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A proliferation of press headlines, social science texts and “ethical” concerns about the social implications of recent developments in human genetics and biomedicine have created a sense that, at least in European and American contexts, both the way we treat the human body and our attitudes towards it have changed. This volume asks what really happens to social relations in the face of new types of transaction – such as organ donation, forensic identification and other new medical and reproductive technologies – that involve the use of corporeal material. Drawing on comparative insights into how human biological material is treated, it aims to consider how far human bodies and their components are themselves inherently “social.” The case studies – ranging from animal-human transformations in Amazonia to forensic reconstruction in post-conflict Serbia and the treatment of Native American specimens in English museums – all underline that, without social relations, there are no bodies but only “human remains.” The volume gives us new and striking ethnographic insights into bodies as sociality, as well as a potentially powerful analytical reconsideration of notions of embodiment. It makes a novel contribution, too, to “science and society” debates.


Guide to self-repairing car bodies, in eBook Guide to self-repairing car bodies, in eBook

Автор: Монолит

Год издания: 

Content

Introduction

  • Body / frame and body structure
  • General information about replacing body panels
  • Safety first
Maintenance
  • Caring for paint
  • Recovery
  • Antirust treatment and priming
Overview of damage types and their recovery
  • Determination of severity of damage
  • The choice between repair and replacement
Tools and equipment
  • Tools and equipment
  • Equipment
Elimination of minor body damage
  • Eliminating scratches from paintwork
  • Elimination of minor dents
  • Restoration of areas exposed to minor corrosion
  • Repair of plastic body parts
Restoring a body that has serious damage
  • Types of tin work
  • Putties
  • Correction of significant corrosion damage
  • Glass fiber recovery methods
  • Correcting the stiffness of the bearing body by stretching
Replacement of body panels
  • Introduction
  • Body parts fastened on bolts
  • Welded panels
  • Adhesive body elements
  • Coupling of body panels
Preparing for painting
  • Preparation of old paint
  • Removing paintwork preparing for painting
  • Application of primer
  • Masking panels
Body painting
  • Painting equipment
  • Maintenance of the spray gun
  • Types of paint
  • Staining procedure
  • Prophylaxis and a technique of elimination of the defects arising at painting and drying
Doors and glasses
  • Replacement and adjustment of doors
  • Repair, replacement and installation of glasses
Facing and body accessories
  • General information
  • Removing and installing body linings and accessories
  • Removing and installing outdoor lighting
  • Removing and installing emblems and moldings
Welding
  • General information
  • Types of welding
  • Welding with a consumable electrode in shielding gas
  • Oxygen-acetylene welding
  • Soldering
A dictionary of terms used in the performance of body repair


Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy Social Capital and Strategy Effectiveness: An Empirical Study of Entrepreneurial Ventures in a Transition Economy

Автор: I. Manev

Год издания: 

Although new ventures’ competitive positioning and their founders’ social networks are both recognized as important in the context of transition economies, not much is known about their multiplicative effect on performance. We build on the strategic management literature and social network theory to develop theoretical predictions about the role of competitive strategies and social capital for entrepreneurial performance. These are tested with survey data from Bulgaria. We find that both the venture’s competitive strategic positioning and the founder’s networking positively influence performance. The hypothesized moderating effect of networking for the relationship between differentiation strategy and performance received only tentative support. Contrary to expectations, we find a negative moderating effect of networking for the relationship of cost leadership with performance. These results suggest that the entrepreneur’s network plays a role in shaping how strategies influence performance by possibly upholding differentiation and deemphasizing cost leadership strategy. Implications for managerial practice and public policy are discussed.


Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 1 Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 1

Автор: Frederic Skarbek

Год издания: 

Полный вариант заголовка: «Theorie des richesses sociales : Tome 1 : suivie d'une bibliographie de l'economie politique / par le Comte Frederic Skarbek».


Theorie des lois sociales Theorie des lois sociales

Автор: J. F. de Brie

Год издания: 

Полный вариант заголовка: «Theorie des lois sociales / par J.F. Dauray de Brie».


Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 2 Theorie des richesses sociales. T. 2

Автор: Frederic Skarbek

Год издания: 

Полный вариант заголовка: «Theorie des richesses sociales : Tome 2 : suivie d'une bibliographie de l'economie politique / par le Comte Frederic Skarbek».