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Arresto cardiaco in pazienti ricoverati per scompenso cardiaco grave. Differenze cliniche a seconda della aritmia registrata al momento dell’evento terminale.
No full textMaktabat Al Muthanna Baghdad Feb-May 1962
No full textOn the same date, Ali Al-Mansouri issued an official financial statement confirming that the Al-Khanji Foundation owed a total of 11.375.أصدر علي المنصوري بيانًا ماليًا رسميًا بتاريخ 25 نيسان 1962 يُفيد بأن مؤسسة الخانجي مدينة بمبلغ إجمالي قدره 11,375
Raport Anual al administraţiei Universităţii Tehnice a Moldovei 2007
No full textAnexele la Raportul Anual al administraţiei Universităţii Tehnice a Moldovei conţin date statistice, diagrame, poze ce reflectă activitatea instituţională pentru anul 2007
Sisteme de cartografiere și de luare a deciziilor în vederea stabilirii priorităților de modernizare a clădirilor de la începutul secolului al XX-lea în ceea ce privește seismele, inundațiile și incendiile
No full textAceastă cercetare analizează din punct de vedere al geografiei istorice, variațiile regionale a două stiluri arhitecturale globale, respectiv Art Nouveau și Modernism. De asemenea, se va investiga și modul în care aceste stiluri pot personaliza măsurile specifice de modernizare a acestui patrimoniu arhitectural pentru a face față dezastrelor potențiale generate de cutremure, inundații și incendii. Cercetarea examinează câteva situri culturale înscrise în Patrimoniul mondial UNESCO ce datează din prima jumătate a secolului al XX-lea, în care se regăsesc clădiri ce au avut o funcție predominantă de locuință în timpul experimentării cu noi materiale și tehnici la acea vreme, pe parcursul a câteva decenii și, prin urmare, nu întotdeauna rezistente la aceste tipuri de pericole. Ipoteza cercetării presupune că variațiile regionale sunt influențate de cultura locală. De exemplu, în cazul clădirilor vernaculare, acestă influență le-a făcut mai rezistente la cutremure, fiind astfel încadrate în „cultură seismică locală”. Același caz este valabil și pentru arhitectura modernistă, unde aceste variațiile regionale sunt găsite sub denumirea de „alte modernisme”, diferite de modernismul canonic. Cercetarea a constatat că diferitele denumiri date variațiilor regionale ale Art Nouveau, cum ar fi Secession și Jugendstil, pot influența limbajul ornamental al clădirii. Printr-o combinație de hărți narative și geo-BIM, cercetarea va putea efectua o analiză cuprinzătoare a limbajului arhitectural al clădirii. Limbajul arhitectural va fi apoi analizat la nivelul clădirii pentru a crea un model de informații de patrimoniu. În selectarea datelor care vor fi transformate în informații pentru BIM, pe baza recoltării caracteristicilor comune dintr-o bază de date a clădirilor aparținând acestor stiluri din Europa, obiectivul va fi de a dezvolta un arbore decizional de prioritizare a utilizării mai multor elemente de modernizare (de exemplu, pereți de forfecare sau contravântuiri adăugate), definite ca fiind aceleași de la studiul clădirii la simularea structurală pentru estimarea costurilor
Adapting authoritarianism: institutions and co-optation in Egypt and Syria
No full textThis PhD thesis compares Egypt and Syria’s authoritarian political systems. While the tendency in social science political research treats Egypt and Syria as similarly authoritarian, this research emphasizes differences between the two systems with special reference to institutions and co-optation. Rather than reducibly understanding Egypt and Syria as sharing similar histories, institutional arrangements, or ascribing to the oft-repeated convention that “Syria is Egypt but 10 years behind,” this thesis focuses on how events and individual histories shaped each states current institutional strengthens and weaknesses. Specifically, it explains the how varying institutional politicization or de-politicization affects each state’s capabilities for co-opting elite and non-elite individuals.
Beginning with a theoretical framework that considers the limited utility of democratization and transition theoretical approaches, the work underscores the persistence and durability of authoritarianism. Chapter two details the politicized institutional divergence between Egypt and Syria that began in the 1970s. Chapter three and four examines how institutional politicization or de-politicization affects elite and non-elite individual co-optation in Egypt and Syria. Chapter five discusses the study’s general conclusions and theoretical implications.
This thesis’s argument is that Egypt and Syria co-opt elites and non-elites differently because of the varying degrees of institutional politicization in each governance system. Rather than view one country as more politically developed than the other, this work argues that Syria’s political institutions are more politicized than their Egyptian counterparts. Syria’s political arena is, thus, described as politicized-patrimonialism. Syria’s politicized-patrimonial arena produces uneven co-optation of elites and non-elites as they are diffused through competing institutions. Conversely, the Egyptian political arena remains highly personalized as weak institutions and individuals are manipulated and molded according to the president’s ruling clique. This is referred to as personalized-patrimonialism. As a consequence, Egypt’s political establishment demonstrates more flexibility in ad hoc altering and adapting its arena depending on the emergence of crises.
