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Scrivere per liberare l'infanzia. Leila Berg tra impegno pedagogico, attivismo politico e letteratura per l'infanzia
No full textIl saggio si inscrive in un lavoro di ricerca che intende riscoprire e valorizzare il contributo di Leila Berg, scrittrice ed editor anglosassone scomparsa a 94 anni nel 2012: pienamente inserita nel contesto di profonda trasformazione della letturatura per l'infanzia in Europa negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, il suo impegno si caratterizza per la stretta relazione tra riflessione pedagogica e scrittura, adesione al dibattito sui limiti dell'educazione tradizionale e scelte letterarie. La portata innovativa del progetto editoriale più noto di Leila Berg, la serie dei Nippers per primi lettori, avviato nel 1967, può essere pienamente compresa attraverso i saggi che la scrittrice dedica ai problemi dell'educazione e dell'apprendimento linguistico: in essi è assegnato alla letteratura per l'infanzia, ripensata nei temi e nelle scelte stilistiche, un ruolo centrale per l'empowerment dei bambini della working class, spesso deprivati di esperienze di lettura motivanti sia nel contesto familiare che in quello scolastico
The brig Marthe Andrea and Captain Lars Berg: An account of the 19thc. Norwegian timber trade in Cornwall
No full textOn Friday 15 July 1859, the Royal Cornwall Gazette reported on a coroner’s
inquest held the previous Monday at Restronguet Passage, Mylor. The body of
Lars Berg, a 56-year-old Norwegian ship’s captain and half-owner of the brig
Marthe Andrea had been discovered in the creek.1 Three to four weeks earlier the
ship had arrived at Restronguet from Tønsberg, Norway, laden with deals and
battens (processed timber used for housing and ship building).2 She became leaky
on the voyage, and after the cargo was unloaded, she docked at Restronguet Point
to be inspected and caulked. The ship did not lie on an even keel however, and
the hull became badly damaged. The Marthe Andrea was found to be damaged
beyond repair, and as co-owner of the ship, Lars Berg anticipated great financial
loss and took his own life:
… after retiring to bed early on Friday night, at his lodgings, he stole out of
the house secretly, and, having dressed himself in his old clothes and tied a
stone about 10lbs. weight across his chest, he walked down to the water side a
little above Great Wood, and committed suicide by drowning himself. On his
not coming down for breakfast on Saturday morning, search was made for
him, and some parties dredged for him opposite the passage; but in the course
of the afternoon two little boys bathing near Great Wood, discovered the body
by treading on it. They immediately gave an alarm, and some parties went
down and had the body taken up and conveyed to his lodgings.
This report caught the interest of the authors, and a joint venture began to
discover what had led to this tragedy. Through an extensive investigation of
British and Norwegian archives and newspapers, a tale unfolded of the days of
the nineteenth century Norwegian timber trade, when Europe required
interminable importation of lumber and timber. This was particularly so in
Cornwall where timber was required in vast quantities for the mining and
shipbuilding industries.
By exploring the social histories of the Marthe Andrea and one of her longest
serving captains, Lars Berg, this paper reveals the significance of the timber trade
for Norwegian and Cornish maritime communities. The authors explore the
political and economic contexts of the time and how these affected the
individuals working in this industry. The story begins with the tale of the ship,
the Marthe Andrea.publishedVersio
Oltre il "canone" della letteratura per l'infanzia. Leila Berg (1918-2012)
No full textIl contributo si inscrive in un progetto di ricerca che intende riscoprire e valorizzare il lavoro di Leila Berg, scrittrice ed editor anglosassone scomparsa nel 2012: nel contesto di profonda trasformazione della letturatura per l'infanzia europea negli anni Sessanta e Settanta, il progetto editoriale più noto di Leila Berg, la serie dei Nippers per primi lettori (1967), rivoluzionò una tipologia testuale, i reading schemes, tradizionalmente basata su testi ossessivamente ripetitivi e linguisticamente inautentici, puntando sulla qualità di storie ben scritte e coinvolgenti, capaci di coniugare realismo sociale e divertimento, interpretando una nuova idea, libertaria ed inclusiva, di educazione alla lettura
Monitoring sickness insurance claimants: evidence from a social experiment
No full textThe paper exploits a unique social experiment carried out in 1988 in Sweden to identify the effect of monitoring on sickness absence. The treatment consists of postponing the first formal point of monitoring during a sickness absence spell, a requirement for a doctor’s certificate, from day eight to day fifteen. The experiment was conducted in two geographical areas, and the treatment group was randomized by birth date. The results show strong effects on sickness absence duration from extending the waiting period in both areas. On average, the durations increased by 6.6 percent. No effect on incidence of sickness absence is found. A heterogeneity analysis reveals that monitoring affects men more than women.Absenteeism; sickness insurance; monitoring; social experiment
A UNIDENTIFED Hired Hand, Mr. Speece, and SCS Technician Alvin Berg Gathered Around a Pump
No full textPhotograph of a UNIDENTIFED hired hand, Mr. Speece, and SCS technician Alvin Berg gathered around a pump throwing 1500 gallons of water per minute into a lake. People shown in photo go as followed from left to right: 1. UNIDENTIFED Hired Hand, 2. Mr. Speece, 3. Alvin Berg. The back of the photograph proclaims, "This pump is throwing 1500 gallons per minute. The dam and lake in background. Shown are a hired hand, Mr. Speece, and SCS technician Alvin Berg.
