492 research outputs found
Manual on Protection and Control of Coastal Erosion in India
No full textI. Introduction I. I General review on causes of beach erosion I·2 Rise of sea level 1·3 Heavy storms, storm surges, wave action and its seasonal effects 1.4 Littoral drift barriers, natural and man-made conditions in India 2· Beach Surveys 2.1 Bathymetric surveys 2.2 Sand sampling and analysis 2,2.1 Sand sampling 2.2.2 Sample analysis 2·2.3 Beach fill models 2.3 Wave surveys 2.3.1 General 2.3.2 Wave measurements 2.3.3 Relationship between the visual and the Instrumental data 2.4 Current and tide surveys 2.4.1 General 2.4.2 Current measurements 2.4·3 long term analysls of current data 2.4·4 Tide surveys 2.5 Littoral drift surveys 3. Coastal Protection 3. I Basic aspects 3· I . I Material balance 3·1·2 Beach and bottom profiles 3· 1·3 Wave machanics aspects 3·2 Review of coastal protective measures 3.2·1 Natural and man-made coastal protection 3. 2.2 Pre-requisites for coastal protection 3· 2·3 types of coastal protection 3·2·4 Choice of protective measures Design details 3 ·3·I Seawalls and revetments 3·3·2 Dunes and dykes - overflow protection 3·3.3 Groins 3·3.4 Offshore breakwaters 3·3·5 Nourishment of beaches 3.3·6 Bypassing of material at tidal inletsKWP-collectio
Dona Filó: net catching kiandas and mermaids
No full textEste artigo focaliza Dona Filó, quimbanda famosa na Ilha de Luanda, personagem de Jaime Bunda, agente secreto,romance do autor angolano Pepetela, com a finalidade de entender como se tece o conhecimento desta personagem, uma interlocutora dos espíritos das águas, que parece conhecer não só o presente, como também o passado e o futuro. Isso faz dela a grande detetive desse romance e, por extensão, associa Catarina Kiela, a menina assassinada, à própria Kianda.Este artículo se centra en Doña Filó, kimbanda famosa en la isla de Luanda, un personaje de la novela Jaime Bunda, agente secreto, del escritor angoleño Pepetela, con el fin de entender cómo se teje el conocimiento en este personaje, un interlocutor de los espíritus del agua, que parece conocer el presente, el pasado y el futuro. Esto hace que Dona Filó sea el gran detective en la trama y, por extensión, asocia a Catarina Kiela, la niña asesinada, con la Kianda.This article focuses on Dona Filó, a famous kimbanda in Luanda Island, a character from Jaime Bunda, agente secreto, a novel by Angolan author Pepetela, in order to understand how the knowledge is woven in this character, an interlocutor of the spirits of the water, who seems to know not only the present but also the past and the future. This makes it the great detective in this novel and, by extension, associates Catarina Kiela, the murdered girl, with the Kianda itself
Dona Benta nas cartas infantis para Monteiro Lobato
No full textThe text that will be presented intends to discuss practices of reading the children’s works of Monteiro Lobato from the investigation of missives received by the author to be directed by Dona Benta or directly by Dona Benta as the recipient of the letter, in an almost explicit confusion on the part of the letter writers between reality and fantasy, person and character. For this, we will use six letters, three of junior readers and three of adolescents, available at the Institute of Brazilian Studies (IEB), at the University of São Paulo.O texto que será apresentado pretende discutir práticas de leitura das obras infantis de Monteiro Lobato a partir da investigação de missivas recebidas pelo autor para serem, por ele, encaminhadas a Dona Benta ou tendo, diretamente, Dona Benta como a destinatária da carta, numa quase explícita confusão, por parte dos missivistas, entre realidade e fantasia, pessoa e personagem. Para isso, nos serviremos de seis cartas, três de leitores mirins e três de adolescentes, disponíveis no Instituto de Estudos Brasileiros (IEB), na Universidade de São Paulo
Nutrition Education via A Mobile Application on Weight Loss and Quality of Life: A Randomized Controlled Trial