This study’s theoretical implications suggest that, contrary to modernization and democratization theory’s adage that institutions lead to a political development, politicized institutions within a patrimonial order actually hinder regime adaptation because consensus is harder to achieve and maintain. It is within this context that Egypt’s de-politicized institutional framework advantages its top political elite. In this reading of Egyptian and Syrian politics, Egypt’s personalized political arena is more adaptable than Syria’s. These conclusions do not indicate that political reform is a process underway in either state
On Substances and Causes Again: Simondon’s Philosophy of Individuation and the Critique of the Metaphysical Roots of Determinism
No full textIn his main work, L’individuation à la lumière des notions de forme et d’information, Gilbert Simondon displayed a theory of the discontinuous processes of individuation (or ‘ontogenesis’) from which structures emerge. Linking the concepts of singularity and historicity through the paradigmatic assumption of quantum physics, Simondon attacked both determinism and indeterminism by way of an original critique—neither empiricist nor idealistic—of the concepts of substance and cause
Electrohydrodynamic induction and conduction pumping of dielectric liquid film: theoretical and numerical studies
No full textElectrohydrodynamic (EHD) pumping of single and two-phase media is attractive
for terrestrial and outer space applications since it is non-mechanical, lightweight, and
involves no moving parts. In addition to pure pumping purposes, EHD pumps are also
used for the enhancement of heat transfer, as an increase in mass transport often
translates to an augmentation of the heat transfer. Applications, for example, include
two-phase heat exchangers, heat pipes, and capillary pumping loops.
In this research, EHD induction pumping of liquid film in annular horizontal and
vertical configurations is investigated. A non-dimensional analytical model accounting
for electric shear stress existing only at the liquid/vapor interface is developed for
attraction and repulsion pumping modes. The effects of all involved parameters
including the external load (i.e. pressure gradient) and gravitational force on the nondimensional
interfacial velocity are presented. A non-dimensional stability analysis of
EHD induction pumping of liquid film in a vertical annular configuration in the presence
of external load for repulsion mode is carried out. A general non-dimensional stability criterion is presented. Stability maps are introduced allowing classification of pump
operation as stable or unstable based on the input operating parameters.
An advanced numerical model accounting for the charges induced throughout the
bulk of the fluid due to the temperature gradient for EHD induction pumping of liquid
film in a vertical annular configuration is derived. A non-dimensional parametric study
including the effects of external load is carried out for different entrance temperature
profiles and in the presence of Joule heating.
Finally, a non-dimensional theoretical model is developed to investigate and to
understand the EHD conduction phenomenon in electrode geometries capable of
generating a net flow. It is shown that with minimal drag electrode design, the EHD
conduction phenomenon is capable of providing a net flow. The theoretical model is
further extended to study the effect of EHD conduction phenomenon for a two-phase
flow (i.e. a stratified liquid/ vapor medium). The numerical results presented confirm the
concept of liquid film net flow generation with the EHD conduction mechanism
Critical edition of Muhammad Al-Tayyib's manuscript "Travel to Hijaz" : annotated and authenticated
No full textOne of the outstanding scholars of the field of Moroccan travel literature was Muh?ammad b. Muh?ammad al-T?ayyib b. Muh?ammad b. Musa b. Muh?ammad al-Sharqi al-Sumayli, al-Fasi al-Madani. Born in the city of Fez in 1110/1698. He studied with some of the most known scholars of Morocco at that time including Abu al-cAbbas Ah?mad al-Misnawi, Abu cAbdullah Muh?ammad al-Misnawi, Abu al-cAbbas Ah?mad al-Fasi and Abu T?ahir Muhammad al-Kurani. Having acquired his early education in his home country he emigrated eastward to Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and finally to Medinah where he died in 1170/1756 after living and teaching there for many years.It is not surprising then that this great scholar left behind him a treasure of works in a variety of fields; indeed we find Ibn al-T?ayyib wrote many works, including four in jurisprudence, three in h?adith and sixteen in grammar and in linguistics. Despite this however many of his academic contributions remain in manuscript form and therefore are inaccessible to the greater majority.One such work is “Rih?lah il a al-H?ijaz,” which is particularly important to the field of travel literature as it represents a major contribution. This is because Ibn al-T?ayyib came relatively late, historically, compared to other travel writers. In addition, it contains many minute details, which the author took care to record during his journey from place to place. It also contains accounts of everything he saw and his comments regarding the social, economic and political conditions of the countries he visited, as well as comments about the scholars whom he was able to meet. This work is important also because it is considered the most important reference for the author’s life, culture and is an important literary reference in terms of the poetry and prose, classical and modern, eastern and western, that it contains. In addition it accounts for both literary and religious scholars, the linguistic derivations of geographical names and draws attention to the mistakes of those who wrote about them before him. Bearing in mind the great significance of this work from a variety of aspects this thesis involves the complete revision, editing, annotation and authentication of the manuscript including the correction of missing characters and providing available information and biographical notes on the text
How long does the signature of tectonic events last in the landscape? Topographical analysis of Jebel Akhdar dome and surrounding Semail Ophiolite in the Al-Hajar Mountains (northern Sultanate of Oman)
No full textEarth’s surface undergoes significant modifications due to tectonic events, which occur at different spatial and temporal scales with various deformation magnitudes and rates. Surface processes respond to these topographic modifications, striving to achieve a state of equilibrium. Active tectonic processes leave intense signals on the landscape, and, after their cessation, the responses become more litho-structurally and climatic controlled. Thus, understanding the overprint of tectonics on the topography and the preservation of this record
is crucial to comprehend and describe how surface processes shape landscapes.
