scholarly journals A Critical Review of Ground Based Observations of Earthquake Precursors

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Livio Conti ◽  
Piergiorgio Picozza ◽  
Alessandro Sotgiu
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Earthquake Precursors ◽  
Statistical Analyses ◽  
Large Field ◽  
Mechanical Parameters ◽  
Companion Article ◽  
Large Background

We aim at giving a short review of the seismo-associated phenomena detected on ground that in recent years have been investigated as possible earthquake precursors. The paper comes together with a companion article–published on this same volume by Picozza et al., 2021–devoted to summarize the space-based observation of earthquake–precursors by satellites missions. In the present work, we give an overview of the observations carried out on ground in order to identify earthquake precursors by distinguishing them from the large background constituted by both natural non-seismic and artificial sources. We start discussing the measurements of mechanical parameters and variations of geochemical fluids detected before earthquakes; then we review thermal and atmospheric oscillations; finally, observations of electromagnetic and ionospheric parameters possibly related to the occurrence of impeding earthquakes are discussed. In order to introduce a so large field of research, we focus only on some main case studies and statistical analyses together with the main hypotheses and models proposed in literature in order to explain the observed phenomenology.

scholarly journals Using History as Evidence in Philosophy of Science: A Methodological Critique

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (2) ◽  
pp. 239-258 ◽  
Author(s):  
James W. McAllister
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Philosophy Of Science ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
History Of Science ◽  
Scientific Realism ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Quantitative Methods ◽  
Qualitative Approaches ◽  
History Of

Abstract This article offers a critical review of past attempts and possible methods to test philosophical models of science against evidence from history of science. Drawing on methodological debates in social science, I distinguish between quantitative and qualitative approaches. I show that both have their uses in history and philosophy of science, but that many writers in this domain have misunderstood and misapplied these approaches, and especially the method of case studies. To test scientific realism, for example, quantitative methods are more effective than case studies. I suggest that greater methodological clarity would enable the project of integrated history and philosophy of science to make renewed progress.

scholarly journals Earthquake precursors in the light of peroxy defects theory: Critical review of systematic observations

2021 ◽  
Vol 230 (1) ◽  
pp. 7-46 ◽  
Author(s):  
Friedemann Freund ◽  
Guy Ouillon ◽  
John Scoville ◽  
Didier Sornette
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Earthquake Precursors

scholarly journals Encenações e reescritas da memória no capitalismo global entre teorias e práticas culturais | Scenarios and rewritings of memory in global capitalism between theories and cultural practices

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Giulia Crippa
Keyword(s):  
Case Studies ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Cultural Memory ◽  
Cultural Practices ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Berlin Wall ◽  
Second Moment ◽  
Alternative Representation

RESUMO Discute-se a constituição da Memória Cultural após a queda do muro de Berlim e pelos fenômenos da globalização. Propõe-se o estudo de dois casos dedicados à memória no contemporâneo: o Memorial dos deportados italianos em Auschwitz, realizado em 1981 e hoje não mais existente; e o Museu da Memória de Ustica, em Bolonha, inaugurado em 2007. Trata-se de exemplos que permitem refletir sobre as transformações da memória dentro de uma discussão sobre capitalismo globalizado. Oferecemos as contribuições de experiências de representação alternativas, que tendem a deslegitimar as visões dominantes. Pretende-se indagar as maneiras de realização dos registros e sua mediação. Metodologicamente, o trabalho realiza uma revisão crítica da literatura sobre os temas abordados. Em um segundo momento, nos dois estudos de caso, observa a práxis.Palavras-chave: Memória; Capitalismo; Museu de Ustica; Memorial de Auschwitz.ABSTRACT The constitution of Cultural Memory is discussed after the fall of the Berlin Wall and by the phenomena of globalization.It is proposed to study two cases dedicated to contemporary memory: the Memorial of the Italian deportees in Auschwitz, held in 1981 and today no longer existent and the Museum of the memory of Ustica, in Bologna, inaugurated in 2007. These are examples which allow us to reflect on the transformations of memory within a discussion of globalized capitalism. We offer the contributions of alternative representation experiences, which tend to delegitimize dominant views. It is intended to investigate the ways in which the records are made and their mediation. Methodologically, the work carries out a critical review of the literature on the topics covered. In a second moment, in the two case studies, it observes the praxis.Keywords: Memory; Capitalism; Museum of Ustica; Auschwitz Memorial.

Money and Moralities

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cheryll Alipio ◽  
Lan Anh Hoang
Keyword(s):  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Case Studies ◽  
Market Economy ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Global Capitalism ◽  
South And Southeast Asia ◽  
The Social ◽  
Moral Economies ◽  
Neoliberal Policies

The editorial introduction begins with a contextualization of how neoliberal policies, along with global capitalism, vary and are experienced differently in the settings described in the volume. In presenting nine chapters of case studies from across South and Southeast Asia, the introduction develops a framework for the conceptualization of contemporary Asia as an interconnected and transnational region in which money and morality have an ever-expanding role in people’s everyday lives. Following a critical review of the international scholarship on money and moralities, the introduction discusses how the chapters speak to each of the volume’s three sub-themes: ‘Money and Moral Selfhood in the Market Economy’, ‘Social Currencies and the Morality of Gender’, and ‘The Social Life of Money in Asian Moral Economies’.

Mechanistic knowledge and noncovalent interactions as the key features for enantioselective catalysed multicomponent reactions: a critical review

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (31) ◽  
pp. 7260-7269 ◽  
Author(s):  
Luciana M. Ramos ◽  
Marcelo O. Rodrigues ◽  
Brenno A. D. Neto
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Multicomponent Reactions ◽  
Noncovalent Interactions ◽  
Short Review ◽  
Key Features

This critical short review focuses on some key features which determine successful enantioselective catalysed multicomponent reactions (MCRs) and are typically underappreciated in the literature.

scholarly journals A critical review of Electric Earthquake Precursors

2009 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Tzanis ◽  
F. Vallianatos
Keyword(s):  
Critical Review ◽  
Earthquake Precursors
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