scholarly journals „Walliser off Gultüre“. Die Wanderungsbewegung der Walser und Galtür

2016 ◽  
pp. 187
Author(s):  
Jakob Franz Kathrein
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Elderly Resident ◽  
Online Newspaper ◽  
History Of ◽  
New Settlements

This bachelor thesis focusses on the history of the Walser migration in general and the settlement of Galtür in particular, looking at the reasons why the Walser people left their homeland and at the conditions under which they established new settlements. In addition this paper tries to find out whether traces of the Walser people and their culture still exist, particularly on the example of Galtür. Does a commemorative culture in the centres of the Walser migration and settlement exist in today’s Galtür? Do people there identify themselves as Walsers? The research to answer these questions is based on literature, online newspaper databases and empirical data gathered from an interview with an elderly resident of Galtür.

scholarly journals Is There an Equivalence between Measures of Landscape Structural and Functional Connectivity for Plants in Conservation Assessments of the Cerrado?

Land ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (11) ◽  
pp. 459
Author(s):  
Thais Martins Issii ◽  
Erico Fernando Lopes Pereira-Silva ◽  
Carlos Tomás López de Pablo ◽  
Rozely Ferreira dos Santos ◽  
Elisa Hardt
Keyword(s):  
Functional Connectivity ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Landscape Connectivity ◽  
Structural Connectivity ◽  
Long Distance ◽  
Dispersal Capacity ◽  
Plant Dispersal ◽  
Optimal Resource ◽  
History Of ◽  
Conservation Assessments

Landscape connectivity can be assessed based on the physical connection (structural connectivity) or the maintenance of flow among habitats depending on the species (functional connectivity). The lack of empirical data on the dispersal capacity of species can lead to the use of simple structural measures. Comparisons between these approaches can improve decision-making processes for the conservation or restoration of habitats in fragmented landscapes, such as the Cerrado biome. This study aimed to understand the correspondence between the measures of landscape structural and functional connectivity for Cerrado plants. Three landscapes with cerradão patches in a pasture matrix were selected for the application of these metrics based on the functional connectivity of four profiles of plant dispersal capacity. The results showed divergent interpretations between the measures of landscape structural and functional connectivity, indicating that the assessment of biodiversity conservation and landscape connectivity is dependent on the set of metrics chosen. Structurally, the studied landscapes had the same number of cerradão patches but varied in optimal resource availability, isolation, heterogeneity, and aggregation. Functional connectivity was low for all profiles (based on the integral index of connectivity—IIC) and null for species with a low dispersal capacity (based on the connectance index—CONNECT), indicating that species with a medium- to long-distance dispersal capacity may be less affected by the history of losses and fragmentation of the Cerrado in the pasture matrix. The functional connectivity metrics used allowed a more robust analysis and, apparently, better reflected reality, but the lack of empirical data on dispersal capacity and the difficulty in choosing an indicator organism can limit their use in the management and planning of conservation and restoration areas.

Theoretical diversity of the marine biosphere

Paleobiology ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 36 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-15 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michał Kowalewski ◽  
Seth Finnegan
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Fossil Record ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Geological History ◽  
Empirical Knowledge ◽  
Primary Target ◽  
History Of ◽  
Global Biodiversity ◽  
Theoretical Considerations ◽  
Marine Biosphere

In considering the history of biodiversity paleontologists have focused on exploratory investigations of empirical data derived from the fossil record. Starting with the pioneering work of Philips (1860), and continuing at an increasing pace through today, this inductive approach has dominated diversity research. In contrast, deductive theoretical considerations that focus on the expected history of biodiversity, and develop independently of empirical knowledge, have remained under-explored. Appreciating the need for a nomothetic paleobiology (Gould 1980), we here reconsider the history of biodiversity, using deductive models constrained by a few, self-evident parameters. This analysis centers on the marine fossil record, the primary target of most previous empirical studies on the geological history of global biodiversity (e.g., Valentine 1969; Raup 1972, 1976; Sepkoski et al. 1981; Alroy et al. 2008).

