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Recent experiences of urban ritual performances, inspired by Dimitris Pikionis's walkways in Athens.
No full textDimitris Pikionis (1887-1968), architect and teacher, started his career by proposing new architecture based on ‘trans Hellenic forms’ or transcendent continuing forms from antiquity to modern times. Pikionis’s acquaintance with Giorgio de Chirico led to his new approach of ‘Hellenism’ (or Greekness) through vernacular art in conjunction with Modernism. For several decades after Greece liberation from Turks, several architects proposed bizarre plans for the area around and on the top of the Acropolis, such as the proposal of a palace of the first king, in which the Parthenon was reduced to a mere decorative feature of the palace gardens. Several other proposals until early 1950s proposed archaeological park areas. However the search of Greekness had remained elusive and ambiguous in all these proposals. Only Dimitris Pikionis captured what many authors, suggested as the close relationship between nature and culture; the temples adored the gods of the earth and the plants, such as the olive tree. Dimitris Pikionis names as ‘homorhythmia’ the rhythm that governs collective forms of life, of the topography of the earth and of art and architecture. His masterplan of re-landscaping the area surrounding the Sacred Rock of Acropolis lets nature envelope the ancient ruins by obeying nature principles. Pikionis was inspired by the painters of his time such as Cezanne, Paul Klee and Giorgio de Chirico, but attends forms rather than colours. Athens has now re-discovered the work of Dimitris Pikionis and his teaching to his students in strong rooted Classicism and culture in relation to nature. He directed and supervised his students and workers building new urban pathways by using marble and stone fragments spread around the hill of the Acropolis from ruined temples and houses from Classic to Byzantine eras. His paths are still followed by locals and visitors. Recently these paths were tested by the author, her colleagues and students of arts and architecture, participating in Dance Architecture Spatiality, an Erasmus research project. Students were inspired by the paths and surrounding areas and created an urban ritual performance with the guidance of a well-known choreographer; people present in that area during rehearsals and the main performance became spontaneous participants and enjoyed a different urban and cultural walk to the top of a hill opposite to the Acropolis, a celebration of Classicism through modern human behaviours. In his Inhabiting Time, Juhani Pallasmaa also refers to the “device of time in architecture” by affirming that Pikionis’s pathways of natural and found man-made ancient stones “evoke a dense architectural narrative with a feeling of deep time; … the layering of styles and the juxtaposition of different uses and activities – commonplace and ceremonial, utilitarian and symbolic – place us comfortably in the continuum of lives through centuries”
The multi-airport ground-holding problem in air traffic control
No full textIncludes bibliographical references (p. 33-34).Supported by Charles S. Draper Laboratory. Second author partially suported by the National Science Foundation with a Presidential Young Investigator Award. DDM-9158118Peter B. Vranas, Dimitris J. Bertsimas, Amedeo R. Odoni
Mises en traduction théâtrale: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis, contextualisations multiples d’un événement scénique
No full textTheatre in translation: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis , multiple contextualisations of a stage eventIn terms of theatre, translation involves not only linguistic transfers on the level of discourse signification, but also a transfer of functions in relation to other signs of theatre action. Theatre translation as a component of a whole dramatic process has to consider among other criteria the author’s playwright basic position which leads the speech action to the stage. In this context, the V. Novarina and D. Dimitriadis’ approaches present opposite points of view, with different cultural references, corresponding to a contemporary theatrical discourse which could contribute to an important extent, to the translator’s work.Theatre in translation: Valère Novarina — Dimitris Dimitriadis , multiple contextualisations of a stage eventIn terms of theatre, translation involves not only linguistic transfers on the level of discourse signification, but also a transfer of functions in relation to other signs of theatre action. Theatre translation as a component of a whole dramatic process has to consider among other criteria the author’s playwright basic position which leads the speech action to the stage. In this context, the V. Novarina and D. Dimitriadis’ approaches present opposite points of view, with different cultural references, corresponding to a contemporary theatrical discourse which could contribute to an important extent, to the translator’s work