Morphometric analysis and field survey were employed to investigate the Jebel Akhdar dome (JAK) and surrounding ophiolites in the Al-Hajar Mountains (Sultanate of Oman). This orogenic belt, located in the NEArabian
plate, is renowned for hosting the Semail Ophiolite, one of the most complete obducted ophiolite sequences globally (Searle, 2007). The obduction occurred during the Late Cretaceous, resulting in the emplacement of ophiolites over JAK autochthonous units, composed by pre-Permian sedimentary and volcanic
sequence and Permian-Late Cretaceous carbonate platforms. The Late Cretaceous and subsequent Cenozoic tectonics have resulted in the doming of JAK and the deformation of its rock sequences by predominantly transtensional structures (Searle, 2007). Field survey shows that river networks, structural elements, and karst systems heavily influenced the topographic evolution. This has been confirmed by morphometric indices, such as terrain ruggedness index (TRI), topographic position index (TPI), hypsometric integral (HI), and
swath profiles. At regional scale, TRI, HI, and swath profiles show higher values for JAK and lower ones for Semail Ophiolite, emphasizing tectonic windows in JAK with intermediate-lower values. At a more detailed scale, escarpments, faults, and canyons are underlain by differences in values of TPI and TRI. In
this way, morphometric results permit to quantify the topographic evolution, suggesting the influence of multiple factors at the local scale, including litho-structural setting, karst, (neo)tectonic activity and base-level variations. The combination of field observations and geomorphometry permits to understand the evolution of the topography, controlled by litho-structural setting, that played an important role in the drainage and karstic network development, leading to the formation of narrow and incised canyons in JAK, and larger and dendritic valleys in the Semail Ophiolite. Furthermore, the results indicate that the regional landscape evolution may be influenced by ongoing geological processes, such as uplift related to rebound processes of the Arabian
crust, overlapping the offshooting effects of JAK doming and orogenic collapse that have not yet reached a topographic equilibrium, while the Semail Ophiolite may have reached equilibrium because not involved in the doming processe
Foglie al vento
No full textFoglie al vento è un progetto realizzato per partecipare al concorso Arte per piazza Matteotti che, bandito dal comune di Imola nel 2010, mirava alla realizzazione di un monumento in sostituzione del Monumento ai caduti della Prima Guerra Mondiale nella restaurata piazza rinascimentale.
L’opera, che non risulta vincitrice, consiste nella progettazione di una installazione luminosa nel porticato presente su uno dei quattro lati della piazza. Al centro di ognuna delle quattordici volte del porticato di Palazzo Sersanti infatti, Vitone immagina di posizionare un corpo illuminante speciale che attraverso un sistema ottico appositamente progettato avrebbe proiettato a terra l’immagine di altrettante foglie verdi di Ginkgo Biloba sostituendosi all’apparato illuminotecnico preesistente.Foglie al vento is a project realised for the contest Arte per piazza Matteoti, organized by the city of Imola in 2010, that aimed at the creation of a monument to replace the memorial to the fallen of the First World War in the renovated Renaissance square. The project, that did not win the contest, consisted of the realization of a light installation in the arcade of one of the square sides. The idea of the artist was to place in the middle of each of the fourteen vaults of the arcade of Palazzo Sersanti a special lighting element that, through a dedicated optical system, would have projected on the ground the image of the same number of green Ginko Biloba leaves, replacing the preexisting lighting system
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