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Images of war in Greek and Roman art reveal much more than the mere veneration of victory and glory. This book examines ancient Greek and Roman sculpture and memorials to reveal the ambivalent motivating forces that underlie the violence of war to this day: individual heroism, political identity, universal rule, and imperial ideology.

The focus of this Special Issue is “Nutrition and the Central Nervous System”. The brain is, as a very specialized and one of the most metabolically active organs of the body, dependent on a steady and sufficient supply of dietary ingredients. The critical role of the diet for brain development as well as for proper CNS functioning and the possible preventative roles against neurodegenerative and neurological conditions is commonly accepted. The overarching aim of this Special Issue is pinpointing the mechanisms of action and publishing state-of-the-art contributions discussing the roles that nutritional compounds play in the development, maintenance, and aging of the CNS.

La Seconde Guerre mondiale s'achève en Hongrie avec l'effondrement de l'ancien régime «millénaire». Peu connues du public, les trois années mouvementées qui s'ensuivent sont assimilées par la plupart des auteurs à la première phase de la « soviétisation » du pays. Le travail de Julien Papp se propose de montrer la spécificité de cette époque charnière, et, tout en tirant le tragique bilan de la guerre et des déportations, d’en décrire la richesse et la complexité. 1944 : après la défaite, l’e...

Antenna-based sensors have gained significant attention in recent years, particularly within wireless sensor networks (WSNs), due to their strong potential for current and near-future applications. These systems offer broad utility across a wide range of fields, including military operations, emergency response, healthcare, environmental monitoring, and entertainment. Depending on the application, operating frequencies can span from UHF to millimeter-wave bands. To support the vision of the Internet of Things (IoT), new generations of sensors must become more immersive and seamlessly integrated into everyday environments and infrastructure. This requires innovative design methodologies and the exploration of novel materials to enable embedded sensors that are capable of communication while maintaining low power consumption. Recent research in this area focuses on improving both the design and performance analysis of antenna-based sensors. Key challenges include miniaturization, material integration, energy efficiency, and reliability across various use cases. Advancements in this field are essential to meeting future connectivity and sensing needs, driving forward the development of smart, networked systems.

Lebenskunst hat Konjunktur: Offenbar ist der Traum, das Leben als Gesamtkunstwerk einzurichten, zur ethischen Maxime geworden. Beteiligt ist dabei seit der Antike das Motiv von Selbsterforschung bzw. Selbstbesserung, das über die Frühe Neuzeit bis in die Gegenwart wirksam geblieben ist. Tagebücher sind dabei ein notwendiges Begleitmedium gewesen und haben wechselhafte Formen angenommen, die von religiösen, wirtschaftlichen, psychologischen und medizinischen Aufschreibesystemen bestimmt worden sind. In diesem umfassenden mediologischen Sinn untersucht der Autor Programme der Selbstschrift und stellt diese an Beispielen dar, die sich von Pacioli über Pepys, Leibniz, Herder, Moritz, Goethe, Hebbel, Schmitt, Jünger oder Rainald Goetz bis in die Gegenwart der Social Media erstrecken.

Eine zentrale Anforderung der BMBF-Qualitätsoffensive Lehrerbildung (QLB) ist die Vernetzung der Akteure, Inhalte sowie Phasen der Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung. Der hier vorgelegte Sammelband dokumentiert eine Auswahl der Ansätze, Methoden und Befunde, die in diesem Zusammenhang an der Christian-Albrechts-Universität zu Kiel (CAU) im Rahmen des QLB-Projekts „Lehramt mit Perspektive“ (LeaP@CAU) sowie des durch das CAU-Präsidium finanzierten ergänzenden Graduiertenprogramms „Lehramt in Bewegung“ (CAU-LiB) erarbeitet wurden. Die zwanzig Beiträge des Sammelbandes nehmen die Aufgabe der Vernetzung auf ganz unterschiedliche Weise in den Blick und spiegeln damit erste Projektergebnisse und neue Entwicklungen in der Lehrerinnen- und Lehrerbildung an der CAU wider, die auch für Forscherinnen und Forscher sowie Praktikerinnen und Praktiker an anderen Standorten von Interesse sind.

