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Rozpor ako východisko, láska ako smer u Simone Weilovej (Contradiction as base, Love as direction in writings of Simone Weil)
No full textArticle is explaining contradiction and love, Simone Weil‘s essential terms of hermeneutics of human Being. It introduces close relation of these terms with her understanding of God as well as with her overall concept of religion. Author also mentions Simone Weil‘s inspirations with philosophical and spiritual concepts of the East
“I beg you to tell me what has become of Djamila”: The Political Mobilization of Simone de Beauvoir’s Readers During the Boupacha Affair
No full textBy Sophia Millman This is a condensed version of a Masters thesis dedicated to the political mobilization of Simone de Beauvoir’s readers. The citations from the letters were translated from French by the author. *** On June 2, 1960, the French government ordered all copies of the daily Algiers edition of Le Monde seized and destroyed to suppress the publication of Simone de Beauvoir’s article “Pour Djamila Boupacha.” Beauvoir, a self-professed “woman of letters”, not “of action[1]”, and one ..
A comparative study of form and theology in the works of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil
No full textIn this comparative study of the form and theology of Flannery O'Connor and Simone Weil I interrogate how Weil's philosophical writings and her theology illuminate O'Connor's use of both narrative and non-fictional forms, and her Catholicism. The Introduction analyses how Weil's concept of superposed reading provides a new method of approaching both O'Connor, her writings, and O'Connor
studies, and focuses on how such apparently different women interconnect. Chapter One explores how both Weil and O'Connor attempt to write their theologies on the
souls of their readers yet are each subject to constraints imposed by form. Weil's concept of locating equilibrium between incommensurates is discussed, and her
distinctively philosophical approach to fictions and fictionality is used to investigate O'Connor's notion of prophetic fictions and the writer's role. Chapter Two assesses how both writers revivify Christian paradoxes. Weil's monstrous concept of affiiction, and O'Connor's use of the grotesque genre to jolt secular man into an
awareness of the sacred are scrutinised. Chapter Three studies how both writers consider an encounter between God and man is possible through the action of grace. My Conclusion interrogates how Weil's work can deepen our understanding of O'Connor's writings, and examines how successful O'Connor is at realising a truly
Christian literature. I conclude that despite being a writer of powerful fictions, O'Connor can not be totally successful in her mission as writer-prophet because
ultimately fiction escapes orthodoxy
"Bizzarrini P538 Eco Targa" Project
No full textThe project "Bizzarrini P538 Eco Targa" has been developed by the INFOCOM department of " Sapienza" University of Rome. The project consisted in the design and construction of a replica of a historic Italian car, updated with LPG fuel and with modern parallel hybrid-type plug-in technologies, with a start and stop system, and a Lithiumpolymer battery storage system. The research aimed at undertaking practical experimentation on parallel hybrid vehicles, with a special focus on the problems related to the construction and optimization of hybrid propulsion systems. The prototype constructed is made of a space-frame chassis, which is composed of tubular sections of various thicknesses and Fe360 material, with double wishbone with push rod as suspension system. The internal combustion engine is mounted at the rear axle. It is petrol engine 2.2 JTS with direct injection with 185 Hp and 225 Nm. The electric motor, together with its electronic control, is at the front axle, and the motor is a brushless type with 22 kW of power rating and 45 kW of peak power. The electric motor is powered to 222 Vdc from a storage system made of lithium polymer batteries produced by Kokam, with 6.68 kWh of stored energy. A PC/104 embedded pc type has been used as main controller of the hybrid system. The control unit not only supervises and controls the hybrid traction, but enables the display of all operational information of the prototype on a screen positioned within the prototype itself. The simulation model was obtained by coupling the simulation software vehicle dynamics GT-Drive with the Matlab / Simulink environment, to optimize control strategy of the prototype
