Barbatoriam facere. Distinktion und Transgression in der römischen Kaiserzeit

Millennium ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-27
Author(s):  
Christopher Degelmann
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Facial Hair ◽  
The Status

Abstract While clothing issues of the Romans have been researched in recent years, the examination of facial hair has so far been rather unexplored. Therefore, little attention has been paid to the ceremonial first shave of young Romans (barbatoria), although beard growth, shaving and care provided information about hierarchies and identity, alleged sexual practices or periods of life cycle. The ritual of barbatoria was hence accompanied by assumptions about the character of a person. The article shows these dimensions of barbatoria using the examples of Octavian/Augustus, Caligula, Nero and Elagabalus. In doing so, it aims at pointing to the possibilities of distinction as well as transgression for staging the status as a young, wealthy Roman citizen that is becoming a ‘real man’.

Bionomics of the pine needle scale (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), an emerging pest in Christmas tree (Pinaceae) plantations in southern Québec, Canada

2018 ◽  
Vol 150 (5) ◽  
pp. 632-636 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Frdéric Guay ◽  
Amy Bernier-Desmarais ◽  
Jean-François Doherty ◽  
Conrad Cloutier
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Scale Insects ◽  
Tree Plantations ◽  
Christmas Tree ◽  
Pine Needle ◽  
Abies Fraseri ◽  
Fraser Fir ◽  
Christmas Trees ◽  
Significant Damage ◽  
The Status

AbstractThe pine needle scale, Chionaspis pinifoliae (Fitch) (Hemiptera: Diaspididae), has the status of an emerging pest in Christmas tree (Pinaceae) plantations in Québec, Canada. The scale is not known to cause any significant damage yet and is not generally monitored by growers. However, it can be an obstacle for exportation to Christmas tree markets where scale insects are strictly regulated. In this study, we describe its life cycle in Christmas tree plantations in southern Québec. We confirm the presence of both parthenogenetic and sexual forms of the scale on Fraser fir Abies fraseri (Pursh) Poiret (Pinaceae) grown as Christmas trees, and of parasitoid and Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) specialists that could contribute to its control.

Mechanization and the Irreducibility of the Biotic Aspect: A Dooyeweerdian View of Bioengineering

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-19
Author(s):  
Fernando Pasquini Santos
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Living Things ◽  
The Status ◽  
Biological Entities ◽  
Generational Continuity

Abstract The nonreductionistic theory of the multiple aspects of reality offered by the Dutch philosopher Herman Dooyeweerd is employed to illuminate the status of bodies and biological entities in relation to attached and incorporated technological devices. I first present a review of the interpretations of the mechanization of biology and then argue from a Dooyeweerdian viewpoint that this mechanization also amounts to a reduction of the biotic aspect to previous aspects, such as the physical and the regulatory or cybernetic aspect. Next, the irreducible meaning of the biotic aspect is defined as the vital life cycle and generational continuity that delineate the form of a species. Finally, I show how this definition helps us identify a normativity and a respect for living things, and I discuss its implications for bioengineering practices.

Comparative study on Life Cycle Assessment of buildings in developed countries and Sri Lanka

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Isuri Anuradha Amarasinghe ◽  
Dumindu Soorige ◽  
Devindi Geekiyanage
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Life Cycle Assessment ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Sri Lanka ◽  
Implementation Process ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Exploratory Research ◽  
Environmental Friendliness ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Status

