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Thermal comfort in the climatic conditions of Southern Italy
No full textThis paper presents the results of four thermal comfort surveys conducted in naturally ventilated and air-conditioned buildings located in Bari, in southern Italy, during winter and
summer seasons. The buildings were of different types, including offices, lecture rooms, and library reading rooms. The sample of subjects consisted mostly of students. A total of 20 rooms were analyzed by measuring indoor climatic parameters.
During the measurements, the subjects located near the probes were asked to fill in a questionnaire to rate the thermal environment at that moment. A total of 1840 valid questionnaires were collected during the four surveys. Clothing insulation levels were 0.45 clo in summer and 0.90 clo in winter.
Metabolic rate was assumed equal to 1.2 met. Thermal neutrality, according to the ASHRAE seven-point scale, occurred at 24.4°C and 26.3°C in summer and at 20.7°C and 20.6°C in winter, respectively in naturally ventilated (NV) and air-conditioned (AC) buildings. Preferred temperature, based on the
McIntyre preference scale, was cooler in summer (24.2°C and 25.6°C in NV and AC buildings, respectively) and warmer in winter (23.1°C and 21.2°C in NV and AC buildings, respectively).
Thermal acceptability was investigated by means of all
the available scales, showing that the indirect estimation of acceptability (based on the three central categories of the ASHRAE scale) only provides partial information about occupants’conditions. Finally, the whole set of data was analyzed in order to propose an adaptive algorithm for this climatic zone.
The resulting equation (Tc = 17.82 + 0.315 Trm), where Tc is the comfort temperature and Trm is the running mean outdoor air temperature, proved to be in good agreement with other
studies
Variations on the Author
No full text“Variations on the Author” discusses two of Eduardo Coutinho’s recent films (Um Dia na Vida, from 2010, and Últimas Conversas, posthumously released in 2015) and their contribution to the general question of documentary authorship. The director’s filmography is characterized by a consistent yet self-effacing form of authorial self-inscription: Coutinho often features as an interviewer that rather than express opinions propels discourses; an interviewer that is good at listening. This mode of self-inscription characterizes him as an author who is not expressive but who is nonetheless markedly present on the screen. In Um Dia na Vida, however, Coutinho is completely absent form the image, while Últimas Conversas, on the contrary, includes a confessional prologue that moves the director from the margins to the center of his films. This article examines the ways in which these works stand out in the filmography of a director who offers new insights into the notion of cinematic authorship
Letter from Cecilia Shepperd, National Training School, to Caleb Foote, March 23, 1942
No full textLetter from Cecilia Shepperd from the National Training School in Kansas City, Missouri to Caleb Foote, writing that the school could "take care of 3 young Japanese women," and asking Foote to follow up with school president Cloyd V. Gustafson, "a strong F.O.R. man from California."Personal correspondence, organizational records, government documents, publications, and other papers created or collected by Joseph R. Goodman documenting the forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans during World War II, as well as organized resistance to incarceration. Included in the collection are records of the Japanese Young Men's Christian Association and the Japanese American Citizens' League in San Francisco, including papers of the Japanese YMCA's executive secretary Lincoln Kanai; Sakai family papers; Goodman's correspondence to and from Japanese American incarcerees, organizations opposing forced removal and incarceration of Japanese Americans, the War Relocation Authority, and others; publications, photographs, and ephemera from the Topaz Relocation Center, where Goodman taught high school; War Relocation Authority records and publications; and newspaper clippings, pamphlets, and reports about forced removal and incarceration created by various government, religious, and civic organizations, in California and nationwide
Santa Cecilia Acatitlán: Estado de México