Microlinices benthovus Simone 2014
No full textbenthovus, Microlinices Simone, 2014 Microlinices benthovus Simone, 2014: 575–578 (figs 6A–J, 7A–H, 11A–C). Gastropoda, Naticidae Paratypes (22 spc): MZSP 105269. Paratypes 1 (15 spc): MZSP 105270. Paratypes 2 (16 spc): MZSP 105271. Paratypes 3 (7 spc): MZSP 105272. Localities: Brazil, Espírito Santo, off Itaúnas, Abrolhos Slope, 18°59' S, 37°50' W, MD55 sta. DC 73, 637 m depth, 27 May 1987; 1) 19°00' S, 37°48' W, MD55 sta. DC72, 950– 1050 m, 27 May 1987; 2) off Regência, 19°40' S, 37°48' W, MD55 sta. CB77, 790– 940 m depth, 27 May 1987; 3) off Itaúnas, Abrolhos Slope, 19°01' S, 37°47' W, MD55 sta. CB79, 1500–1575 m depth, 28 May 1987. Collectors: P. Bouchet, J.H. Leal and B. Métivier. Preservation: Dry. Remarks: Former MNHN, Paris. The catalogue number MZSP 105250 is mentioned twice in Simone’s (2014) paper, among the paratypes of M. ibitingus Simone, 2014 and M. benthovus. This duplicity was a mistake by the author: the latter is an erroneous designation and should be disregarded. The only valid paratype lots for M. benthovus are the ones shown above.Published as part of Cavallari, Daniel C., Dornellas, Ana Paula S. & Simone, Luiz Ricardo L., 2016, Second annotated list of type specimens of molluscs deposited in the Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil, pp. 1-59 in European Journal of Taxonomy 213 on page 10, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2016.213, http://zenodo.org/record/384012
Was bringt die Föderalismusreform? Wahrscheinliche Effekte der geänderten Zustimmungspflicht
No full textThe recently enacted reform of German federalism is supposed to make legislation faster, more efficient and better. To what extent are these expectations justified? In order to assess the likely effects of the reform, this study uses a research design that was recently applied by the Research and Reference Services of the German Bundestag (parliament): we estimate the future effects of the reform by analyzing the impact it would have had on the legislation in the 14th and 15th term of the Bundestag if it had already been been in force at that time. In particular we ask: To what extent would the number of laws requiring the consent of the states' chamber, the Bundesrat, have been reduced? Which type of laws would have been affected by this reduction - the more controversial ones, or the less controversial ones? Which policy sectors would have seen the greatest reduction? How much would the reduction have increased the government's capacity to act effectively? Would the legislative process have been accelerated? -- Die verabschiedete Föderalismusreform soll die Gesetzgebung in Deutschland schneller, effizienter und besser machen. Inwiefern sind diese Erwartungen berechtigt? Zur Abschätzung der Reformfolgen auf die Bundesgesetzgebung folgen wir in dem vorliegenden Working Paper einer Vorgehensweise, die der Wissenschaftliche Dienst des Bundestages kürzlich in einer Studie angewandt hat: Die Auswirkungen der Föderalismusreform insbesondere auf die Zustimmungspflicht werden anhand der Gesetzgebung der 14. und 15. Legislaturperiode untersucht. Wir fragen insbesondere: Wie stark hätte sich der Anteil der Zustimmungsgesetze verringert, wenn die neuen Zustimmungsregeln schon in diesen beiden Legislaturperioden gegolten hätten? Wären eher zwischen Regierung strittige oder unstrittige Gesetze von der Zustimmungspflicht befreit worden? Welche Politikbereiche wären betroffen? Wie sehr hätte sich die politische Handlungsfreiheit der Bundesregierung erhöht? Wäre die Gesetzgebung durch die veränderten Zustimmungsregeln beschleunigt worden?
