Going from the Pact to the Soul: Exploring a Metaphysical Journey

The story of the Pact of unity between Chiara Lubich and Igino Giordani, which was the prelude to Chiara’s mystical experience in the summer of 1949, concludes with the introduction of something new arising from the Pact: the Soul. Chiara describes it as “the bond between us,” the “space” where the multiplication of the one and the unification of the many is both actualized and explained. This article explores the conceptual development of thought about this issue. Pelli looks at the development of metaphysics over the centuries, investigating the One-many relationship emblematic of the cultural and spiritual history of the West. Beginning with the pre-Socratics and going then to the theoretical achievements of Plato, Nicholas of Cusa, and of Leibniz, this exploration comes to Chiara Lubich’s contribution based on Uni-Trinitarian Love, the intimate mystery of God, which offers an original interpretive key for the One-many question

The Epistolary Story in Haskalah Literature: Isaac Euchel’s \u27Igrot Meshulam\u27

This study of the epistolary genre in Hebrew Haskalah literature examines several epistolary pieces published in Hameʾasef, the journal of German Haskalah. In particular, it looks at Isaac Euchel\u27s \u27Igrot Meshulam ben Uriyah Haʾeshtemoi,\u27 considered the first epistolary writing in modern Hebrew belle lettres

Management of social production of habitat

Construir abordajes adecuados para la gestión de la producción social del hábitat pasa por reconocer la naturaleza compleja del hábitat social en tanto sistema de situaciones en interacción con otros sistemas. Pasa igualmente por asumir la complejidad de sus procesos de producción, fuertemente determinados en su concepción, desarrollo y resultados por la mayor o menor presencia de cada uno de los grupos de actores afectados y sus respectivos paradigmas culturales. En este contexto la cuestión de la formación de los técnicos emerge como un vector fundamental de cara al acierto en el enfoque de la producción del hábitat, cuyo nivel de complejidad puede exigir un tránsito no sólo desde la actuación unidisciplinar a la transdisciplinar, sino hacia una gestión de naturaleza transectorial. Ello implica construir modelos de gestión participativa y concertada que nos remiten, más allá del plano técnico y político, a un nuevo e ineludible grado de conciencia sobre las implicaciones sociales y ambientales de la producción del hábitat.The construction of adequate approaches for the management of social production of habitat depends upon recognition of the complex nature of social habitat as being a system of situations in interaction with other systems and with other situations. It equally depends upon the acceptance of the complexity of their production processes, which are largely determined in the design, development and results by the degree of presence of each group of actors involved and their respective cultural paradigms. In this context, the question of technician training emerges as a fundamental vector with a view to the skill and commitment of every actor in the approach of production of habitat, whose level of complexity can demand a transfer not only from uni-disciplinary action into trans-disciplinary action, but also towards management of a trans-sectorial nature. This implies constructing models of participative and harmonized management which refer us, beyond the technical and political level, to a new and inescapable degree of awareness about social and environmental implications of production of habitat

Maestría en gestión y desarrollo de la vivienda social de la Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo de la UNNE: gestación y evolución

El presente trabajo describe el proceso de gestación y evolución de la Maestría en Gestión y Desarrollo de la Vivienda Social, del Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo en Vivienda (IIDVi), FAU, UNNE. Se presenta como primera maestría en esta facultad diseñada, dirigida y gestionada por docentes-investigadores de la misma institución, y también como nueva etapa de evolución de la unidad académica de pertenencia (IIDVi), así como de la cátedra Gestión y Desarrollo de la Vivienda Popular, con carácter de acto de transmisión, enriquecimiento y discusión del “estado del arte” del tema, desde una particular e ineludible óptica teóricoideológica.The present work describes the process of gestation and evolution of the Master in Management and Development of the Social Housing, of the Institute of Research and Development in Housing (IIDVi), FAU, UNNE. It´s the first master’s in the Faculty of Architecture and Urbanism (FAU UNNE) designed, directed and managed by teacher-researchers from the same institution. This is also a new stage of evolution of the academic unit of belonging (IIDVi), as well as of the cathedra Gestión y Desarrollo de la Vivienda Popular, with character of act of transmission, enrichment and discussion of the “state of the art” of the topic, from a particular and unavoidable theoretical - ideological optics.Fil: Pelli, Victor. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Vivienda; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Alcalá, Laura Inés. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Vivienda; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Giró, Marta Graciela. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Vivienda; Argentina. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas; ArgentinaFil: Pelli, María Bernabela. Universidad Nacional del Nordeste. Facultad de Arquitectura y Urbanismo. Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo de la Vivienda; Argentin

A clinical test for visual crowding

Crowding is a major limitation of visual perception. Because of crowding, a simple object, like a letter, can only be recognized if clutter is a certain critical spacing away. Crowding is only weakly associated with acuity. The critical spacing of crowding is lowest in the normal fovea, and grows with increasing eccentricity in peripheral vision. Foveal crowding is more prominent in certain patient groups, including those with strabismic amblyopia and apperceptive agnosia. Crowding may lessen with age during childhood as reading speed increases. The range of crowding predicts much of the slowness of reading in children with developmental dyslexia. There is tantalizing evidence suggesting that the critical spacing of crowding indicates neural density (participating neurons per square deg) in the visual cortex. Thus, for basic and applied reasons, it would be very interesting to measure foveal crowding clinically in children and adults with normal and impaired vision, and to track the development of crowding during childhood. While many labs routinely measure peripheral crowding as part of their basic research in visual perception, current tests are not well suited to routine clinical testing because they take too much time, require good fixation, and are mostly not applicable to foveal vision. Here we report a new test for clinical measurement of crowding in the fovea. It is quick and accurate, works well with children and adults, and we expect it to work well with dementia patients as well. The task is to identify a numerical digit, 1-9, using a new “Pelli” font that is identifiable at tiny width (0.02 deg, about 1 minarc, in normal adult fovea). This allows quick measurement of the very small (0.05 deg) critical spacing in the normal adult fovea, as well as with other groups that have higher critical spacing. Preliminary results from healthy adults and children are presented

Numerical Solution of the Electron Heat Transport Equation and Physics-Constrained Modeling of the Thermal Conductivity via Sequential Quadratic Programming Optimization in Nuclear Fusion Plasmas

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The life of dragonflies: order Odonata

The Odonata Order has a wide geographical distribution. The life cycle is complex, with stage of aquatic nymph, the naiad and winged adults. The research was carried out in peer-reviewed journals at the PuMed and Capes databases, with the keyword Odonata "and" ecology, when the text was complete and available. The used books were researched with insects theme, entomology, available in the collection of the library of the Federal University of the Triângulo Mineiro or private collection. The theoretical framework deals with biology, life cycle, sexual behavior and biodiversity. The Odonata order needs preserved places to reproduce and develop. Some authors mention that certain species of dragonflies can be considered good bioindicators of preserved environment, since they are sensitive to environmental changes. Finally, there is a need for further studies on taxonomy, physiology, and ethology to use this group as a bioindicator in quick works