No full textLa información de esta miniguía se basa en los trabajos de Felipe Solís.Durante el periodo Postclásico Tardío (12OO a 1521 d.C.) se llevaron a cabo en la Cuenca de México grandes movimientos culturales y migratorios que originaron uno de los más importantes desarrollos del México antiguo: el de los mexicas. El estudio de los materiales arqueológicos recuperados en las primeras exploraciones -escultura y cerámica- , así como de las características arquitectónicas del edificio que Brasero ceremonial, parte superior del basamento se conserva, no han permitido conocer la extensión del sitio, el número de edificios que conformaban el centro, ni cuáles eran las zonas de habitación. Sin embargo, se sabe que su economía estuvo ligada a los depósitos lacustres de agua dulce o salada y a la agricultura. Se explotaron la fauna, la flora, la sal y el tequesquite, este último se utilizaba en el proceso de cocción del maíz. Se ha descubierto que Acatitlan está cultural y políticamente ligado a los mexicas, aunque no se le menciona en los textos indígenas de la época ni en las fuentes históricas de la conquista o de la Colonia, por lo cual se supone que fue abandonado antes del arribo de los españoles.</p
Cecilia Vicuña, 27th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textCecilia Vicuña is a Chilean poet, visual and performance artist and filmmaker, and the author of fourteen poetry books published in Europe, Latin America and the US. She performs and exhibits her work widely at national and international venues. She has an MFA from the University of Chile in Santiago, and she did her postgraduate work at the Slade School of Fine Arts, University College, London. The recipient of many honors, she received The Pennies from Heaven Award, 2002, The Anonymous Was a Woman Award, l999, The Lila Wallace-Reader’s Digest Arts International Award in l992, The Fund for Poetry Award in l995-96 and The Human Rights Award from the Fund for Free Expression in New York in l985. Her poetry has been widely anthologized, most recently in: The Book of the Book, edited by Jerome Rothenberg and Steve Clay, Granary Books, 2000 and Poems for the Millennium, edited by Jerome Rothenberg and Pierre Joris, University of California, l997. Her most recent books include Instan, Kelsey St. Press, 2002; El Templo, translated by Rosa Alcalá, Situations, New York, 2001; Cloud-Net, trans. by Rosa Alcalá, and QUIPOem/ The Precarious, The Art and Poetry of Cecilia Vicuña, edited by M. Catherine de Zegher and translated by Esther Allen, Wesleyan University Press, l997.
Recent solo performances include: University of Cambridge Contemporary Poetry Conference, England, 2002, The Museum of Modern Art, New York, 2001, The Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, 2001, IVAM, Valencia, 2001, Tucher Literary Salon, Berlin, 2001,Temple University, 2000, Art in General, New York, l999, Kunst museum, Berne, l998, Whitney Museum of American Art, New York, l997, St Mark’s Poetry Project, New York, l999, Whitechapel Art Gallery, London, l996, Royal Botanical Gardens, Edinburgh, l996, Institute of Contemporary Arts, Boston, l996.
Her films and videos have been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art, New York, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo, Santiago, Art in General, New York, The Museum of PreColumbian Art, Chile, Museo Etnográfico de la Universidad de Buenos Aires, The Brooklyn Museum of Art and at the Cinarchea International Film Festival, Kiel, Germany, Museo Reina Sofia en Madrid, y Museo de Are Contemporáneo de Barcelona
Camilla [electronic resource] : or, a picture of youth. By the author of Evelina and Cecilia. In three volumes.
No full textAuthor of Evelina and Cecilia = Frances d'Arblay.Edited from imperfect title page affecting imprint.Vol. II printed by Graisberry and Campbell.Vol. III printed by H. Fitzpatrick.Electronic reproduction.English Short Title Catalog,Reproduction of original from British Library
A progressive roadmap for expanding European digital sovereignty
No full textauthor: Cecilia Rikap, associate professor in economics and head of reserach, University College London's Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose (IIPP)In Partnership with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftun
100 CASES in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
No full textWhilst the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of going to press, neither the author[s] nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility or liability for any errors or omissions that may be made. In particular, (but without limiting the generality of the preceding disclaimer) every effort has been made to check drug dosages; however it is still possible that errors have been missed. Furthermore, dosage schedules are constantly being revised and new side-effects recognized. For these reasons the reader is strongly urged to consult the drug companies’ printed instructions before administering any of the drugs recommended in this book.This book aims to redress the balance with entirely clinical cases, highlighting the history and examination features with salient investigations. This allows the reader to place themselves in the position of the practising doctor encountering these scenarios in the everyday clinical setting
New thoughts on thinking
No full textCecilia Heyes, author of Cognitive Gadgets (Harvard University Press), spoke to us about the book and her theory
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