No full textObjective: To evaluate the effect of nutrition education supported by MOtiVE mobile application on weight loss and quality of life (QoL). Methods: In this pilot randomized-controlled study, 79 overweight/obese patients who presented to University Hospital between MarchSeptember 2018 to consult a dietitian, were included. All the participants were provided with a weight-loss diet program. Then, participants were randomized to experimental and control groups. During the first interview, all participants completed the questionnaire and anthropometric measurements were done. BMI, the scores obtained from different QoL scales, and Healthy Eating Index (HEI) were the dependent variables. Daily messages were sent to cases for 3 months via MOtiVE mobile application. All the participants were asked to be present three months later for a follow-up appointment. Using SPSS 25.0, change in BMI, QoL scores, and other variables within both groups were assessed via Wilcoxon signed-rank test and McNemar chi-square test. Results: 20 cases and 18 controls completed the study. The mean BMI decreased significantly in both groups being more predominant in cases (p=.001 for cases and p=.006 for controls). Waist circumference decreased (p=.029), self-esteem (p=.035) and healthy eating scores (p=.007) increased only in cases. Hence there were significant improvements in cases, in the final evaluation, there were no significant differences between the groups (p>.05) Conclusion: Nutrition education supported by MOtiVE mobile application improved anthropometric measurements, self-esteem, quality of life, and healthy eating habits of the overweight/obese participants. Free mobile applications can be used in increasing motivation to adopt new behaviors to tackle obesity.Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Bureau [17-SBE-004]Funding: This study was funded by Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Bureau (No: 17-SBE-004) . The bureau had no effect on study design, the collection, analysis, and interpretation of data; in the writing of the report; and in the decision to submit the article for publication
Portrait of Dona Delfina Rodrigues de Avila, daughter of Francisco Rodrigues, major domo of many of the old ranchos, [s.d.]
No full textPhotographic portrait of Dona Delfina Rodrigues de Avila, daughter of Francisco Rodrigues, major domo of many of the old ranchos, [s.d.]. Dona Delfina is shown full length and is resting her hand on a table at right. She is looking at the camera and her body is turned slightly to the right. She is wearing a long dress with horizontal stripes and has a high belt around her waist. Her long dark hair is tied behind her head. The table is covered with a dark cloth and a small box is sitting on top. Dona Delfina was the wife of Manuel Aciano Avila, "Charro", the son of Don Juan Avila of San Juan Capistrano.; Photoprint reads: "Dona Delfina Rodriguez de Avila, daughter of Francisco Rodriguez, major-domo of many of hte old ranchos: Cable Sterns, Juan Avila, Jose Antonio Yorba II and Forster - Pico of San Juan. Wife of Manuel Aciano Avila "charro" the son of San Juan Avila of San Juan Capistrano (grantee of Rancho Niguel). a famous historical character of Spanish - Mexican California. (See Bancroft History and M.S.) Author of "Notas Californias"
Mercedes Pinto, defensora dels drets de la dona
No full textEn el present article, l’autora exposa la biografia de l’escriptora Mercedes Pinto. S’analitza la vida i l’obra d’aquesta dona nascuda a La Laguna el 1883 i que va consagrar la seva vida a lluitar pels drets de la dona.In this paper, the author sets out the writer Mercedes Pinto’s biography. The article also offers an analysis of the life and work by this writer, who was born in La Laguna in 1883 and devoted her life to fight for women’s rights.En el presente artículo, la autora expone la biografía de la escritora Mercedes Pinto. Se analiza la vida y la obra de esta mujer nacida en La Laguna en 1883 y que consagró su vida a luchar por los derechos de la mujer
Twins talk what twins tell us about person, self, and society
No full text"Twins Talk is an ethnographic study of identical twins in the United States, a study unique in that it considers what twins have to say about themselves, instead of what researchers have written about them. It presents, in the first person, the grounded and practical experiences of twins as they engage, both individually and together, the "who am I" and "who are we" questions of life. Here, the twins themselves are the stars. Dona Lee Davis conducted conversational interviews with twenty-two sets of identical twins attending the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, the largest such gathering in the world. Lively and often opinionated, each twin comes through as a whole person who at the same time maintains a special bond that the vast majority of people will never experience. The study provides a distinctive and enlightening insider's challenge to the nature/nurture debates that dominate contemporary research on twins. The author, herself an identical twin, draws on aspects of her own life to inform her analysis of the data throughout the text. Each chapter addresses a different theme from multiple viewpoints, including those of popular science writers, scientific researchers, and singletons, as well as those of the twins themselves".
