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L'ouvrage propose de lire les œuvres de cinq poètes du temps de Louis XIII, de 1588 à 1648 : Abraham de Vermeil, Théophile de Viau, Pierre de Marbeuf, Gabriel Du Bois-Hus et Tristan L'Hermite. La lecture, orientée par la critique de l'imaginaire (Gaston Bachelard, Gilbert Durand et Jean-Pierre Richard), comble certaines lacunes : ces poètes n'ont que rarement, voire jamais pour certains, fait l'objet d'une approche prenant en compte la totalité de leurs écrits (prose et poésie). La méthode n'a jamais été appliquée à cette période, sauf à travers la définition du baroque qui ne renvoie pas à l'œuvre d'un seul auteur, mais à la production littéraire d‘une époque. Après avoir défini l'ensemble littéraire et la méthode choisie, l'ouvrage étudie séparément les auteurs et l'esthétique de leurs œuvres et dessine pour chacune d'entre elles le paysage imaginaire. Au terme de ces études, on note, d'un poète à l'autre, la récurrence du même mythe, geste, symbole ou archétype, unifiant l'imaginaire de l'époque de Louis XIII tout en en soulignant la polymorphie.

Die 1972 von den Frankfurter Slavisten Olexa Horbatsch und Gerd Freidhof begründete Reihe Specimina philologiae Slavicae wird heute von Holger Kuße (Dresden), Peter Kosta (Potsdam), Beatrix Kreß (Hildesheim), Franz Schindler (Gießen), Barbara Sonnenhauser (Zürich) und Nadine Thielemann (Wien) herausgeben. In der Reihe erscheinen Monographien, Sammelbände und Lehrbücher zu allen Gebieten der Slavistik, der Sprach-, der Literatur- und der Kulturwissenschaft. In der Sprachwissenschaft erscheinen sowohl sprachhistorische als auch innovative Arbeiten zur Pragmatik und Semantik, zu slavischen Kleinsprachen und zur Diskurslinguistik. In der Literatur- und Kulturwissenschaft gehört zu den besonderen Interessensgebieten die Russische Philosophie.

This publication contains a set of collected abstracts submitted on the occasion of the Perforator Flap Dissection Course organized by the Faculty of Medicine at Masaryk University.

Michael Agricola’s main work is the New Testament, published in 1548, a magnificent quarto volume of 700 pages with a hundred woodcuts. The basic text used was the Greek text published by Erasmus, Erasmus’ Latin translation, the Vulgate, the Luther Bible and the Swedish Bible from 1541. The 450 marginal glosses come from the Luther Bible and the Swedish Bible. In his translation, Agricola distinguished “the Holy Spirit’s own words,” i.e. H. the Bible text, the prefaces and marginal glosses, which were only intended to provide “clearer understanding”. The word of God is much more valuable than the word of man, so that the translator was closely tied to the text. A free translation was out of the question, let alone consciously improving the text. He was able to proceed more freely with the prefaces and marginal glosses. Most of the time he translated verbatim, but did not shy away from omissions, additions and changes when he deemed them appropriate. In this critical edition, Agricola’s marginal glosses on the New Testament are printed in parallel with their sources.

In a digital age marked by increasingly sophisticated cyber threats, Mastering Intrusion Detection for Cybersecurity offers a vital, up-to-date guide for researchers, cybersecurity professionals, and advanced learners seeking to enhance their defense strategies. This practical volume presents a comprehensive overview of modern intrusion detection systems (IDS), combining theoretical foundations with actionable insights into emerging technologies and real-world applications. Covering a wide range of intrusion detection techniques, including machine learning, behavior analytics, anomaly detection, and human-centered approaches, this book explores the evolving challenges and solutions in network security, cloud environments, industrial systems, and intelligent infrastructure. Readers will benefit from the hands-on perspective and interdisciplinary approach that bridges the gap between academic innovation and practical deployment. With a focus on enhancing threat detection accuracy, improving response time, and adapting to dynamic attack surfaces, this book serves as a valuable resource for strengthening digital resilience in today’s complex cyber landscape.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) represents one of the most significant global health issues, given its high prevalence and the challenging nature and physiology of the liver and hepatic surgery, in its many forms. This means that the most appropriate management for HCC should incorporate a multidisciplinary approach, combining the expertise from several different specialties. This book showcases the various steps in the development, diagnosis, staging, and management of HCC and provides views and thoughts from true experts in the field. As such, it is a useful resource for any physician or surgeon, whether training or practicing, who is interested in caring for patients with HCC.

The three books that comprise the series discuss aspects of the compositional theory and creative philosophy that characterize African indigenous musical arts, and can be introduced at any level of education. They are intended to facilitate purposeful work/shopping activities, and also provide for modern concert performances that are faithful advancements of African indigenous knowledge systems. The books contain written compositions that cater for theoretical studies and concert performances. The introductory information input is the same in the first part of the three books. This is because a common philosophy and common theoretical principles underpin the creative frameworks, compositional grammar and functional concept of the musical arts irrespective of the level of expertise.

