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Showing 1 to 8 of 8 for “"Wu Ming"”.
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Contested nationhood: Literary Geographies of contemporary Italian Alpine borders
… Un viaggio che non promettiamo breve (2016) by Wu Ming 1, the chapter explores how representations of the areas’ traditional transnational identity become tools to address geopolitical and environmental issues and challenge the normative geographies of the nation-state. Chapter 2 examines the …
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Mutational analysis of the Vam3 transmembrane domain and its effects on vacuole fusion in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Vam3 is a SNARE protein essential in yeast vacuole homotypic fusion. The specific role of the Vam3 trans-membrane domain (TMD) during vacuole fusion remains unclear. Previous work had shown that replacing Vam3 TMD with a prenyl lipid anchor (CCIIM) results in attenuated fusion and accumulation of …
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Scavenging of atmospheric particles by water drops
<p>"In the first paper, the mechanisms of particle capture and coalescence of aerosols by a moving water drop in the atmosphere are studied using the boundary-layer flow approximation. The particle trajectory is computed by solving the equations of motion of the particle both outside and inside the …
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Aging Effects in Copper-Zinc-Aluminium Shape Memory Alloys (Martensite, Bainite)
Aging in both the beta phase and martensitic state of Cu-Zn-Al alloys causes deterioration and instability of shape memory properties, even at moderate temperatures. These aging effects have been studied by electrical resistivity measurements and bend tests. The corresponding changes in …
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The Influence of Uterine Growth on The Potential Litter Size in Chinese and Occidental Pigs
Litter size at birth is determined by the number of ovulations, proportion of eggs fertilized and the proportion of embryos and fetuses surviving. Differences in litter size amongst breeds are directly related to the length of the pregnant uterus. Each fetus regardless of breed requires a similar …
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A conceptual design and assessment of a low-cost augmented reality headset
… change, replacing smartphones and becoming a significant medium for daily communications. However, many of the technical barriers remain unconquered, resulting in slow market penetration and user adoption. In this paper, a conceptual design of a low-cost AR device will be proposed along …
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Nuove intersezioni: crimine e storia nella narrativa Italiana al cambio di millennio
My research investigates a recent tendency in Italian literature, characterized by elements of renewal within the novel-writing tradition and of discontinuity with postmodern culture. It proposes an interpretation of the genres of the historical novel and crime fiction in the last fifteen years, in …