Development and evaluation of Dona, a privacy-preserving donation platform for messaging data from WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram
No full textHakobyan O, Hillmann P-J, Martin F, Böttinger E, Drimalla H. Development and evaluation of Dona, a privacy-preserving donation platform for messaging data from WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Behavior Research Methods . 2025;57(3): 94.Social interactions are a fundamental aspect of human life, yet, their objective and naturalistic measurement remains challenging for scientific research. This challenge can be addressed using digital communication data. To this end, we have developed Dona, an open-source platform for donating messaging data from WhatsApp, Facebook, and Instagram. Given the highly sensitive nature of messaging data, we ensure participant privacy through rigorous data minimization. Dona removes all sensitive information on the user side prior to donation, retaining only de-identified meta-data such as message length and timestamps. This paper presents an overview of the platform, a deployment guide, and example use cases. In addition, we evaluate the informativeness of minimized messaging data for studying social interactions with two approaches. First, we conducted a user study in which 85 participants donated their data, received visualizations of their messaging behavior and evaluated the informativeness of this visual feedback. Second, we performed a quantitative analysis using over 1500 donated chats to confirm whether minimized messaging data captures known aspects of human interactions, such as interaction balance, heterogeneity, and burstiness. The results demonstrate that minimized, de-identified messaging data reflects informative interaction features as assessed by both self-reports and objective metrics. In conclusion, Dona is a donation platform well suited for sensitive contexts in which researchers aim to balance participant privacy with the acquisition of objective and informative data on social interactions. © 2025. The Author(s)
Dona Dominga: au-delà des escaliers du pouvoir
No full textA pesquisa se propõe adentrar no aspecto humano dos monumentos públicos na cidade de Vitória, e possivelmente, comprovar a existência de uma aura mortal, existente no maciço aparentemente invisível. Investigará Dona Dominga, a estátua e ao mesmo tempo, Dominga, a mulher. Conhecida por seus contemporâneos, porém, praticamente invisibilizada ao longo do tempo em que "jaz" nas escadarias do palácio do governo capixaba, resistente enquanto bronze, viva enquanto mulher. Nesse contexto, será fundamental o "diálogo" com o autor da obra o italiano radicado em Vitória, Carlo Crepaz. La recherche vise à approfondir l\u27aspect humain des monuments publics de la ville de Vitória et éventuellement à prouver l\u27existence d\u27une aura mortelle existant dans ce massif apparemment invisible. Il enquêtera sur Dona Dominga, la statue et en même temps, Dominga, la femme. Connue cependant par ses contemporains, pratiquement invisible à l\u27époque, elle « mentait » sur les marches du palais gouvernemental d\u27Espírito Santo, résistante comme le bronze, vivante comme une femme. Dans ce contexte, le « dialogue » avec l\u27auteur de l\u27œuvre, l\u27Italien vivant à Vitória, Carlo Crepaz, sera essentiel.La investigación tiene como objetivo profundizar en el aspecto humano de los monumentos públicos de la ciudad de Vitória, y posiblemente demostrar la existencia de un aura mortal, existente en el macizo aparentemente invisible. Se investigará a Doña Dominga, la estatua y, al mismo tiempo, a Dominga, la mujer. Conocida por sus contemporáneos, sin embargo, prácticamente invisible durante todo el tiempo que "tumbaba" en las escaleras del palacio de gobierno de Espírito Santo, resistente como el bronce, viva como una mujer. En este contexto, será fundamental el "diálogo" con el autor de la obra, el italiano afincado en Vitória, Carlo Crepaz.The research aims to enter the human aspect of public monuments in the city of Vitória, and possibly verify the existence of a mortal aura, existing not apparently invisible. You will investigate Dona Dominga, the statue and at the same time, Dominga, the woman. Known by her contemporaries, however, almost invisible over the time she "lies" on the stairs of the capixaba government palace, resistant as a bronze, alive as a woman. In this context, the "dialogue" with the author of the work, the Italian based in Vitória, Carlo Crepaz, will be essential