The emergence of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards in 1989 sparked a sea change in thinking about the nature and quality of mathematics instruction in U.S. schools. Much is known about transmission forms of mathematics teaching and the influence of this teaching on students' learning, but there is still little knowledge about the alternative forms of instruction that have evolved from the recent widespread efforts to reform mathematics education. Beyond Classical Pedagogy: Teaching Elementary School Mathematics reports on the current state of knowledge about these new instructional practices, which differ in significant ways from the traditional pedagogy that has permeated mathematics education in the past. This book provides a research-based view of the nature of facilitative teaching in its relatively mature form, along with opposing views and critique of this form of pedagogy. The focus is on elementary school mathematics classrooms, where the majority of the reform-based efforts have occurred, and on the micro level of teaching (classroom interaction) as a source for revealing the complexity involved in teaching, teachers' learning, and the impact of both on children's learning. The work in elementary mathematics teaching is situated in the larger context of research on teaching. Research and insights from three disciplinary perspectives are presented: the psychological perspective centers on facilitative teaching as a process of teachers' learning; the mathematical perspective focuses on the nature of the mathematical knowledge teachers need in order to engage in this form of teaching; the sociological perspective attends to the interactive process of meaning construction as teachers and students create intellectual communities in their classrooms. The multidisciplinary perspectives presented provide the editors with the necessary triangulation to provide confirming evidence and rich detail about the nature of facilitative teaching. Audiences for this book include scholars in mathematics education and teacher education, teacher educators, staff developers, and classroom teachers. It is also appropriate as a text for graduate courses in mathematics education, teacher education, elementary mathematics teaching methods, and methods of research in mathematics education.

This book takes the vocal and visual modalities and human-robot interaction applications into account by considering three main aspects, namely, social and affective robotics, robot navigation, and risk event recognition. This book can be a very good starting point for the scientists who are about to start their research work in the field of human-robot interaction.

This book brings development theory and practice into dialogue with the religious tradition, in order to construct a new, trans-disciplinary vision of development, with integral ecology at its heart. It focuses on the Catholic social tradition and its conception of integral human development on the one hand, and on the works of economist and philosopher Amartya Sen which underpin the human development approach on the other. The book discusses how these two perspectives can mutually enrich other around three areas: their views on the concept and meaning of development and progress; their understanding of what it is to be human, that is, their anthropological vision; and their analysis of transformational pathways for addressing social and environmental degradation. The book examines how both human development and the Catholic social tradition can function as complementary analytical lenses and mobilizing frames for embarking on the journey of structural and personal transformation to bring all life systems, human and non-human, back into balance. This book is written for researchers and students in development studies, theology, and religious studies, as well as professional audiences in development organisations.

Environmental mega-conferences have become the format of choice in environmental governance. Conferences of the Parties attract global media attention and diverse actors. This Element retraces collaborative event ethnographies genealogy, foundations, and practice. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

This insightful collection highlights the ethical, legal and societal issues associated with the increasing role played by artificial intelligence (AI) in medical biobanks, a key research resource in the global study of disease prevention and improving individual care. Although AI has the potential to speed up health research, the book considers numerous questions that the technology poses, from the building of trust to the prevention of harm to individuals, vulnerable groups or entire populations. Examining the tension between scientific progress and safeguarding of individual rights, and covering key issues such as accountability, data bias, transparency, and liability, the book considers the legal landscape in which biobanks operate, and what layers of governance are required to oversee such an important resource in a fluid technological age. A timely volume that brings together scholars and experts from social sciences, ethics, and law, this important book will interest researchers and professionals in Biomedicine, Law, and the broader Health Sciences. The Open Access version of this book, available at http://www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution CC BY 4.0 license.

Konfliktlagen in öffentlichen Kommunikationsräumen grundrechtlich untersucht Die Meinungs- und die Versammlungsfreiheit schützen den öffentlichen Meinungsbildungsprozess, der für einen demokratischen Rechtsstaat unerlässlich ist. Die Ausübung dieser Grundrechte führt jedoch regelmäßig zu Konflikten. Das Buch untersucht Konfliktlagen und Grenzen dieser Grundrechte in verschiedenen öffentlichen Kommunikationsräumen. Analysiert werden Räume mit unterschiedlich ausgeprägter Zugangsfreiheit und unterschiedlich spezifischen Nutzungszwecken sowie Räume im Staats- und im Privateigentum. Dabei beleuchtet die Arbeit die Besonderheiten, Gemeinsamkeiten und Unterschiede dieser Räume für die grundrechtliche Interessenabwägung.

This edited volume “Food Security in Africa” is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of food safety and availability, water issues, farming and nutrition. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the public health and food security research area. All chapters are complete in itself but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims at providing a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on Africa’s food security challenges, quality of water, small-scale farming as well as economic and social challenges that this continent is facing. Hopefully, this volume will open new possible research paths for further novel developments.