A condição da mulher sob o olhar de Simone de Beauvoir
No full textThe objective of this text will be reflecting on the theme of gender inequality, as well as the role that is assigned to women in society, from the perspective of Simone de Beauvoir's "The Second Sex". This work is composed of two volumes: in the first, Facts and Myths, Beauvoir goes in search of the origins of feminine submission, historical facts and myths will be approached so that contribute and continue contributing to create and maintain the patriarchal society. In the second volume, The Lived Experience, the author will address the issue of the difference in education between boys and girls, where she presents the basis of her thesis: "no one is born a woman, she becomes a woman", that is, there's no Biological factor responsible for the difference between men and women but something that was engendered by society. Corroborating Beauvoir's thesis, an anthropological study by Margaret Mead in New Guinea will be presented, when three tribes of different cultures were surveyed, where in the first it was found that both men and women had a peaceful temperament, in the second , both had a violent temperament and in the third, the woman is the dominant figure. It will also be presented a research done in 1999, in a maternity hospital in Bahia, where the researcher collects reports of violence and sexual abuse among women hospitalized. This research shows the actuality of the text of Beauvoir, despite five decades after the publication of The Second Sex.O objetivo deste texto será fazer uma reflexão sobre a temática da desigualdade de gênero, bem como do papel que é designado à mulher dentro da sociedade, sob a perspectiva de Simone de Beauvoir a partir do contexto de sua obra O segundo Sexo. Esta obra é composta por dois volumes: no primeiro, Fatos e Mitos, Beauvoir vai em busca das origens da submissão feminina, serão abordados fatos históricos e mitos que contribuíram e continuam contribuindo para criar e manter a sociedade patriarcal. No segundo volume, A Experiência Vivida, a autora vai abordar a questão da diferença na educação entre meninos e meninas, onde ela apresenta a base de sua tese: “ninguém nasce mulher, torna-se mulher”1, ou seja, não é um fator biológico o responsável pela diferença entre homens e mulheres e sim algo que foi engendrado pela sociedade. Para corroborar a tese de Beauvoir, será apresentado um estudo antropológico realizado por Margaret Mead, na Nova Guiné, quando foram pesquisadas três tribos de diferentes culturas, onde na primeira verificou-se que, tanto homens quanto mulheres tinham um temperamento pacífico, na segunda, ambos apresentavam um temperamento violento e na terceira, é a mulher a figura dominante. Será apresentado, também uma pesquisa realizada em 1999, numa maternidade na Bahia, onde foram colhidos relatos de violência e abuso sexual entre as mulheres internadas. Essa pesquisa vem mostrar a atualidade do texto de Beauvoir, apesar de passadas cinco décadas da publicação de O Segundo Sexo
Idea ofiary u Simone Weil
No full textAutorka omawia ofiarę, jaką z samej siebie złożyła Simone Weil. Głównym celem autorki artykułu jest wykazanie, iż idea ofiary była najważniejszą myślą w życiu francuskiej filozof. W artykule ukazano myśl o ofierze w życiu i pismach intelektualistki, jak również analogie, które rzucają nowe światło na ofiarę Weil. Jako klucz do interpretacji i zrozumienia ofiary Weil, autorka analizuje myśl Emmanuela Levinasa oraz Józefa Tischnera.The author interprets the sacrifice that Simone Weil filed with itself. The main point of the present article is the assumption that the sacrifice Simone Weil was the most important idea of her life. A thought about the victim is portraying the article in the life and letters of the intellectual, as well as is portraying analogies which are shedding new light on the Weil victim. As the key to interpretation and understanding the her victim, the author is analysing the thought of Emmanuel Levinas and Jozef Tischner.Udostępnienie publikacji Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego finansowane w ramach projektu „Doskonałość naukowa kluczem do doskonałości kształcenia”. Projekt realizowany jest ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój; nr umowy: POWER.03.05.00-00-Z092/17-00
A rare case of ileo-ileal intussusception due to a bleeding lipomatous mass treated by laparoscopic ileal resection
