Dripline flushing is an effective way to relieve emitter clogging and extend the longevity of drip irrigation systems. This laboratory study was conducted at Kunming University of Science and Technology to evaluate the effect of three targeted flushing velocities (0.3, 0.6, and 0.9 m/s) and four flushing frequencies (no flushing, flushing daily, and flushing every three or five days) on the…
The Jesuit textual production from the sixteenth century leaves no doubt that the Japanese evangelising enterprise was publicised as the epitome of success. Francisco Cabral, third superior of the mission, who had initially shared this judgement, in time began fearing that the mission was, instead, doomed to failure. As he perceived the loosening of the internal ties of the Society of Jesus, an…
"This outlook provides a focused assessment of the state of public capital in the major European countries and identifies areas where public investment could contribute more to stable and sustainable growth. A European Public Investment Outlook brings together contributions from a range of international authors from diverse intellectual and professional backgrounds, providing a valuable resourc…
The volume comprises a selection of papers presented at the 5th Postgraduate International Conference organized by the Department of Philosophy and Cultural Heritage of Ca' Foscari University of Venice (Venice, 4-6 October 2023): A Driving Force. On the Rhetoric of Images and Power. In the introduction to his well-known The Power of Images (1989), David Freedberg claims not only that images hol…
Quantitative land remote sensing has recently advanced dramatically, particularly in China. It has been largely driven by vast governmental investment, the availability of a huge amount of Chinese satellite data, geospatial information requirements for addressing pressing environmental issues and other societal benefits. Many individuals have also fostered and made great contributions to its de…
This book presents an extensive dictionary of the Dagaare language (Niger-Congo; Gur (Mabia)), focussing on the dialect of Central Dagaare, spoken in the Upper West region of Ghana. The dictionary provides comprehensive definitions, example sentences and the English translations, phonetic forms, inflected forms, etymological notes as well as information dialectal variation. This work is intende…
Apa yang kita maksudkan ketika kita mengatakan bahwa sesuatu memiliki kekuatan?. Dialog-dialog Plato mungkin adalah kumpulan filsafat pertama yang membahas pertanyaan ini. Kekuatan adalah penyebab; mereka menjelaskan bagaimana peristiwa terjadi. Mereka adalah sifat yang dimiliki oleh agen, serta disposisi pada mereka yang menderita akibat dari suatu tindakan. Penjelasan ini adalah dasar dari me…
‘Timaeus’ karya Plato mengumpulkan sejumlah studi dari para spesialis Plato terkemuka dan peneliti yang sedang naik daun dari seluruh Eropa. Kontribusinya mencakup berbagai topik, mulai dari bentuk sastra karya tersebut hingga ontologi persepsi indera dan status pengobatan dalam akuntansi Timaeus. Meskipun didorong oleh komitmen terhadap keragaman metodologis, koleksi ini secara keseluruhan…
Teks ini merupakan pengantar atau ulasan terhadap karya terakhir Karl J. Pelzer, seorang ahli geografi sosial yang meneliti sejarah dan dinamika sosial-ekonomi Sumatra Timur (East Sumatra), terutama dalam konteks perkembangan perkebunan kolonial dan dampak politiknya. Berikut inti atau ringkasannya: Inti Ringkasan Pelzer menggambarkan Sumatra Timur sebagai wilayah yang paling ekstrem dan repres…
Pada 9 Juli 1709, lebih dari 2.300 buku dijual di lelang publik di toko keluarga penerbit Boom di Amsterdam. Buku-buku tersebut terdiri dari 'perpustakaan yang indah' (treffelyke bibliotheek) milik patrician Pieter de Graeff (1638–1707), anggota keluarga regent yang terkemuka. Monograf ini mengacu pada sumber arsip yang tidak diterbitkan dan katalog lelang buku De Graeff untuk mengeksplorasi …