Spas, steamships and sardines : Edwardian package tourism and the marketing of Galician regionalism [PDF]
From 1901 until the First World War, alongside its principal business of shipping rubber and leather to and from the USA and Northern Brazil, Liverpool's Booth Steamship Company (familiarly known as the ‘Booth Line’) ran a portfolio of highly successful ...
Hooper, Kirsty
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Las meigas: la transformación de un estigma en recurso patrimonial
Este artículo plantea una reflexión en torno a los procesos de patrimonialización de las meigas gallegas teniendo en cuenta su marginalización y exclusión en el pasado y su actual transformación y reinterpretación como recurso social.
Guadalupe Jiménez-Esquinas
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The article analyzes the figure of Hryhorii Kupchanko, the Bukovynian ethnographer, journalist, publisher, and public figure. The author dwelled on some aspects of his biography, publishing, and journalistic activities, scientific research in ethnography,
Oleksandr Dobrzhanskyi
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Optical Control of the Thermal Conductivity in BaTiO3
Light‐driven manipulation of thermal conductivity in archetypal ferroelectric, BaTiO3, offers a novel and effective approach for the dynamical control of the heat flux, with potential applications in thermal management and phonon‐based logic. Abstract Achieving dynamic control over thermal conductivity remains a formidable challenge in condensed matter
Claudio Cazorla+4 more
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What are Some Best Practices in Assessing Employee Performance Without Using Performance Reviews? [PDF]
[Excerpt] A 2014 Deloitte Survey reported that 58% of organizations believed that performance appraisals were an ineffective use of time. This finding carries great significance given a typical manager spends on average 210 hours a year working on ...
Galicia-Almanza, Pedro, Proctor, Jesse
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Xaime Isla Couto. Repensar Galicia, proxectar Galicia, facer Galicia
A Fundación Isla Couto, co apoio da Secretaría Xeral de Política Lingüística da Xunta de Galicia, presenta a primeira obra colectiva de estudo da vida, obra e compromiso militante galeguista de Xaime Isla Couto. O volume ábrese cunha conversa inédita do ano 1993 de Xaime Isla con María Luís Brey ao xeito de autobiografía intelectual. No volume, editado
Pastoriza Rozas, Xosé Luís+1 more
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First Direct Measurement of Jets in $\sqrt{s_{NN}}=200$ GeV Heavy Ion Collisions by STAR [PDF]
We present the first measurement of reconstructed jets in ultra-relativistic heavy ion collisions. Utilizing the large coverage of the STAR Time Projection Chamber and Electromagnetic Calorimeter, we apply several modern jet reconstruction algorithms and background subtraction techniques and explore their systematic uncertainties in heavy ion events ...
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Clasificaciones climáticas aplicadas a Galicia: revisión desde una perspectiva biogeográfica
En este trabajo se revisan los principales métodos de clasificación climática que han sido aplicados al territorio gallego, haciendo especial énfasis en aquellos orientados a explicar la relación entre parámetros climáticos y la distribución de los ...
M. R. Guitián, P. Ramil-Rego
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State‐of‐the‐Art, Insights, and Perspectives for MOFs‐Nanocomposites and MOF‐Derived (Nano)Materials
Different approaches to MOF‐NP composite formation, such as ship‐in‐a‐bottle, bottle‐around‐the‐ship and in situ one‐step synthesis, are used. Owing to synergistic effects, the advantageous features of the components of the composites are beneficially combined, and their individual drawbacks are mitigated.
Stefanos Mourdikoudis+6 more
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What are Benefits and Pitfalls of Using Technical Selection Tests During the Hiring Process? [PDF]
[Excerpt] Talent Acquisition departments are the frontline soldiers in the war for talent. Selection tests and simulations are common mechanisms by which firm’s filter through potential job candidates.
Galicia-Almanza, Pedro+1 more
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