“…Interdisciplinary in method and international in scope, the volume draws together insights from media and communication studies, cultural studies, and science and technology studies while staging an important encounter between two distinct approaches to the temporal patterning of media infrastructures, a North American strain emphasizing the social and cultural experiences of lived time and a European tradition, prominent especially in Germany, focusing on technological time and time-critical processes…”

Table of Contents: “…TERMINOLOGICAL DEFINITION OF TERMS 19 1.1 Social Policy versus Social Policy of Organisations 20 1.2 Care for the Poor versus Social Care 26 1.3 Social Care versus Enterprise Social Work 30 1.4 Selected Examples of European Enterprise Social Policy 35 1.4.1 Czechoslovak State Railways 35 1.4.2 Třinec Iron and Steel Works 36 1.4.3 Swedish Factory Inspectors 38 1.4.4 Social and Health Care for Labourers in France 38 1.4.5 Social Entrepreneur from Switzerland 39 2. …”

“…The book covers themes which are not only related to refugee and immigrant integration and governance challenges, but also describes host attitudes, solidarity, political and protest claims in the public sphere, as well as the changing emigration environment in Greece within a European context. With contributions from the fields of philosophy, anthropology, sociology, economics, political science, geography and linguistics, this book provides a unique resource for students and scholars, but also for policy-makers and social scientists working on migration-related issues within and beyond Europe…”

“…This study is dedicated to the notion of the tragic in European dance theatre, the evocation of which takes place in a field of tension constituted by staging techniques as well as by conceptions, procedures and moments of interruption, of suspension, of disturbance and of an indeterminability effected by ec-static corporeality. …”

“…This study dedicates itself to Vienna, which like other European cities, is characterised by a high degree of religious plurality. …”

“…In the 2nd half of the 18th century Vienna became the European centre of production of pianofortes whereas the typical Viennese pianoforte-sound, evolved from special technological and constructional parameters, acted as a stimulant on composers and interprets. …”

“…Ethnographic and linguistic examples are drawn from Sapir's fieldwork among native North Americans and from European and American society as well. Edward Sapir (1884-1939), one of this century's leading figures in American anthropology and linguistics, planned to publish a major theoretical statement on culture and psychology. …”

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“…Resumen: El proceso de convergencia de las universidades europeas puede llegar a afectar a muchos de los elementos que configuran la vida universitaria. …”
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“…"La búsqueda de lo que hoy conocemos como fotografía forma parte una compleja trama de experimentos llevados a cabo por numerosos científicos y aficionados a las artes no solo en las grandes metrópolis europeas, sino también en los sitios más apartados de la civilización occidental. …”

“…The portrait known as "The European Woman" is one of the finest Pompéi : cérémonies secrètes : The Frescoes of the Villa of the Mysteries, 1st century A.D., Pompeii In April 1909, in the countryside north-west of the city walls of Pompeii, a large Roman villa was unearthed from the ashes. …”
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Table of Contents: “…, from The Human use of humans / Norbert Wiener -- Abstracting craft: the practiced digital hand / Malcolm McCullough -- 'Digital artisans manifesto', European Digital Artisans Network / Richard Barbrook and Pit Schultz -- Craft versus design: moving beyond a tired dichotomy / Rafael Cardoso -- pt. 5. …”

“…Muchas de estas reflexiones se encauzaron a través de publicaciones en revistas europeas y americanas que acogían trabajos en los que se teorizaba sobre problemas similares que se estaban planteando en otros países. …”

“…Además del influjo que cada uno de ellos haya podido tener en la vida interna de la Iglesia, se señalan las huellas dejadas en la historia civil y en la cultura europeas, sobre todo en el arte. A fin de reflejar la importancia creciente del papado en la historia, el autor ha dedicado un espacio mayor a los papas más recientes. …”