No full textINTRODUZIONE: L’intussuscezione intestinale dell’adulto è una rara condizione di occlusione intestinale che spesso ha una presentazione atipica. Può essere associato a tumori intestinali primitivi o secondari e, raramente, a masse lipomatose. Anche se l’esatto meccanismo per cui avviene l’intussuscezione non è conosciuto, si ritiene che sia associato a movimenti anomali della parete intestinale, che causerebbero l’ostruzione. CASO CLINICO: Riportiamo il caso clinico di un uomo di 69 anni che si presenta alla nostra osservazione con una storia di sanguinamento gastrointestinale e anemizzazione. Gli esami endoscopici (EGDS e coloscopia) erano entrambi negativi per sanguinamento. La Tc addome con mezzo di contrasto evidenziava un’ernia transomentale nel quadrante addominale inferiore destro senza segni di sanguinamento attivo o evidenza di tumore. La successiva laparoscopia esplorativa ha rilevato una intussuscezione ileo-ileale causata da una massa sottomucosa nell’ileo distale; pertanto è stata eseguita la riduzione laparoscopica e resezione segmentale del tratto ileale coinvolto. Il paziente è stato dimesso in III giornata post-operatoria in buone condizioni cliniche generali. L’esame istologico ha confermato l’origine lipomatosa della lesione. CONCLUSIONE: l’intussuscezione ileale causata da lipoma è una condizione rara, che può essere diagnosticata con metodiche di imaging, ma spesso la diagnosi preoperatoria è difficile. Il trattamento di scelta è la riduzione chirurgica dell’intussuscezione e la resezione (laparoscopica o laparotomica) del tratto in questione.INTRODUCTION: Adult intussusception is a rare cause of bowel obstruction with atypical presentation. It can be associated with primary or secondary intestinal tumors and, rarely, with lipomatous masses. CASE REPORT: We report the case of a 69-year old man presenting with a history of gastrointestinal bleeding and anemia. Upper and lower endoscopies were negative for bleeding. On abdominal contrast enhanced computerized tomography (CT) scan, a trans-omental hernia in the right lower abdominal quadrant was diagnosed with no active bleeding or evidence of tumor. On exploratory laparoscopy we detected an ileo-ileal intussusception caused by a submucosal mass in the distal ileum, which was reduced and we then performed a segmental resection of the involved small bowel tract. The patient fully recovered by postoperative day 3 when he was discharged home. Final pathology confirmed an ileal lipoma. CONCLUSION: Ileal intussusception caused by lipoma is a rare condition, which can be diagnosed with endoscopy, barium enema, and abdominal ultrasound or CT scanning, but preoperative diagnosis may be difficult. The treatment of choice is the reduction of the intussusception and the resection (laparoscopic or open) of the involved tract
A rare case of a double phytobezoar causing gastric and jejunum obstruction in an adult man: a case report
No full textBackground: Bezoars are an uncommon cause of mechanical intestinal occlusion. There are four different kinds of bezoars: phytobezoars, made of vegetables and fibers; trichobezoars, resulting from the ingestion of hair and frequently an expression of psychiatric disorders; lactobezoars, which are formed of milk curd; and pharmacobezoars, caused by drugs and medications. Symptoms are classically indistinguishable from one another and from more common causes of intestinal occlusion, so it can be difficult to establish a correct diagnosis in order to apply the correct treatment. We present a rare case of two different phytobezoars causing intestinal occlusion (gastric and jejunal). We also describe the correct techniques for making a correct and fast diagnosis of occlusion caused by phytobezoars, and the possible conservative and operative treatments. Case presentation: We present the case of a double phytobezoar that was surgically treated with a double enterotomy. Our patient was a 68-year-old Caucasian man with a medical history of hypertension, a previous open appendectomy, and open repair of a perforated gastric ulcer. He was admitted with a 5-day history of abdominal pain located in his upper quadrants along with vomiting. After a preoperative examination, he was taken to the operating room. He was discharged in a good clinical condition 11 days after surgical intervention. A physical examination at 6 months demonstrated our patient was in good health. Conclusions: Diagnosing bezoars is difficult because of their rarity. However, they must be taken into consideration in a differential diagnosis because their treatment is not always surgical. In fact, it may be conservative in many cases and a correct diagnosis will guide towards the correct therapy
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