PurposeLife cycle assessment (LCA) has considerably contributed to increasing the environmental friendliness of buildings in developed countries. However, it is hard to find evidence on the application of LCA for buildings in developing countries; particularly, Sri Lanka. There is a lack of research to compare the status of LCA of buildings in developed countries vs developing countries. In this context, the purpose of this study aims to examine the status of LCA implementation for buildings between developed countries and Sri Lanka, a developing country.Design/methodology/approachThe exploratory research was adapted, and in-depth interviews were held with LCA professionals from Sri Lanka and developed countries, respectively.FindingsRelatively less attention has been paid to the implementation of LCA for buildings in Sri Lanka compared to the developed countries due to the time and effort required to collect life cycle inventory data and limited stakeholder understanding of the LCA. Hence, this study proposed improvements, including the development of LCA databases containing region-specific data and conducting programmes to raise stakeholders' awareness to address the gaps in Sri Lanka.Research limitations/implicationsThe identified LCA implementation process for buildings could be used as a guide for first-time LCA users, and it equally makes a valued reference for experienced practitioners.Originality/valueA limited number of the studies formulate a comparison between the LCA for building in developed countries and developing countries. This research attempts to address this knowledge gap.

scholarly journals LAND EXPERTISE OF AUTHORIZED RECONSTRUCTION ON THE EXAMPLE OF A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING

2021 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 145-151
Author(s):  
Daria V. Parkhomenko
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Land Management ◽  
Russian Federation ◽  
Residential Building ◽  
Residential Development ◽  
Unified Approach ◽  
Land Plot ◽  
The Status ◽  
The Russian Federation ◽  
First Time

Unauthorized construction, including unauthorized reconstruction, is a frequent violation of building and land management norms in the regulation of low-rise residential development in the Russian Federation. Giving the status of legality to such buildings is possible only in court, which is always accompanied by a judicial land management (cadastral) examination. At the same time, there are currently no requirements for its implementation. The author also observes a tendency for a lack of a unified approach to measurements, to state cadastral registration and to the life cycle of an unauthorizedly reconstructed building. In this article, using the example of the analysis of compliance with the distances from newly erected walls or other elements of the construction object in the process of (unauthorized) reconstruction to the boundaries of the land plot and to neighboring buildings, for the first time, an approach to the forensic land management examination of this type is systematized.

Sexuality and Gender

2009 ◽  
pp. 304-315
Author(s):  
Laura McClure
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Identity ◽  
Social Structures ◽  
Sexual Practices ◽  
Greek Mythology ◽  
Biological Sex ◽  
Sexuality And Gender ◽  
The Status ◽  
To Come ◽  
And Gender

In discussing sexual identity, this article focuses on specific issues in understanding how individuals could be constructed as sexual beings. The ancient Greeks themselves had no specific or overarching terms for either gender or sexuality, yet distinctions based on biological sex were deeply embedded in the linguistic, cognitive, political, and social structures of their society at all periods. Just as biological sex precedes sexuality in many accounts, so men were thought to come into being before women in Greek mythology. Meanwhile, the sexual practices of the ancient Greeks attracted the attention of scholars much earlier than questions about the status and position of Greek women.

scholarly journals Proposed Green Development Reporting Framework for Enterprises from a Life-Cycle Perspective and a Case Study in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (23) ◽  
pp. 6856 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ding ◽  
Ruan ◽  
Yang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Index System ◽  
Current Trend ◽  
Assessment Method ◽  
Public Enterprises ◽  
Development Indicators ◽  
Green Development ◽  
Reporting Framework ◽  
The Status

Green development is becoming prioritized in industrial settings and manufacturing. Under the current trend of green development, the status of the green development of enterprises is not clear. Evaluation indicators of green development are required, especially given that China has issued many green development policies, as well as special funding support. Reporting is an important tool to foster communication among governments, the public, enterprises, and stakeholders, as well as to assess advances in, and provide guidance, toward realizing green development. The purpose of the present study was to establish a green development report framework and green development indicators for enterprises, with an application to a case study of a textile company in China. The green development reporting framework was based on a life-cycle assessment method, which is an index system constructed to combine quantitative and qualitative indicators, process control and outcome-oriented indicators within the scope of both life-cycle and factory boundaries. This index system included definitions and calculations methods of environmental and resource indicators that can comprehensively reflect green development. By using empirical data from 2017 in the case study, the framework and indicators were further described, and the effects of relevant terms were noted. The green development reporting framework and case study herein can help enterprises understand the concept of green development, self-inspection, self-comparison, communicate advancements, and ultimately improve their level of green development.