Correction: A multilevel longitudinal study of obsessive compulsive symptoms in adolescence: Male gender and emotional stability as protective factors [Ann Gen Psychiatry, 16, (2017), (42)] DOI: 10.1186/s12991-017-0165-z
No full textThe original version of this article [1] unfortunately contained a mistake in the author name. The co-author's name should be Dimitris Dikeos instead of Dimitris Dikaios. The original article has been corrected. © The Author(s) 2018
Example calculation sheet for Thermal Cone Penetration Test (T-CPT)
No full textThis is an example calculation sheet for the Thermal Cone Penetration Test (T-CPT), based on the paper tentatively recommended for publication on 22 May 2018: Journal: Geotechnique; Article number: 17-P-214R1; Title: Interpreting and validating the Thermal Cone Penetration Test (T-CPT); Author(s): Philip J Vardon, Dimitris Baltoukas, Joek Peuche
Does Culture Matter? The Relevance of Culture in Politics and Governance in the Euro-Mediterranean Zone. ZEI Discussion Paper: 2002: C 111
No full text[Table of Contents]: Culture and Governance in the Mediterranean – A Rationale and Overview, by Indra de Soysa and Peter Zervakis; The Relevance of Culture in Democratic Governance – Lessons from the Western Hemisphere, by Lawrence E. Harrison; Culture in Politics and Governance – European Experiences, by Klaus von Beyme; Penser L’Espace Mediterranean, by Mohammed Arkoun; Muslim and Western Civilization – Is Co-Prosperity and Peace Possible?, by Erich Weede; Political Culture and Democracy in Turkey, by Ergun Özbudun; The Crisis of Political Culture in the Arab World – A Conflict of Paradigms, by Paul Salem; Euro-Mediterranean Formations – Cultural Imperatives of System Change, by Dimitris K. Xenakis and Dimitris Chryssochoou; Cross-cultural Currents in the Mediterranean – What Prospects, Stephan Calleya; Politics and Governance in the Mediterranean, by Franck Biancheri; The Mediterranean - New Directions of Research and Policy-Making, by Ludger Kühnha
Correction: Minimally invasive surgery in emergency surgery: a WSES survey (World Journal of Emergency Surgery, (2022), 17, 1, (18), 10.1186/s13017-022-00419-x)
No full textFollowing the publication of the original article [1], in html tagging the author name “Dimitris Damaskos” under WSES MIS working group was incorrectly written as “Dimitris Damascos”.The original article has been corrected
Integration of Spatial Join Algorithms for Joining Multiple Inputs
No full textSeveral techniques that compute the join between two spatial datasets have been proposed during the last decade. Among these methods, some consider existing indices for the joined inputs, while others treat datasets with no index, thus providing solutions for the case where at least one input comes as an intermediate result of another database operator. In this paper we analyze previous work on spatial joins and propose a novel algorithm, called slot index spatial join (SISJ), that efficiently computes the spatial join between two inputs, only one of which is indexed by an R-tree. Going one step further, we show how SISJ and other spatial join algorithms can be implemented as operators in a database environment that joins more than two spatial inputs. We study the differences between relational and spatial multi-way joins, and propose a dynamic programming algorithm that optimizes the execution of complex spatial queries. Contact Author: Dimitris Papadias Tel: ++852-23586971 http://www..
An update on the dynamically induced episodes of extreme low ozone values over the northern middle latitudes
No full textDistributionally Robust Optimization via Haar Wavelet Ambiguity Sets
No full textThis paper introduces a spectral parameterization of ambiguity sets to hedge against distributional uncertainty in stochastic optimization problems. We build an ambiguity set of probability densities around a histogram estimator, which is constructed by independent samples from the unknown distribution. The densities in the ambiguity set are determined by bounding the distance between the coefficients of their Haar wavelet expansion and the expansion of the histogram estimator. This representation facilitates the computation of expectations, leading to tractable minimax problems that are linear in the parameters of the ambiguity set, and enables the inclusion of additional constraints that can capture valuable prior information about the unknown distribution.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Team Dimitris BoskosDesign for Sustainabilit
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