The history of /-n/ loss in English: Phonotactic change with lexical and grammatical specificity

2019 ◽  
Vol 40 (1) ◽  
pp. 203-230
Author(s):  
Donka Minkova ◽  
Michael Lefkowitz
Keyword(s):  
Data Base ◽  
Middle English ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
N Loss ◽  
Morphological Marker ◽  
Statistical Comparison ◽  
Rates Of Change ◽  
Word Level ◽  
History Of ◽  
Word Classes

Abstract In Old English, /-n/ loss started in early Northumbrian and spread to the southern dialects after about 1050. An important diagnostic of the transition to Middle English, the loss is commonly assumed to be morphologically driven. However, /-n/ loss in atonic syllables could also be phonologically-conditioned: aweġ ‘away’<onweġ, abūtan ‘about’<onbūtan. In Middle English, the loss proceeded rapidly, but the triggers behind the different rates of change and the different results for the various categories have not been fully explored. Using LAEME, we survey all attestations of /-n/ loss, enriching the empirical data-base on the change. The findings show significant differences within word-classes, and differences between inflectional and derivational suffixes. This raises a set of theoretical questions: why did only /-n/ inflections lose their codas, why was the productivity of verbal derivational /-n/ phonotactically restricted, what justifies the loss or retention of /-n/ in stems? We look into the interplay of phonological and morphological factors, isolate the sets in which the results appear to be phonotactically driven, and address the phonotactic dimension in relation to other factors, both within and above the word level. In noun plurals, /-n/ loss emerges as the clearest case of avoidance of phonotactically suboptimal sequences at the word level. A statistical comparison of the end-points of the change reveals that overall frequency has stayed constant and has no obvious direct bearing on the process, while the presence of /-n/ as a morphological marker has changed significantly. The paper ends by identifying aspects of the history of /-n/ that remain uncharted.

scholarly journals A semiotic investigation of the graphic imagery by pioneer tattoo artists in KwaZulu-Natal with special reference to the Ramesar brothers

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
◽  
Rory Van As
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Special Reference ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Visual Semiotics ◽  
Kwazulu Natal ◽  
Personal Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Communication Practices ◽  
Depth Interviews

This study focuses on the graphic imagery of tattoo artists in KwaZulu-­‐Natal with special reference to the Ramesar brothers. Various visual communication practices and theories are drawn upon to explain the imagery created by them. The literature review chapters of this study cover a brief history of primarily Western tattooing practices, as well as a discussion of the meaning of tattoos from a visual semiotics perspective. The fieldwork component of the study involved conducting and analysing a series of qualitative in-­‐depth interviews with interviewees who were either tattooed by, or are family members of, the Ramesar brothers. The purpose of the interviews was to explore the personal experiences and motivations that contributed to the work of these tattoo artists. The study contributes to visual studies in South Africa in the sense that the empirical data confirm the pioneer status of the Ramesar brothers as graphic artists.

scholarly journals Novel Televisual Environments

2015 ◽  
Vol 4 (7) ◽  
pp. 99
Author(s):  
Ilkin Mehrabov
Keyword(s):  
European Commission ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Information Society ◽  
Technological Progress ◽  
Theoretical Framework ◽  
Stereoscopic Vision ◽  
User Experiences ◽  
History Of ◽  
Media Environments ◽  
Immersive Media

This article focuses on one of the most ground-breaking technological attempts in creating novel immersive media environments for heightened televisual user experiences: 3DTV, a Network of Excellence funded by the European Commission 6th Framework Information Society Technologies Programme. Based on the theoretical framework outlined by the works of Jonathan Crary and Brian Winston, and on empirical data obtained from author’s fieldwork and laboratory visit notes, as well as discussions with practitioners, the article explores the history of stereoscopic vision and technological progress related with it, and looks for possible reasons of 3DTV’s dramatic commercial failure.