A sustainable Baltic region. Authors: Kurt-Viking Abrahamsson ... Deltitel: Session 7 : Community development : approaches to sustainable habitation. Editors: Harri Andersson, Per G. Berg, Lars Ryden
No full textUnifeed, carri miscelatori e sistemi automatici
No full textI sistemi automatici per l’unifeed sono stati concepiti per ridurre i fabbisogni di manodopera e stimolare le visite da parte delle bovine sia dell’area di alimentazione sia dei box per la mungitura robotizzata. Data la loro recente introduzione in stalle commerciali e la scarsità di informazioni ed esperienze, gli autori hanno condotto un’indagine in Olanda - uno dei Paesi europei a maggior diffusione dell’automazione negli allevamenti da latte - con l’obiettivo di conoscere direttamente i pareri degli allevatori che hanno deciso di investire in questa tecnologia
Development of a healthier fermented sausage containing dietary fiber and less salt
No full textSpekepølse er et populært kjøttprodukt til brødmåltider. Spekepølser inneholder mye mettet fett og salt og oppfattes derfor som et usunt produkt. Dagens kostråd anbefaler å spise matvarer som inneholder mindre mettet fett, salt og sukker. Nordmenn får i seg for lite fiber på dagsbasis. En tilsetning av fiber i kjøttprodukter vil derfor bidra til å øke anbefalt inntak av fiber i kosten på 25 g/dag hos kvinner og 30 g/dag hos menn. Hensikten med oppgaven var å lage en sunnere spekepølse en salamitype tilsatt 3 % fiber og mindre salt.
To typer salami ble laget. En type med 35 % fett og en lav fett variant med 15 % fett. I begge fettnivåene ble det tilsatt to saltnivåer, både dagens saltinnhold og med 20 % reduksjon. I dag blir halvtint kjøttråstoff benyttet til produksjon av spekepølse. Halvtint råstoff fører til store energikostnader som er ønskelig å redusere. Derfor ble det benyttet ulik andel med ferskt og frossent kjøttråstoff i produksjonen. Om næringsmiddelindustrien skal kunne deklarere sine produkter med en kilde til fiber må det tilsettes 3g fiber pr 100 g. Det var derfor ønskelig å utforske muligheten for tilsetning av 3 % fiber i spekepølse. Det ble tilsatt et blandingsforhold av to forskjellige fibre slik at fiberinnhold i sluttprodukt var 3 %. Siden tekstur og konsistens blir en utfordring når fiber tilsettes og fett og salt reduseres var det ønskelig å se hva utslag det gir i en teksturanalyse, sensorisk og hva forbrukere mente.
Fett og salt har viktige funksjonelle og sensoriske egenskaper i spekepølse. Fett og salt bidrar til tekstur og smak. Produktet skal se akseptabelt ut. Spekepølsene som inneholdt mest frossent råstoff fikk et penere snitt i teksturen enn spekepølsene med større andel ferskt kjøttråstoff. Pølser med redusert fett ble signifikant mer hard i konsistensen. Salt er en smak som foretrekkes. For at forbrukerne skal akseptere en reduksjon av salt må saltet reduseres gradvis. Forbrukerundersøkelsen viste at spekepølser med redusert saltinnhold ble foretrukket fremfor spekepølser med dagens saltinnhold. Et innhold av fiber i spekepølse på 3 % påvirker konsistens i produktet. Fiber danner interaksjoner med vann og bidrar til å påvirke konsistensen i produktet. For å løse utfordringene med mindre salt, mettet fett og tilsetning av fiber har kjøttbransjen både teknologiske og produksjonsmessige utfordringer.
Smak og aroma er viktig for kvaliteten på spekepølse. Flyktige komponenter viste seg å ha signifikant påvirkning på andel frossent råstoff som ble benyttet. Spekepølser produsert med størst andel frossent råstoff ga en tendens til å inneholde mest flyktige forbindelser.Sausage is a popular meat product to meals together with bread. Sausages contain a lot of saturated fat and salt and therefore perceived as an unhealthy meat product. Norwegian dietary guidelines recommend eating foods that contain less saturated fat, salt and sugar. Norwegians consume too little fiber on a daily basis. An addition of fiber in meat products will therefore help to increase the recommended intake of fiber in the diet at 25 g / day for women and 30 g / day for men. The aim of this study was to develop a healthier sausage, a salami type, added 3 % fiber and contain less salt.
