearbook of Population Research 2022|
No full textDeaths from COVID-19 can be miscounted due to under-reporting and inaccurate death registration. Mortality is often reported at the national level, which can result in the underestimation of the true scale of the impact of the pandemic since outbreaks tend to be localised. This study exploits all-cause daily death registration data provided by the Italian Statistical Office (ISTAT) from 1 January to 31 October to estimate the excess mortality and the corresponding changes in life expectancy during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. Focusing on the five most severely hit provinces in Italy (Bergamo, Brescia, Cremona, Lodi and Piacenza), we calculate the excess mortality in 2020 compared to the average mortality of the years 2015 to 2019. Moreover, we estimate the excess mortality in the first quadrimester of 2020, and the annual life expectancy at birth. The estimated excess deaths show that during this period, mortality was significantly higher than the official mortality statistics for COVID-19. According to our estimates for the first quadrimester, life expectancy in the five provinces declined by 5.4 to 8.1 for men and by 4.1 to 5.8 years for women. In addition, we find that annual life expectancy decreased by 2.4 to 4.1 years for men and by 1.9 to 2.8 years for women compared to the 2015–2019 average. Thus, we conclude that the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic had a substantial impact on population health in the hardest hit areas in Italy
Das Museum für Völkerkunde in Wien 1938–1945: Ein Bollwerk nationalsozialistischer Weltanschauung?. Veröffentlichungen zur Sozialanthropologie|Völkerkunde zur NS-Zeit aus Wien (1938–1945) Veröffentlichungen zur Sozialanthropologie Band 27/1,2,3|Band 2 Veröffentlichungen zur Sozialanthropologie|
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