Table of Contents: “…Front Cover -- FTTx Networks -- FTTx Networks: Technology Implementation and Operation -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- About the Authors -- Acknowledgments -- 1 - Overview of FTTx -- 1 - Introduction -- PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR COMMUNICATION -- PURPOSE OF THE BOOK -- TERMINOLOGY -- COMMON FTTH SYSTEMS -- OTHER FTTH PHYSICAL ARCHITECTURES -- FTTH DATA LINK AND NETWORK PROTOCOLS -- 2 - Deciding to Build an FTTx Network -- INTRODUCTION -- TYPES OF ORGANIZATIONS BUILDING FTTH NETWORKS -- System 1: US Municipal Electric System -- System 2: Incumbent Local Exchange Carrier, Small European Country -- System 3: Northern European Municipal Power Utility -- System 4: US Municipality-Owned Utility -- THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS -- Business Considerations -- Technology Considerations -- Those Hidden Extras -- Organizational Considerations -- INDUSTRY ORGANIZATION -- Endnotes -- 2 - FTTx Technologies -- 3 - EPON -- INTRODUCTION -- EPON AND VARIATIONS -- EPON KEY FEATURES -- Speed -- DC Elimination and Clock Synchronization -- Encryption -- Flow Control Versus Multipoint Control Protocol -- Discovering the New Guy -- After Discovery -- Logical Link Identifier -- PtP Ethernet Versus PON -- LLID Downstream -- Then the Great Multicast Morph of 2012 -- LLID Upstream -- System Management -- Element Management -- Operational Support Systems -- EXTENSIONS TO EPON -- PON OPTICS -- EPON Optics Options -- SRS Effects -- SUMMARY -- Endnotes -- 4 - GPON -- INTRODUCTION -- GPON KEY FEATURES -- Speed -- DC Elimination and Clock Synchronization -- Encryption -- Flow Control in GPON -- Discovering the New Guy -- After Discovery -- PON Protection -- Type B Protection -- Type C Protection -- OMCI -- ELEMENT MANAGEMENT -- OPERATIONAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS -- PON OPTICS -- GPON Optics Options -- XG-PON Optics Options -- SRS Effects -- SUMMARY -- Endnotes…”

Table of Contents: “…Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- The Builder's Guide Partners -- Table of Contents -- Forewords -- Building the Third Way -- Strengthening Europe's Position in Times of Digital Transformation -- Scale-ups as the Future of Our Economy -- Partnerships as a Driving Force for a Strong European Tech Ecosystem -- Boosting the Likelihood of More European Unicorns -- Forewords -- Preparing Europe for maturity -- Introduction -- North Star -- 1 Six Dimensions of Direction -- Purpose beyond profit -- Practice 1: A company that makes the planet a better place -- Company values -- Practice 2: Guiding principles for aligning the crew -- Business ambition -- Practice 3: Business outcomes to aspire to in the long run -- North Star metric -- Practice 4: The PRIMARY metric that matters NOW -- Value proposition -- Practice 5: Unmet customer needs that you solve uniquely well -- OKRs -- Practice 6: Making direction operational -- 2 Environmental, Social and Governance Criteria as Drivers of Business Success -- Environmental -- Practice 7: Measuring, reducing and offsetting your environmental footprint with clear responsibilities and targets -- Social -- Practice 8: Building a culture that embraces diversity and inclusion -- Governance -- Practice 9: Establishing internal governance that facilitates growth, compliance, and employee representation -- People &amp -- Mindset -- 3 People (HR) Excellence: Attracting, Developing and Retaining an A+++ Crew -- OKRs -- Practice 10: Establishing the right people OKRs -- Organizational chart and roles -- Practice 11: Defining the roles &amp -- responsibilities for a people function -- Practice 12: Scaling the right people roles at the right time -- Recruiting &amp -- candidate experience -- Practice 13: Building the candidate sourcing muscle…”

Table of Contents: “…La educación en la perspectiva de la Unión Europea 4.1. La idea de Europa: un proceso de construcción permanente 4.2. …”
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