Joseph Conrad’s ‘Youth’: A Melting Pot for the Old and New by Samir Elbarbary

“…Conrad’s short story ‘Youth’ is interestingly complex in its weaving together of disparate fictional elements old and new. …”
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Initiatives citoyennes de transition soutenable et diffusion : formes et fonctions de la mise en réseaux territorialisés by Nassima Hakimi Pradels, Jean-Baptiste Grison, Kirsten Koop, Pierre-Antoine Landel

“…In this article, we start with the hypothesis that the consolidation and dissemination of alternative values and practices within territories depends on the weaving of links between the actors of alternative projects and their networking. …”
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Les pesons antiques en terre cuite de Châteaubleau (Seine-et-Marne) et de sa région by Régis Bontrond

“…But it also offers the opportunity to question or re-examine the function of these objects, perhaps too systematically attributed to a weaving activity. Lastly, this set has been placed in its regional context, in order to evaluate the extension area of this type of spinel, for a long time considered absent or anecdotic during Antiquity.…”
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In the Shadow of the Volcano: the Etna Region in the modern Period by Emanuela Garofalo

“…The aim of this article is to analyze architectural works built in the area of Etna during the early modern period by weaving together data drawn from archival and iconographical sources and the direct observation of select architectural case studies. …”
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Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider Argiope aurantia (Lucas) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Taryn B. Griffith, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“… Most commonly known as the yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia Lucas is a large orb-weaving spider. It is also known as the writing spider due to the trademark vertical zig zag pattern they construct in their webs (Enders 1973). …”
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Yellow Garden Spider, Writing Spider Argiope aurantia (Lucas) (Arachnida: Araneae: Araneidae) by Taryn B. Griffith, Jennifer Lynn Gillett-Kaufman

“… Most commonly known as the yellow garden spider, Argiope aurantia Lucas is a large orb-weaving spider. It is also known as the writing spider due to the trademark vertical zig zag pattern they construct in their webs (Enders 1973). …”
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De l’archive au roman, ou les enjeux d’une réécriture : Le Roi de Kahel de Tierno Monénembo by Florence Paravy

“…A study of the intertextual relationships between the archives and the novel, and in particular the use of quotations, reveals the complex mechanisms that the writer puts into play in his “postcolonial rewrite”, weaving between fiction and reality in order to explore the colonial hypotext, and shed new light on underlying issues.…”
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Dynamics Analysis of Needle Rod Mechanism of Tufting Carpet Machine based on ADAMS by Li Dinglin, Xu Yang

“…The tufting carpet machine has multiple sets of linkage mechanism,and the movement of the linkage mechanism directly affect the quality of the weaving and efficiency of the loom. Taking the needle rod mechanism of tufting carpet machine as the research object,by using ADAMS simulation software,a simple model of tufting carpet machine needle rod mechanism is built and the dynamics simulation analysis is carried out. …”
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Klasifikasi Tenun Timor Menggunakan Metode SVM Berdasarkan Speeded Up Robust Features by Yoseph P.K. Kelen, Budiman Baso

“…Parameters for the SVM classification algorithm are determined using the kernel and the SVM multi-class method used. 420 Timorese weaving image data are used with 7 classes of image motifs which will be divided into training data and test data using 5-fold cross validation. …”
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Black Women’s Radical Religious Epistemologies in Mahogany and Steepled Towers by CL Nash, Carol Marie Webster, Geeta Patel

“…From the African spiritualities of Nigeria and Jamaica to the anti-colonial politics of Senegal, Sudan, and South Africa, the contributors offer a rich tapestry of perspectives highlighting the radical nature of Black women’s religious knowledge production. Weaving an eclectic spectrum of spiritual practices and beliefs, these essays offer the basis of radical religious epistemologies that enable Black women living under a range of circumstances, in several regions of the world, to find a pathway through the virulence they inhabit within their everyday lives. …”
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“Tratado” e Exercício de ser criança: a infância entre versos, rimas e tintas by Penha Lucilda de Souza Silvestre, Alice Áurea Penteado Martha

“…Indeed, these pictures enable us to rethink how the representation and the constitution of childhood in art are conceived and to under stand them in the weaving of poetry and painting, as well as the act of playing, in a dialectical process.…”
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Asian Public Space since 1945: From Mao to the Mall and Beyond by David Grahame Shane

“…All are simultaneously present in the Asian city, forming parallel timelines weaving around each other. After the 2008 crash there is reason to pause and re-evaluate this highly successful, emerging Asian urban system and its public spaces, especially in view of the likely implications of energy supplies and climate change on key Asian cities located in coastal and river valley situations.…”
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Being and becoming "fully human" in an HIV-positive world: HIV/AIDS and feminist Christian spirituality by D. Snyman, L. Kretzschmar

“…The model was developed by weaving together the interpreted experiences of black, HIV-positive women participants with the teachings of feminist Christian spirituality. …”
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Structural Design and Performance Analysis of a Three-dimensional Braided Two-stage Reducer Box by Zhang Weiliang, Wang Xupeng, Ji Xiaomin, Tang Xinyao, Liu Fengfeng, Liu Mingjun

“…Under the assumption of ignoring the influence of friction, bearing and other factors on the system, the motion equations of the two-stage gear transmission system with a box body were established, and the numerical analysis of the two-stage gear transmission system was carried out by the Runge-Kutta method to study the influence of excitation on the dynamic characteristics of the assembling and weaving system.…”
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‘How the guineas shone as they came pouring out of the dark leather mouths!’: Shades of Gold in George Eliot’s Silas Marner (1861) by Marie-Laure Massei-Chamayou

“…At the end, the recovery of the stolen gold coins both leads to the emergence of the truth and works as a sign of divine reward for Silas’s spiritual progress. Such weaving of the multi-layered theme of gold into the narrative definitely gives birth to an effective poetics which may address several planes of consciousness.…”
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“From place to place and sea to sea”: The Art of Relating in R. L. Stevenson’s The Wrecker by Julie GAY

“…Indeed, relating a “globe-trotting story” like The Wrecker (406) not only entails connecting various spaces as the narration follows the character’s chaotic trajectory across the globe, but also weaving together the various genres associated with these spaces. …”
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The Head-Mounted Displays (HMDs): Towards a Playful Approach to Architectural Space by Sami Kamoun

“…The installation innovatively combines the traditional craft of hand-weaving with the digital precision enabled by HMDs. …”
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Matter that remembers, protects, works, feels, and mediates. Some remarks on the third edition of “The Lost and Found” symposium (Riga 2024) by Agnieszka Patała

“…Textiles held a unique significance here, especially regarding the collaborative and bonding processes inherent in their creation, including techniques like weaving and knitting.…”
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Art as Symbol of Power and Control among the Yorùbá by Kehinde Adepegba, Tolulope O. Sobowale

“… The Yorùbá are popular for the peculiar art forms, which include woodcarving, textile design, metalwork, cloth weaving and embroidery, beadwork, costuming, pottery, architectural ornamentation, mural paintings, body beautification among others. …”
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Twelve Million Black Voices: Let Us Now Hear Black Voices by Laurence Cossu-Beaumont

“…A “folk history” is carefully crafted, or perhaps staged, by the weaving of text and photographs. This paper thus strives to articulate the recording of 1930s reality and the exposure of racial discrimination, the aesthetic vision of FSA photographers and the protest narrative unfolded by Wright by discussing the singular way Twelve Million Black Voices manages to signify the truth of the African American reality.…”
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