Legitimacy is a common theme in political and social research. It is conventionallyseen to play a fundamental role in any political system. Discussions of what it doesto social and political life have occupied deep minds in sociology, philosophy, andpolitical science.¹ Yet the most commonly stated reason to care about legitimacy inpolitical analysis comes down to a belief about its effects. Le…
This open access book is the first of two volumes that integrates a study of direct encounters with Primary Forces of Nature, Wind, Light, Rain, Heat and Cold, Water, etc., with imaginative narrative forms of communication. The approach developed in this book shows how the growth of cognitive tools (first of mythic and then of romantic forms of understanding) lets children make sense of experie…
Dutch is an official language in the Netherlands, Belgium-Flanders, Surinam, Aruba and the Netherlands Antilles. With about 22 million native speakers it is one of the world?s greater languages. It is taught and studied at more than 175 universities around the world (source: taalunieversum.org). Furthermore, Dutch is one of the most well-studied living languages; research on it has had …
This anthology comprises written versions as well as extended case studies of talks from the international two-day workshop “Architectonics of Game Worlds—On Aesthetics and Mechanics, Spaces and Places, Rhythms and Philosophies” at the University of Cologne in March 2019. The contributors do not only come from across Europe but also cover diverse research disciplines thro…
When asked simple questions about global trends?what percentage of the world’s population live in poverty; why the world’s population is increasing; how many girls finish school?we systematically get the answers wrong. So wrong that a chimpanzee choosing answers at random will consistently outguess teachers, journalists, Nobel laureates, and investment bankers. In Factfulness, Professor …
The research landscape in the area of forecasting and assessing working conditionshas become increasingly difficult to understand. There are plenty of identifiedreasons, drivers and catchwords to describe a systemic transformation. Individual-and subject-specific approaches to describe and understand the changes to work arebeing developed in almost every scientific discipline, as well as by (ec…
This article aims to analyze the composition and structure of street theatersin Chang’an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty in the early 9th century, mainlybased on the novelThe Tale of Li Wa(???).The Tale of Li Wais a love storywritten by Bai Xingjian, a scholar-official; however, it was adapted from astreet play performed by wandering entertainers in Chang’an (Seo 1987b: 476-505).The Tale o…
n the opening chapter of this book, we consider the history of the therapeutic use of levothyroxine (LT4). Recognition of the therapeutic value of LT4 emerged from experience gained from, essentially, empirical administration by physicians of crude thyroid extracts to people with advanced sequelae of hypothyroidism [1–4]. These clinical experiments arose from early studies of people w…
Above all, the building authority centres on preventing dangers to the public, which may arise from the construction process. In Germany, the general conditions governing the building, alteration or demolition of structures have been a federal responsibility since the 19th century. Even so, individual tasks were transferred to the Deutsche Institut für Bautechnik (DIBt) in an agreement and thi…
Disciples of Christ follow him, the Lamb of God, wherever he goes. They don’t imitate him, it is just the opposite; to follow the Lamb is to deny oneself, to give away one’s own wants and wishes and like a grain of wheat fall into the earth and die. This is the way to bear much fruit for the glory and honour of God.Looking at this magnificent image of Amy (Figure 2) convinces us that it sho…
A challenge is that transforming these sectors must have a focus on equity because large parts of the world population depend on these two sectors and have their livelihoods connected to them. More than 500 million small farms form part of the world food systems, many of these farm families live in inadequate housing, and many are among the approximately 830 million undernourish…
Approaches tomediating and mediated agencywere first developed in responseto Actor-Network-Theory (ANT), which has been booming since the 1990s (La-tour 2005; Blok et al. 2020), leading to subsequent drafts of an emerging“actormedia theory”(Schüttpelz 2013; Krieger and Belliger 2014; Spöhrer and Ochsner2017). Most existing approaches to mediating and mediated agency, despite allinternal d…
This book is a seminal guide to loneliness and social isolation in old age, providing a comprehensive overview of the important correlates of socioeconomic, health and lifestyle factors upon loneliness and social isolation in old age. Bringing together contributions from leading authorities, the book showcases expertise from, among other things, medicine, psychology, epidemiology, sociology, ec…
Three primary types of sunflower are grown: (1) oilseed for vegetable oil production, (2) nonoilseed for human food and bird food markets and (3) Conoil, which can be used for the dehull confection, oil or bird food markets. The oilseed hybrids may be of three fatty acid types: linoleic, mid-oleic (NuSun) or high oleic. They are usually black seeded and have a thin hull that adheres to the kern…
“There’s probably no better sport than Formula E to present and study the science and practice of innovation within (motor)sport, and this book is a must read for those active within this fascinating area”. - Dr. Kristof de Mey, Sports Technology, Innovation & Business Developer at Ghent University, Belgium This book provides novel insights on management innovation and sustainability in m…
Pengertian perjanjian atau kontrak berbeda dengan perikatan. Perjanjian merupakan salah satu sumber perikatan. Sumber perikatan yang lain adalah undang-undang. Perbedaan antara perikatan yang bersumber dari perjanjian dan undang-undang terletak pada akibat hukum dari hubungan hukum tersebut. Akibat hukum perikatan yang lahir dari perjanjian dikehendaki oleh para pihak karena perjanjian dibuat a…
He had a different suit for each hour of the day; and as of any other king or emperor, one is accustomed to say, ‘he is sitting in council,’ it was always said of him, ‘The Emperor is sitting in his wardrobe.’
Melalui pendekatan naratif, buku Atlas dan Sejarah Alkitab ini memaparkan banyak hal menarik, mulai dari sejarah terbentuknya Alkitab (perjanjian Lama dan perjanjian Baru), cerita awal mula penciptaan, bapa-bapa leluhur, sampai kisah rasul-rasul kristus (terutama rasul paulus) dan lahir gereja perdana. Dengan menggunakan temuan-temuan mutakhir dari sejarawan dan arkeolog sebagai sumber, buku in…