We are witnessing a fundamental shift in the computing landscape, a paradigm shift where intelligence is rapidly migrating to the very edges of the network. This is the era of edge AI, which embeds decision-making, perception, and control directly into devices that shape our physical world. This book is a selected collection of the presented work from the European Conference on EDGE AI Technologies and Applications (EEAI) held on 21–23 October 2024 in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy. The conference is part of a series of annual conferences that delve into the expanding continuum of micro-, deep-, and meta-edge architectures, which form the backbone of emerging intelligent autonomous systems across numerous sectors. From the complexities of advanced algorithms and the design of novel edge AI hardware accelerators to the architecture of next-generation communication networks, AI frameworks and software systems, the EEAI fosters a vibrant exchange of ideas that are following the future and actively defining it. From industrial automation to environmental monitoring, from manufacturing to smart mobility, the expansion of micro-, deep-, and meta-edge AI processing is propelling a new class of autonomous systems. These systems thrive on distributed intelligence, leveraging advancements in edge AI hardware architectures, accelerators, performant algorithms, and advanced software frameworks. The chapters in this volume celebrate this paradigm shift and offer a glimpse into the vibrant ecosystem shaping the future of edge AI technologies and applications. The numerous chapters describe novel solutions and rigorous investigations spanning verification and validation, federated learning, neuromorphic design, scalable architectures, sensor fusion, and human–machine collaboration, each chapter demonstrating the innovation wave fuelling Europe's edge AI landscape. Together, these twenty chapters provide a rich, multi-layered, and deeply insightful perspective on the state of edge AI. Each chapter documents the achievements made and highlights the path forward, offering a compelling vision of a future where intelligence is seamlessly and securely integrated into the fabric of the real world. This book is an essential guide for navigating, understanding, and contributing to the dynamic and rapidly evolving field of edge AI. The real value of this book lies in its innovative, forward-looking perspective, offering a guided exploration of the latest scientific breakthroughs and practical advancements shaping intelligent systems at the edge. For researchers, students, practitioners, and visionaries, this book provides a comprehensive roadmap for the next stage in the evolution of intelligent, connected systems at the edge.

Recently, new technologies and, in particular, 3D modelling, have made their mark on the discipline of epigraphy. This development has taken place simultaneously in a number of different institutions, whose researchers have used a variety of different methods to acquire, process, analyse and communicate data. From this heterogeneous context, the present book takes up these initial advances while addressing the current challenges. Beginning with an overview of the work carried out since the adoption of these new technologies up to the present day, it highlights a variety of case studies, in an accessible way to uninitiated researchers. Through these situations, it offers solutions tailored to the variety of working conditions, support materials, type of engraving and level of erosion or damage to the inscription, as each contribution constitutes a methodological demonstration for one or more specific cases. In this way, this book also serves as a guide for colleagues wishing to open up to the use of these new tools.

Les montagnes sont souvent perçues comme des espaces peu et tardivement peuplés, en marge des grands axes d’échanges. Cependant, les recherches récentes ne cessent de faire reculer dans le temps et augmenter en altitude les plus anciennes traces de présence humaine en milieu montagnard. De nombreuses études environnementales et archéologiques ont permis de mieux appréhender les différentes modalités de la gestion des milieux montagnards par les populations pré- et protohistoriques. Du Paléolithique à l’âge du Bronze, au travers d’exemples d’occupations dans les Pyrénées, les Alpes, le Jura, le Massif central et le Morvan, les textes réunis dans cet ouvrage envisagent la montagne comme territoire d’approvisionnement , territoire culturel et territoire d’échange. Le Congrès national des sociétés historiques et scientifiques rassemble chaque année universitaires, membres de sociétés savantes et jeunes chercheurs. Ce recueil est issu de travaux présentés lors du 142e Congrès sur le thème « Circulations montagnardes, circulations européennes ».

