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TRANSFORMING THEOLOGICAL SYMBOLS
2010
. In this essay I explore the need for transforming the Christian theological symbols of the Trinity, Incarnation, and Redemption, which arose in the context of neo-Platonic metaphysics, in light of late modern, especially Peircean, metaphysics and categories. I engage and attempt to complement the proposal by Andrew Robinson and Christopher Southgate (in this issue of Zygon) with insights from the Peircean-inspired philosophical theology of Robert Neville. I argue that their proposal can be strengthened by acknowledging the way in which theological symbols themselves have a transformative (pragmatic) effect as they are “taken” in context and “break” on the Infinite.
La construcción de la experiencia del viaje en la escritura: figuras del escritor viajero contemporáneo
2014
Resumen: El presente trabajo propone un análisis de la representación del viaje en las obras literarias contemporáneas. Se parte de la hipótesis de que existe una relación entre la experiencia del viaje y su representación en la literatura. El objetivo de este ejercicio crítico es explicar este vínculo, señalando la importancia de la escritura como un espacio en el que se construye la experiencia del viaje. Palabras Clave: Guevara, Armada, Reverte, Kerouac, Chatwin, Krakauer, Kapucinski, viaje, transformación del sujeto, conocimiento, metaliteratura, intertextualidad. Abstract: This article proposes an analysis of the representation of the journey in contemporary literature. It’s assume…
Socio-spatial differentiation in transition: a preliminary comparative analysis of post-soviet St Petersburg and Riga
2020
Research into the socio-spatial dynamics in Central European cities is an important area of contemporary transition studies. Open issues in this domain range from defining a theoretical framework to data availability and methodological approaches. As to the former aspect, recent literature focuses on the hybrid nature of the post-socialist urban space, which underwent modernization in the conditions of globalization and economic liberalization; the earlier model of spatial development changed dramatically as a result. The multi-scalar and comparative approaches may shed new light on the complex patterns of urban socio-spatial differentiation and its post-Soviet dynamics. Growing regional so…
The transformation of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs in the Baltic countries
2021
This article analyses the transformation of the Ministries of Foreign Affairs (MFA) and the nature of changes in the Baltic countries (Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania). By applying Brian Hocking’s a...
Microchemical surface analysis of historic copper-based coins by the combined use of FIB-FESEM-EDX, OM, FTIR spectroscopy and solid-state electrochem…
2019
[EN] A multi-technique strategy, including microscopy, spectroscopic and electrochemical techniques, is proposed to study thin corrosion layers that form on the surface of historic copper-based coins. An accurate characterisation of this external corrosion layer is important for selecting a suitable conservation and/or restoration treatment. For this purpose, a series of copper-based coins from different historical periods and provenances, which mainly exhibited atmospheric corrosion, was analysed. The morphology of the corrosion layer and the upper core of coins was studied in trenches done on coin surfaces with a focused ion beam gun, coupled to a field emission scanning electron microsco…
Role of curcumin in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension treatment: A new therapeutic possibility
2013
The idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension is a complex disease that mainly affects pulmonary arterial circulation. This undergoes a remodeling with subsequent reduction of flow in the small pulmonary arteries. Because of this damage an increased vascular resistance gradually develops, and over time it carries out in heart failure. The inflammatory process is a key element in this condition, mediated by various cytokines. The inflammatory signal induces activation of NF-κB, and prompts TGF-β-related signaling pathway. Clinical evolution leads to progressive debilitation, greatly affecting the patient quality of life. The actual therapeutic approaches, are few and expensive, and include …
Analog Photonic Fractional Signal Processing
2018
Fil: Cuadrado Laborde, Christian. Universidad de Valencia. Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de los Materiales; España Fil: Cuadrado Laborde, Christian. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; Argentina Fil: Cuadrado Laborde, Christian. Pontificia Universidad Católica Argentina. Facultad de Química e Ingeniería del Rosario; Argentina Fil: Poveda-Wong, Luis. Universidad de Valencia. Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de los Materiales; España Fil: Carrascosa, Antonio. Universidad de Valencia. Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de los Materiales ; España Fil: Diez, Antonio. Universidad de Valencia. Instituto Universitario de Ciencia de los Materiales; España Fil: Cruz, Jo…
Digital Banking in Northern India: The Risks on Customer Satisfaction
2021
The widespread use of digital technologies and the current pandemic (COVID) have fueled the need and call for digital transformation in the banking sector. Although this has various benefits, it is a disruption to the norm to which a bank customer has to become accustomed. This variance means that customers would have to make some changes to their routine. This can constitute risks in terms of maintaining customer satisfaction at previous levels. These risks are associated with customer retention because a service or product needs to be aligned with customer expectations to avoid them switching to other service providers. Moreover, it can also have an effect on reputa- tion. Offering digita…
The influence of transformational and authentic leadership on the satisfaction of hotel customers in the Canary Islands
2019
Leadership provides a strategy to deal with intense competition and high customer expectations in the hotel industry. This paper analyses the ability of managers’ transformational and authentic leadership to predict customer satisfaction. A sample of 18,944 customers and managers of eight hotels in the Canary Islands was used for the analysis. The data were collected using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire-6s, the Authentic Leadership Questionnaire and ReviewPro management software. The data were analysed to confirm the ability of transformational and authentic leadership to predict overall customer satisfaction. The results indicate that the transformational subscales of idealised i…
Metabolic relation of cyanobacteria to aromatic compounds
2018
Cyanobacteria, also known as blue-green (micro)algae, are able to sustain many types of chemical stress because of metabolic adaptations that allow them to survive and successfully compete in a variety of ecosystems, including polluted ones. As photoautotrophic bacteria, these microorganisms synthesize aromatic amino acids, which are precursors for a large variety of substances that contain aromatic ring(s) and that are naturally formed in the cells of these organisms. Hence, the transformation of aromatic secondary metabolites by cyanobacteria is the result of the possession of a suitable “enzymatic apparatus” to carry out the biosynthesis of these compounds according to cellular requireme…