Political Contribution Caps and Lobby Formation: Theory and Evidence

Recently, several studies have focused on the figure of the viceroy in the Spanish Monarchy, especially in the Kingdom of Naples. However, far less attention has been paid to the role of the vicereines of Naples. The goal of my study is to investigate and clarify the significant roles held by these noblewomen at one of the most important viceregal courts of the Spanish Monarchy. I will focus on one vicereine in particular, Catalina de Zúñiga y Sandoval, 6th Countess of Lemos and sister to the Duke of Lerma (1599–1601), who developed an extensive political network through copious correspondences, requesting and distributing mercedes (dignities and favours) among family members and her clientage. A revisionary analysis of the vicereines’ roles at the Neapolitan court demonstrates how knowledge of their political contribution is essential for a deeper understanding of the economic and political strategies deployed by their families.

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A Conversation among Young Astrophysicists

Physics and High Technology ◽

10.3938/phit.30.019 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 30 (6) ◽

pp. 20-29

Author(s):

Young-Min KIM ◽

Miok PARK ◽

Yeong-Bok BAE ◽

Sungwook E HONG ◽

Chan PARK

Keyword(s):

Black Hole ◽

Gravitational Wave ◽

Daily Life ◽

Physical Significance ◽

Hole Formation ◽

Formation Theory ◽

Black Hole Formation ◽

Supermassive Black Hole ◽

Nobel Prizes

Recently, many Nobel Prizes in Physics have been awarded in the field of astrophysics. Gravitational wave observations and contributions to LIGO in 2017, cosmology and exoplanets in 2019, and black hole formation theory and discovery of a supermassive black hole in 2020. Surprisingly, that these topics, which are somewhat distant from our daily life, have great physical significance and are being actively studied worldwide. We invited young astrophysicists at the forefront of astrophysic research to share their thoughts on astrophysics. That conversation took place online on June 2, 2021.

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Racial Formation Theory and Systemic Racism in Hip-Hop Fans’ Perceptions

Sociological Forum ◽

10.1111/socf.12186 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 30 (3) ◽

pp. 832-851 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Ginger Jacobson

Keyword(s):

Hip Hop ◽

Racial Formation ◽

Formation Theory ◽

Systemic Racism

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A New Model of Binocular Stereo Coordinate Measurement System Based on Skew Ray Tracing

Journal of Dynamic Systems Measurement and Control ◽

10.1115/1.1649975 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 126 (1) ◽

pp. 102-114 ◽

Cited By ~ 7

Author(s):

Psang Dain Lin ◽

Te-tan Liao

Keyword(s):

Ray Tracing ◽

Stereo Vision ◽

Vision System ◽

System Modeling ◽

Formation Theory ◽

Coordinate Measurement ◽

Reading Errors ◽

Binocular Stereo Vision ◽

Binocular Stereo ◽

Tracing Method

Two-CCD binocular stereo vision systems using pinhole model are attracting research interest in many important fields such as 3-D coordinate measurement. However, new system modeling is difficult because of lack of fundamental imaging formation theory. In this paper, in order to measure a 3-D surface, we demonstrate how a binocular stereo vision system can be modeled by the proposed skew ray tracing method to study the geometric relations between the binocular camera images and the 3-D surface. In order to investigate the overall accuracy and resolution of this system, the influence of infinitesimal camera reading errors on measured coordinate errors is determined by sensitivity analysis. Experimental verification demonstrates that the performance of the proposed system is excellent.

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An Introduction to the Formation Theory of Active Materials

Optimal Design and Control ◽

10.1007/978-1-4612-0839-6_17 ◽

1995 ◽

pp. 275-286 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

David L. Russell

Keyword(s):

Formation Theory ◽

Active Materials

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New Book Chronicle

Antiquity ◽

10.15184/aqy.2016.191 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 90 (354) ◽

pp. 1718-1727

Author(s):

Robert Witcher

Keyword(s):

Maritime Archaeology ◽

Flow Diagram ◽

Site Formation ◽

Site Formation Processes ◽

Formation Processes ◽

Formation Theory ◽

Archaeological Investigation ◽

Environmental Processes ◽

Foundational Work ◽

Model Features

For this issue of New Book Chronicle, we don lifejackets and head out on, and under, the high seas to review recent volumes on aspects of maritime and underwater archaeology. Along the way are tales of pirates and the odd Sherman tank, but we set sail withSite formation processes of submerged shipwrecks, edited byMatthew Keith. The Introduction, by Oxley and Keith, outlines the development of site formation theory in maritime archaeology, and flags the foundational work of Keith Muckelroy, as summarised through his flow diagram of the sequence of cultural and environmental processes at work between a wrecking event and archaeological investigation. This model features strongly not only in the following chapters, but in every one of the volumes considered below.

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