scholarly journals Colour and form

2018 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Camilla Gåfvels
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Local History ◽  
Educational Activity ◽  
Multiple Sources ◽  
Upper Secondary ◽  
Long Term Changes ◽  
History Of ◽  
Verbal Analysis

This article investigates how expressions of vocational knowing regarding colour and form changed in Swedish upper secondary floristry education between 1990 and 2015. An analytical approach is used which falls within the framework of a sociocultural interpretation of educational activity. During the period studied, subject matter related to colour and form became increasingly formalised. Empirical data was obtained from multiple sources, including two interviews with an experienced senior teacher, which helped to reveal the local history of a leading Swedish floristry school. The findings of the article are as follows: (i) conceptualisation, verbal analysis and reflection have gained prominence in Swedish floristry education since the 1990s, and (ii) these tools have increasingly served to help participants in education make and express aesthetic judgements. Through a discussion of various aspects of contemporary Swedish floristry education, the article illuminates the complexity of long-term changes in vocational knowing.

The History of Ancient Israel: What Directions Should we Take?

2007 ◽  
Author(s):  
HANS M. BARSTAD
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Iron Age ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Population Movements ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ancient Israel ◽  
Present Context ◽  
Economic Trends ◽  
History Of ◽  
Scientific Nature

There can be little doubt about the enormous importance of the work of Fernand Braudel and the French Annales tradition for the academic study of history. Together with its many ramifications, the Annales ‘school’ constitutes what is known today as the (French) ‘New History’. In France, the scientific nature of history was never really doubted. History formed (as it does today) a part of the social sciences. For this reason, Braudel stressed the necessity of using empirical data, often quantifiable, to be able to identify the structures underlying social and cultural phenomena. Later, this was referred to as histoire sérielle. The reason why Annales should be considered in some detail in the present context is that some biblical researchers have claimed that the Braudel heritage may be useful for the study of the history of ancient Israel. Knowledge of climate, biology, geography, population movements, and economic trends in Palestine during the Iron Age is relevant to the student of the history of ancient Israel.

Community-led governance: Opportunities and constraints

2020 ◽  
pp. 123-146
Author(s):  
John Sturzaker ◽  
Alexander Nurse
Keyword(s):  
Empirical Data ◽  
Urban Areas ◽  
Urban Governance ◽  
Top Down ◽  
History Of

The notion, and practice, of devolving power to communities is now widespread, and since 2010 has been a particularly important element of the reforms to urban governance instituted by successive UK Governments. There has been a great deal of entirely justifiable scepticism about this, but recent evidence suggests that there may be scope for some of the reforms, specifically new “Neighbourhood Plans”, to play a progressive and emancipatory role in cities. This chapter reviews the contested history of governance at the community scale, considering both the formal devolution of power and more radical community-led approaches. It contrasts a predominantly top-down approach in England with seemingly more genuine attempts at devolution elsewhere, and introduces empirical data on Neighbourhood Plans in urban areas.

scholarly journals The Institutionalisation of Power

1969 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 81-102
Author(s):  
Diego Solís Delgadillo
Keyword(s):  
Interest Groups ◽  
Empirical Data ◽  
Party System ◽  
Political Power ◽  
Legislative Process ◽  
Labour Unions ◽  
History Of

Existing studies such as those of Pastor and Wise (2005) argue that the democratic period in Mexico has been characterised by serious governability problems derived from divided governments. Nevertheless, the empirical data shows this period has been the most productive in the history of Mexico, but at the same time a series of relevant reforms have been rejected or watered down. This paper focuses on the role played by interest groups in the legislative process, especially labour unions; the hypothesis is that the more powerful the groups, the more likely the legislative process will reflect the interest of that group. To establish how powerful a union is it follows the work of Acemoglu and Robinson (2006) and established indicators to measure the concept “de facto political power” then it proceeds to compare this explanation vis-à-vis other hypotheses for the legislative result such as divided governments, fragmentation and polarisation of the party system.

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