The book is a proposal of reading the works of the leading European medievalists of the twentieth century in the cultural context of medievalism, understood here as a belief in the fundamental role of the Middle Ages for the development of a specifically European system of values. An innovative idea was to use a comparative perspective for three historiographic traditions: Polish, French and Russian. Inscribing into the “bright legend” of the Middle Ages through perceiving such values as respecting differences with respect for local tradition, subsidiarity and solidarity towards the community, the three historians indicate the basic features of European unity, actively shaping the debate on the identity of contemporary Europe.

Un historien du monde romain provincial se penche sur son métier. De son laboratoire hispanique, il retrace un panorama des définitions et enjeux de l’historiographie passée et présente, et observe les mutations d’une discipline dont l’érudition était le fleuron, examinant avec soin les modèles interprétatifs, modernistes, et leurs liens avec les témoignages, les méthodes et les constructions intellectuelles sur l’écriture de l’histoire. Conçue comme un voyage librement choisi à travers les sources, la réflexion montre que les documents ont changé et que leur interprétation est devenue un moment essentiel de l’élaboration. Car l’histoire n’est pas une science mais ne relève pas non plus de l’opinion : elle ne saurait donc prétendre à un discours uniformisé. Seul l’historien est maître de la synthèse.

Recherchées et exploitées depuis l’origine des civilisations, les ressources minérales sont un moteur de l’activité économique et un champ d’observation unique grâce aux informations exceptionnelles qu’elles apportent à notre connaissance de la Terre et de son environnement. L’utilisation raisonnée de ces ressources, la gestion des impacts liés à leur exploitation ou encore la raréfaction sur le moyen terme des gisements les plus riches, notamment en métaux stratégiques, pourraient modifier p...

Since 1980, when neoliberal and neoconservative forces began their hostile takeover of western culture, a new type of political satire has emerged that works to unmask and deter those toxic doctrines. Literary and cultural critic Kirk Combe calls this new form of satire the Rant. The Rant is grim, highly imaginative, and complex in its blending of genres. It mixes facets of satire, science fiction, and monster tale to produce widely consumed spectacles—major studio movies, popular television/streaming series, bestselling novels—designed to disturb and to provoke. The Rant targets what Combe calls the Regime. Simply put, the Regime is the sum of the dangerous social, economic, and political orthodoxies spurred on by neoliberal and neoconservative polity. Such practices include free-market capitalism, corporatism, militarism, religiosity, imperialism, racism, patriarchy, and so on. In the Rant, then, we have a unique and wholly contemporary genre of political expression and protest: speculative satire.

Distillation is an important separation technique that has been used for many centuries to exploit the volatility differences between components in a mixture. The distillation process has many variations and applications. This book includes two sections on desalination and reactive distillation. It discusses desalination in the processes of solar and membrane distillation, with a focus on the reduction of energy costs to obtain potable water. It also discusses reactive distillation, which can be used in some cases to reduce the power duty in the separation process by using the reaction heat directly in the separation. The book includes cases of mathematical modeling, simulation, and optimization of the distillation process.

Aiming to go beyond reiterating the stereotypical narrative of the rise of welfare states, this interdisciplinary book examines the long-run historical processes of the development of the welfare state. It focuses on the complex political, social, economic and institutional transformations which give rise to these peaceful and cohesive societies. Welfare is crucial to the story of peaceful social integration and this book explores and explains this vital connection, taking a non-linear view of the history of moving from fragmentation to peace with comprehensive welfare institutions. Chapters collectively focus on three central areas: (a) types of socio-political fragmentation, (b) the interconnection of social, political, and economic forces that led to the institutionalisation of integrationist processes and policies (including re-distributional welfare systems), and (c) how this new institutional development helped achieve, or failed to achieve, social peace and welfare. The international panel of expert contributors provide case studies from a rich variety of country contexts, including Germany, South Africa, the Netherlands, Austria, and the Nordic Countries. This thought-provoking collection of essays is well suited for advanced students and researchers in social history, economic history, political economy and social policy.