Becoming a Merchant Adventurer

2020 ◽  
pp. 33-69
Author(s):  
Thomas Leng
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Social Structure ◽  
Social Settings ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status

This chapter addresses recruitment to the Company of Merchant Adventurers, focusing on the institution of apprenticeship. As well as being the most common means to join the Company, apprenticeship was used to manage overseas trade, with apprentices commonly deployed as agents overseas. The chapter introduces the social settings of Company trade overseas—the mart towns—and their place in the merchant life-cycle. It considers the opportunities and challenges facing aspiring Merchant Adventurers in the mart towns as they sought to assume the status of independent merchant in their own households. It also identifies significant changes in the social structure of the mart towns, associated with rising numbers of long-term residents, which had the potential to divide the Company’s different residences in England and overseas.

scholarly journals Scenarios for Life Cycle Studies of Bridge Concrete Structure Maintenance

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (22) ◽  
pp. 9557
Author(s):  
Hyunsik Kim ◽  
Sungho Tae ◽  
Yonghan Ahn ◽  
Jihwan Yang
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Service Life ◽  
Bridge Deck ◽  
Condition Rating ◽  
The Us ◽  
The Status ◽  
Future Events ◽  
Maintenance Activities ◽  
National Bridge Inventory ◽  
Existing Bridges

The sustainability of structures during their construction and service life has become a widespread topic of interest. To ensure the sustainability of bridges, maintenance databases can be analyzed to determine the status changes and required maintenance of existing bridges. The results of this analysis can then be used to predict the environmental impacts and costs incurred during ongoing maintenance of new bridges to prepare accordingly for the future. To prepare for future events, this study utilizes the US National Bridge Inventory to analyze changes in the condition rating of bridge decks and substructures according to their service years, and suggests maintenance scenarios for the service life of bridge deck and substructure concrete by investigating the maintenance activities according to service years. The factors for applying the scenarios in Korea and conceptual equations for life cycle studies which apply the scenarios are discussed for further study in the life cycle assessment field of bridges.

Studies on the biology, immature stages and relative groowth of some Australian bugs of the superfamily Coreoidea (Hemiptera : Heteroptera)

1966 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 895 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Kumar
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Immature Stages ◽  
Relative Growth ◽  
The Status ◽  
First Time

The biology and immature stages of 11 species of native Australian bugs of the superfamily Coreoidea are studied and their relevance to the status of the included taxa are considered. The immature stages of Hyocephalidae and Agriopocorinae are described for the first time and an account of the life cycle of the former is given. The morphology of the coreoid larvae is studied in detail and the relative growth of pronotum and antennal and leg segments is studied in six species of Coreidae and Alydidae. Hypothesis 1 of Matsuda (1961) has been supported.

Reassessment Issues in Life Cycle Structural Integrity Management of Fixed Steel Installations

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Stacey ◽  
M. Birkinshaw ◽  
J. V. Sharp
Keyword(s):  
Life Cycle ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Offshore Structures ◽  
Iso Standard ◽  
Existing Structures ◽  
System Integrity ◽  
The Status ◽  
Important Trend ◽  
Integrity Management ◽  
Inspection Data

There is an increasing number of ageing installations in UK waters, many of which are being or will be operated beyond their original planned service life. This important trend, in combination with (a) the introduction of risk-based goal-setting regulations which require the maintenance of life cycle integrity as a key target, (b) the development of guidelines in the draft ISO standard for offshore structures, ISO 19902, and (c) significant technology advances in recent years (e.g. in loading, fatigue, fire and blast integrity and system integrity), makes reassessment an important consideration in the structural integrity management of offshore installations. The paper outlines procedures in place for reassessment, including those in the draft ISO standard, and reviews recent technical advances relevant to this area. The important role of inspection and maintenance for existing structures is assessed and related to both current practices and target requirements. The need for reliable and comprehensive inspection data is important for reassessment and the status of this is reviewed. An overall framework for reassessment is developed in the light of the above issues.

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