La dona fatal en el cinema espanyol, 1939-1951
No full textLa Tesi doctoral "La dona fatal en el cinema espanyol, 1939-1951" és un estudi detallat del personatge cinematogràfic de la dona fatal. L'objectiu és demostrar l'existència de la dona fatal en el cinema dels anys quaranta, en un període amb una fèrria censura que sembla no permetre l'expressió en les arts si no és per beneficiar el règim imperant. En aquest estudi, es fa referència inicialment al marc teòric que preveu el personatge. Des d'una perspectiva històrica, artística i social. Es fa un repàs del cinema anterior a la dècada d'estudi per establir unes bases del personatge, cosa que es fa en el cinema espanyol però també, i sense ànim d'exhaustivitat, en aquells cinemes que es consideren influents per aquest cinema. L1avors, es realitza una anàlisi exhaustiva del cinema espanyol des de l'any 1939 fins l'any 1951, fent recerca bibliogràfica, hemerogràfica i filmogràfica per tal de determinar els tipus de dona fatal existents en el període d'estudi. Després de determinar els films que contenen del personatge, fem una anàlisi fílmica dels films i una anàlisi en profunditat de set films que creiem representen el corpus definit en la nostra recerca. D'aquesta manera, arribem a assolir els objectius que ens proposem a l'inici de la recerca.La tesis doctoral "La mujer fatal en el cine español, 1939-1951", es un estudio detallado del personaje cinematográfico de la mujer fatal. El objetivo es demostrar la existencia de la mujer fatal en el cine de los años cuarenta, en un periodo de férrea censura que parece no permitir la expresión de las artes si no es para beneficiar al régimen imperante. Al principio de este estudio, se hace referencia al marco teórico que prevé el personaje. Esto se realiza desde una perspectiva histórica, artística y social. Seguidamente, se hace un repaso del cine anterior a la década de estudio para establecer unas bases del personaje. Este breve repaso, sin ánimo de exhaustividad, se realiza en los cines que se consideran influyentes para el cine español; también se realiza en el cine español anterior a la década de estudio. Entonces, se realiza un análisis exhaustivo del cine español desde el año 1939 hasta el año 1951, realizando investigación bibliográfica, hemerográfica y filmográfica para determinar el tipo de mujer fatal existente en el periodo de estudio. Después de determinar los films contenedores del personaje, realizamos un análisis fílmico de las películas y un análisis en profundidad de los siete films que creemos que representan el corpus definido en nuestra investigación. De esta forma, llegamos a cumplir los objetivos que nos proponemos al empezar la investigación.This Phd Thesis "The Fatal Woman in Spanish Cinema, 1939-1951", is a detailed study of the cinema character of the fatal woman, The main objective is to demonstrate that the fatal woman was present in the movies of the forties, in spite of the censorship to the artistic representations that seemed only to ease when it was useful to the dictatorship. To begin with, the study refers to the theoretical basis that previews the character. This is done through a historical, artistic and social prespective. Next, there is a summary of the previous cinema in order to establish the cinematic basis of the character. This brief summary, with no aim of exhaustivity, refers to those cinemas which influence Spanish cinema; it is also done for previous Spanish cinema which is mostly silent cinema. Then, an exhaustive analysis is realized of the Spanish cinema between 1939 and 1951. Research is done on bibliography, hemerography and filmography to determine the films which contain the character. After that, a deep analysis is done on 7 chosen films which the author takes as representative of the period of study. Therefore, we accomplish the objectives we established at the beginning of the research
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