The urban security project by Roberto Bolici, Matteo Gambaro

“…This essay aims to critically re-read the birth and evolution of design methodologies aimed at improving safety conditions and quality of life in cities. …”
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The Heidelberg Catechism on prayer: relevance of a 16th Century confession for 21st Century households? by E. Mouton

“…In view of this challenge, the essay explores the potential of the third part of the Heidelberg Catechism (on prayer) for moral formation in Christian households. …”
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« Somnambulisme », ou l’après-coup de la métaphore by Marc Amfreville

“…This essay aims to show that “Somnambulism,” a short story by Charles Brockden Brown published in 1799 foreshadows several Freudian tenets that allow, in turn, to fully measure the symbolic purport of this fiction. …”
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Physical, digital, virtual, intangible. Research experiences in Museums by Massimiliano Lo Turco, Elisabetta Caterina Giovannini, Andrea Tomalini

“…Using consolidated taxonomies and redefining the digital tools to be innovatively applied to Cultural Assets, the essay describes some research experiences carried out over the last years. …”
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« Very much in the dark about light » : Franklin, lumières et critiques by James Delbourgo

“…This essay discusses a critical account of Benjamin Franklin’s experiments with electricity published anonymously in London in 1777. …”
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How Investor Structure Influences the Yield, Information Dissemination Efficiency, and Liquidity by Hongli Che, Xiong Xiong, Juntian Yang, Wei Zhang, Yongjie Zhang

“…This essay focuses on the investor structure of the stock index futures market and uses agent-based computational finance method to discuss how the volume-synchronized probability of informed trading (VPIN) affects market absolute yield, information dissemination efficiency, and liquidity with different ratios of informed traders in the market. …”
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The Semantic Web, Universalist Ambition and Some Lessons from Librarianship by Terrence A. Brooks

“…Three issues are explored in this essay: development of a standard container of information, desirability of standardizing the information hosted by this standardized container, and auxiliary tools to aid users find information. …”
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Locke's Diagnosis of Akrasia Revisited by Samuel C. Rickless

“…Matthew Leisinger (2020) argues that previous interpretations of John Locke’s account of akrasia (or weakness of will) are mistaken and offers a new interpretation in their place.  In this essay, we aim to recapitulate part of this debate, defend a previously articulated interpretation by responding to Leisinger’s criticisms of it, and explain why Leisinger’s own interpretation faces textual and philosophical problems that are serious enough to disqualify it as an accurate reconstruction of Locke’s views.  …”
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Entre les deux mon cœur balance : citoyens américains … mais toujours mexicains ? by Isabelle Vagnoux

“…Relying on a number of interviews with immigrants, organizations and Mexican diplomats, this paper will attempt to determine why a growing number of Mexican legal permanent residents (LPRs) now choose to take the plunge and to become U.S. citizens. This essay concludes on an evaluation of the ambivalent ties the newly-naturalized develop with both countries.…”
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A questão da paixão como condição para a fé no itinerário da obra Temor e tremor by Nicoly Andrade

“…Kierkegaard’s literary production, the purpose of this essay is to outline the concept of passion set forth in Fear and Trembling as a necessary condition for the realization of the dialectical movements that make possible the development of faith. …”
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விவேக சிந்தாமணி கூறும் மானுட விழுமியங்கள் / Human Values in Viveka Cintamani by முனைவர் சு. சுசா / Dr. S. Susa

“…From trees, bushes, and vines, they learned the virtue of selflessness in supporting other creatures. This essay explores how humanity has derived many admirable qualities and enduring principles from the natural world. …”
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'Sanctifying Sex': Exploring 'Indecent' Sexual Imagery in Pentecostal Liturgical Practices by Sarojini Nadar, Johnathan Jodamus

“…Drawing on Foucault's challenge to the repressive hypothesis, where he suggests that so-called repressed sexuality finds 'appropriate' outlets in spaces such as psychiatry and prostitution, this essay suggests a third outlet, namely Pentecostalism. …”
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Political Principles and Ideologies in Charles Johnson’s Middle Passage by Raphaël Lambert

“…Presented as pacifist and egalitarian, the Allmuseri will prove as bellicose and self-serving as their oppressors once in control of the ship. This essay demonstrates that both political models are in fact similar in nature as they have Utopian foundations whose ideals their proponents could never live up to and yet still claim to live for.…”
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Baczko and the French Revolution. Plot of an Imaginary by Alessandro Guerra

“…The essay reconstructs Baczko’s thinking on the French Revolution. …”
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Design and microalgae. Sustainable systems for cities by Pier Paolo Peruccio, Maurizio Vrenna

“…In recent years various interventions have involved the use of living organisms and biomaterials even in an urban context. This essay analyzes those projects that have entailed the use of microalgae, tracing their limits and possibilities. …”
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Phantom Writing by Michael Hirschbichler

“…In this visual essay I present a body of artistic work done within informal urban and suburban heritage sites in Kyoto. …”
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The CEO Art Museum Director: Business as Usual? by Jennifer A. Donnelly

“…This essay explores the evolving relationship between art historical expertise and business and administration skills amongst art museum directors in the United States. …”
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O Ponto Cego de Wilson Martins: Identidade paranaense e as transformações no espaço intelectual brasileiro by Natalia Romanovski

“…The book A different Brazil: essay on the phenomena of acculturation in Paraná, written by the literary critic Wilson Martins, is considered a milestone in the area of Studies of Paraná. …”
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Constitutions as Chains? On the Intergenerational Challenges of Constitution-Making by Konstantin Chatziathanasiou

“…In this essay, I explore the ambiguity of the competition’s title “Constitutions as Chains”, and distinguish between two intergenerational challenges in constitution-making: the challenge of intergenerationally just constitutional provisions, and the challenge of creating a stable institution which is accepted by successive generations. …”
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Os convivas da morte no banquete das almas: presença de eguns em um conto de João Antônio by Gilberto Figueiredo Martins

“…In the short story analyzed in this essay - "Eguns" - João Antônio (1937-1996), a writer from São Paulo, presents a narrator who describes in detail an unusual religious celebration held in Bahia, meant for the cult of ances- tors. …”
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