Two types of salami were made. One type contained 35 % fat and the other type contained 15 % fat. In both fat levels there were added two salt levels, both current and salt content on 6 % salt and 4, 75 % salt. Today, half thawed raw materials are used for production of salami. Half thawed raw materials leads to large energy costs that is desirable to reduce. Therefore, it was used different percentage of fresh and frozen raw materials in production. If the food industry should be able to declare their products with a source of fiber, it must be added 3g fiber per 100 g product. It was therefore desirable to explore the possibility of adding 3% fiber in salami. It was added a ratio of two different fibers so that the fiber content in the final product was 3%. Since texture and consistency becomes a challenge when fiber is added and fat and salt is reduced, it was desirable to see what effect it gives in a texture analysis, sensory and in a consumers test.
Fat and salt have important functional and sensory properties in salami. Fat and salt provide texture and taste. The product should also look acceptable. Cured sausages which contained most frozen percentage of raw materials got a nicer appearance in texture than cured sausages with a smaller percentage of fresh meat. Sausages with reduced fat were significantly harder in consistency. Salt is a flavor that is preferred by consumers. To enable consumers to accept a reduction of salt, the salt must be gradually reduced. The consumer test showed that sausages with a reduced salt content were preferred over sausages with the current salt content. A 3 % content of fiber in fermented sausages would affect the consistency in the product. Fiber would form interactions with water and influence the consistency. To solve the challenges with less salt, saturated fat and adding fiber the meat industry has technological and manufacturing challenges.
Taste and aroma are important for the quality of the fermented sausage. Volatile compounds were found to have significant impact on the percentage of frozen raw materials that were used. Fermented sausages produced with the highest percentage of frozen raw materials showed a tendency to contain most volatile compounds.M-MA
The EMEC model: Version 2.0
No full textThe present paper introduces a new version of an applied general equilibrium model of the Swedish economy: Environmental Medium Term Economic Model (EMEC). The model is used at NIER for analysing economic implications for households and firms of the Swedish environmental policy. The economy and the environment interact in the model and thus, we can analyse the economic implica-tions of various environmental policy measures, such as a CO2-tax, a CO2-ceiling and CO2-trading. The model captures also ancillary benefits of climate policy for NOx, SO2, PM10 and PM20. This new version of EMEC, in addition, analyses the effects of road user charges and the economic impact of environmental policy measures on six types of households, as transport demand is represented in a much more detail and as households are distributed, by disposal income and residence. Furthermore, the model distinguishes 26 industries, 33 composite commodities, 26 consumer goods, two kinds of labour and eight pollutants. The model produces results for endogenous variables, which can be interpreted fully in terms of the model’s theory, data and the assumptions underlying the exogenous variables.CGE-model; Sectors; Pollutants; Factors of production; Substitution; Sweden
Un bilancio per l'EDB. Progressi, problemi, prospettive
No full textThe paper has the aim to report data about the Epigraphic Database Bari project, with a special attention to the years 2013-2016. In this period, the EDB achieved both an impressive quantitative growth and a strong qualitative improvement, dued to a series of close relationships established with different partners, as the IT Department of the University of Bari “Aldo Moro” (about the IT structure of the database), the similar projects of the Epigraphic Database Rome - EDR and the Epigraphic Database Heidelberg – EDH (about the harmonization of the data), at last with other totally different projects, as the digitized photographic archive of the Papal Commission of Sacred Archaeology (PCAS) and the Domitilla-Projekt (by the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the German Archaeological Institute). Thanks to the systematic survey (with a related photographic campaign, with more than 7000 photos) in this catacomb, the Author discovers some until today unknown inscriptions and also proposes new readings of some published texts.Il contributo, incentrato sul progetto del database delle iscrizioni cristiane di Roma, l’Epigraphic Database Bari-EDB, dopo averne tracciato rapidamente la storia, si concentra con maggiore attenzione sul periodo compreso tra il 2013 ed il 2016. Infatti, in questo triennio importante per l’EDB, si registra non solo una rilevante crescita quantitativa ma anche un sensibile miglioramento sul piano della qualità. Tale miglioramento è legato dall’Autore alla sempre maggiore apertura del progetto EDB ad una dinamica di intensa collaborazione con partners anche molto diversi, quali il Dipartimento di Informatica dell’Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro”; gli altri omologhi progetti dell’Epigraphic Database Rome - EDR e dell’ Epigraphic Database Heidelberg – EDH (con cui si è stabilita un costante scambio di informazione per raggiungere una piena armonizzazione dei dati, nel rispetto dei rispettivi ambiti di azione); con l’archivio fotografico digitale della Pontificia Commissione di Archeologia Sacra e infine con il Domitilla-Projekt dell’Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften e del Deutsches Archäologisches Institut (Abt. Rom). Nel contributo si coglie l’occasione per pubblicare esempi di nuove acquisizioni (inediti e riletture) derivati proprio dalla sistematica ricognizione nella catacomba romana di Domitilla (con relativa campagna fotografica di oltre 7000 scatti) dovuta proprio a quest’ultima stretta collaborazione
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