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Emotions in second language learning as seen in autobiographical narratives written by university students : a discursive study

2016

Tunteet ovat osa jokapäiväistä elämäämme, niin hyvässä, kuin pahassakin, ja ne voivat olla ihmisiä eteenpäin vievä tai toisaalta lamaannuttava voima. Tunteet rakentuvat sosiaalisessa kanssakäymisessä, mutta yksilökohtaiset kokemukset tunteiden merkityksestä ja voimakkuudesta ovat avain niiden ymmärtämiseen. Tieteellisessä tutkimuksessa tunteet on usein jätetty huomiotta, sillä niiden on perinteisesti koettu olevan joko liian haastavia tai liian merkityksettömiä tutkittavaksi. 1990-luvulta lähtien tunteiden merkitystä on kuitenkin alettu arvostaa enenevässä määrin ja yhä suurempi määrä tutkijoita on huomioinut tunteet tutkimuksissaan. Myös kielitieteissä tunteiden tärkeä rooli on alettu ymmä…

Introduction: Social Media Discourse, (Dis)Identifications and Diversities

2017

The focus in this volume is on social media discourse, (dis)identifications and diversities. It demonstrates how particular ways of mobilizing verbal, discursive and other semiotic resources serve as means for identity work (Bucholtz, 2003; Blommaert, 2003), involving acts, processes and practices of (dis)identification as essential aspects of sociality in social media. It will also illustrate how such social action also increasingly engages with a range of diversities in social media. peerReviewed

A Noxious Weed Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. (Ragweed) as Sustainable Feedstock for Methane Production and Metals Immobilization

2023

Plants of the Ambrosia genus are invasive and cause many ecological problems, including the oppression of the growth of agricultural crops and native plants, land depletion, and the production of strong allergens. The use of weeds as a sustainable feedstock for biogas production, either methane or hydrogen, is a promising way to fulfill the energy needs of the current generation, eliminate the depletion of non-renewable carbon resources, and preserve the ecosystem degradation caused by invasive species impacts. A diversified microbial community was used as inoculum and Ambrosia artemisiifolia L. biomass as a substrate for anaerobic degradation and methane production. In this regard, the dev…

Conceptual Metaphors and Social Action. Divine Sex as Political-Economic and Gender Paradigm in Ancient Mesopotamia

2023

Divine love is the central theme of many ancient Mesopotamian compositions. Both Sumerian and Akkadian texts poetically describe the love and sexual relationship between gods. The object of this study is to analyse, through a gender and anthropological perspective, the metaphorical language used to describe divine love relationships, focusing on the use of images from agriculture, pastoralism, and the plant world. Such metaphors contribute to the creation and at the same time to the reinforcement of a sexual imaginary, not only divine but also human. Divine sexuality and the metaphors used to describe it become, over the millennia, paradigms for understanding and thinking about human sexual…

Modelli interoperabili per Cultural Heritage Recording. Le cupole a torrini di Sicilia e Castiglia.

La ricerca indaga l’origine e l’evoluzione di uno specifico modello di cupola su tamburo a pianta circolare o poligonale, con contrafforti cilindrici sull’asse dei piloni della crociera. Sei casi studio in Spagna e in Sicilia sono stati studiati attraverso il riesame delle fonti storiche e sono state analizzate le matrici geometriche sottese al progetto; i casi studio ancora esistenti sono stati rilevati con metodi laser scanning e fotogrammetrici. I modelli tridimensionali sono stati utilizzati per una verifica del contributo statico offerto dai torrini alla stabilità delle strutture. The research work is focused on the origin and the modifications of a peculiar dome on tambour having a ci…

Données territoriales en ESS : entre usages et co-construction

2016

International audience; De nombreux outils de diffusions de données territoriales existent. Chaque jour, de nouveaux indicateurs de plus en plus fins sont développés et mis à disposition du public comme des décideurs locaux. Ces données et indicateurs sont diffusés via différents portails internet dont l’appropriation par les acteurs est à ce jour difficilement quantifiée ni qualifiée. Une étude conjointe entre le Commissariat Général à l’Égalité des Territoires (www.cget.gouv.fr) et le laboratoire CIMEOS – MSH de Dijon, de l’Univ. de Bourgogne Franche-Comté a été lancée en 2016 afin de comprendre en évaluant l’évolution des nouveaux modes de communications entre les différents acteurs du t…

Extended valence theory perspective on consumers' e-waste recycling intentions in Japan

2021

The gravity of the electronic waste (e-waste) crisis can be attributed to consumers' low participation in ensuring the proper disposal of such materials. Motivating consumers to recycle e-waste requires a deeper understanding of the dimensions that underlie behavioral intentions. Accordingly, the present study uses the novel framework of Valence Theory (VT) to examine how consumers evaluate their decision to recycle e-waste. The authors propose an extended VT model incorporating consumer values (value compatibility, openness to change, and environmental concerns), which is validated using cross-sectional survey data from 774 Japanese consumers. We also examine the role of different moderato…

Il terremoto del 1823 in Sicilia settentrionale: danni e ricostruzioni

2016

Il 5 marzo 1823 si verificò un terremoto che investì gran parte della Sicilia settentrionale. Numerosi danni si verificarono a Palermo, nelle aree limitrofe a sud e ovest della capitale, in alcuni centri delle Madonie e nelle zone situate lungo il litorale e l’immediato entroterra tirrenico da Palermo a Patti (in particolare a Naso). Il contributo intende indagare, attraverso lo studio delle opere degli autori coevi al sisma e soprattutto di una copiosa documentazione archivistica, le modalità attraverso le quali ci si raffrontò con i problemi determinati dal terremoto, dalla gestione dell'emergenza, all'analisi dei danni e delle successive ricostruzioni. Dal quadro tracciato emerge in part…

Rischi da sisma e uso di tecnologie appropriate per proteggere il patrimonio esistente : Earthquake risks and use of appropriate technologies to prot…

2017

Nel corso degli ultimi anni molti sono stati in Italia i dibattiti scientifici concentrati su una provata relazione tra sisma ed abusi edilizi. Le calamità naturali vengono favorite e/o accentuate dall’uso speculativo e distruttivo dell’ambiente e sono ancora più disastrose per quelle costruzioni che non hanno i dovuti requisiti di sicurezza. Alla luce di queste considerazioni il contributo illustrare parte dei risultati della ricerca dal titolo: “Interazione tra rischio sismico e costruito abusivo. Caratteri morfologici e tipologici nelle aree a rischio sismico”, condotta dall’Università di Palermo in collaborazione con l’Istituto dell’Egeo, il Comune di Kos e l’università di Salonicco, al…

Potres i obnova u Dubrovniku 1520. godine

2015

In 1520 the territory of Ragusa republic was struck by a strong earthquake. According to the documents, all the private houses and also the main religious and public buildings in the city were damaged. The totality of the measures taken from government’s units allow to know the modality of emergency management by a strongly centralized state organization, ensuring at the same time individual freedom and social balance. The effects of earthquake create the necessity of a wide reconstruction work, involving both private and public sphere. The private citizens did mainly emergency interventions, in order to resolve static problems, not taking the opportunity for a restyling of their buildings.…