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The history of the novel is also a history of shifting views of the value of novel reading. This study investigates how novels themselves participate in this development by featuring reading as a multidimensional cultural practice. English novels about obsessive reading, written in times of medial transition, serve as test cases for a model that brings together analyses of form and content.

Markov chains represent a classical topic of probability theory that has a large number of applications in different areas, including mathematics, computer science, physics, biology, natural science, economics and several others. Typical examples of Markovian models concern for instance the analysis and interpretation of DNA sequences, voice recognition and the design of procedures for analysis and browsing of the web. In computer science and in particular in the algorithmic area Markov chains have been used to introduce the so-called Markov Chain Monte Carlo methods, which allow us to design probabilistic approximation algorithms for solving NP-hard problems. This work presents Markov chains and their algorithmic applications in a mathematical style, with a didactic spirit. It mainly has educational purposes, and it is specifically designed for teaching these topics in Italian university courses at a master level.

Die Frage nach Identität ist in französischsprachigen Literaturen und Filmen aus dem Maghreb ein zentrales Thema. Aufgrund ihres Entstehungskontextes, der von der Kolonialisierung durch Frankreich geprägt ist, hinterfragen sie oftmals essentialistische Vorstellungen von Identität. Dabei fokussieren sie nicht nur kulturelle, sondern vor allem auch geschlechterspezifische Differenzen. Madeleine Löning analysiert am Beispiel eines Romans von Abdellah Taïa und eines Spielfilms von Nadia El Fani die Dekonstruktion von Identität in französischsprachigen Gegenwartskulturen des Maghreb. Im Vordergrund stehen die Kategorien Gender, Kultur und Klasse sowie ihre intersektionalen Wechselwirkungen.

A comprehensive review of the clinical features, genetic basis, pathophysiology, pharmacology and treatment of these prototypical neurological disorders accompanied by perspectives shared by affected families and scientists who have made seminal contributions to the field. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Cancer is a transnational condition involving the unprecedented flow of health information, technologies, and people across national borders. Such movement raises questions about the nature of therapeutic citizenship, how and where structurally vulnerable populations obtain care, and the political geography of blame associated with this disease. This volume brings together cutting-edge anthropological research carried out across North and South America, Europe, Africa and Asia, representing low-, middle- and high-resource countries with a diversity of national health care systems. Contributors ethnographically map the varied nature of cancer experiences and articulate the multiplicity of meanings that survivorship, risk, charity and care entail. They explore institutional frameworks shaping local responses to cancer and underlying political forces and structural variables that frame individual experiences. Of particular concern is the need to interrogate underlying assumptions of research designs that may lead to the naturalizing of hidden agendas or intentions. Running throughout the chapters, moreover, are considerations of moral and ethical issues related to cancer treatment and research. Thematic emphases include the importance of local biologies in the framing of cancer diagnosis and treatment protocols, uncertainty and ambiguity in definitions of biosociality, shifting definitions of patienthood, and the sociality of care and support.

Il contributo analizza le ricerche e gli scritti dedicato da Giovanni Cherubini alla storia del Mezzogiorno medievale, delle sue città, delle sue campagne nella varietà delle espressioni regionali. Una realtà messa in costante comparazione con quella dell’Italia centro settentrionale per sottolinearne differenze e analogie, nel quadro del dualismo storiografico proprio alla stagione storiografica di cui Cherubini fu partecipe.

Under the name "Interdisciplinary views of health in immigrant women and refugees", various texts are included that offer us the possibility of approaching, from different perspectives, good practices in the promotion of health in immigrant women and refugees in Spain.Hopefully, it can be useful for volunteers, professionals and future professionals who work in this area, since it is notorious that there is a structural lack of this subject.The content treated in this book is divided into four parts: "health services in multicultural societies", "female genital mutilation", "vulnerability, food and health" and "psychosocial and immigration intervention."

In this article the author examines the heroes’ relations with the city – Florence in Giovanni Agnoloni’s novels: La casa degli anonimi and Berretti Erasmus. Emanuela and Aurelio’s destinies (Casa degli anonimi) cross in a surreal night pursuit along Florence streets. They had long thought of escaping the city inhabited by hostile Florentines. Giovanni (Berretti Erasmus), a law student from the 2000s participates in an Erasmus project in England. During that experience, he understands that his destiny will be linked to elsewhere. He will undertake numerous journeys for study or work reasons in the United Kingdom, Holland, Lithuania, Ireland, and Poland. The cyclical returns to the beloved-hated Florence will be a source of oxygen and suffering for him. In the first part, the author of the article presents the issues related to the city’s periphery. In the second part, she describes the nature of the Florentines. In the third part, she focuses on the process leading to the decision to leave the city and she describes the moment of the turning point.

Dieser Band versteht das literarische Verfahren der abbreviatio als einen bewussten Vorgang der Reduktion und als eine sinnstiftende Tätigkeit des Verdichtens umfangreicherer Bezugstexte. Er führt interdisziplinäre sowie komparatistische Perspektiven auf das rhetorisch-poetische Prinzip der Kürzung zusammen und arbeitet so über einzelne Textsorten hinausgehende Formen und Funktionen heraus. Anhand der Analyse antiker, mittelalterlicher und frühneuzeitlicher Texte profilieren die Beiträge systematische und historische Aspekte der literarischen Kürzung im Spannungsfeld von Latinität und Volkssprache.

Cette étude vise à montrer l’importance de la relation père-fils dans le roman d’initiation irlandais contemporain et son articulation sur les thématiques de l’analogie et de l’opposition qui inscrit ce rapport dans un jeu de miroirs. Appuyant sa démonstration sur huit romans, elle souligne la récurrence des situations œdipiennes et met en exergue des problématiques communes déclinées selon trois modes : le lien des fils avec leur géniteur, avec les pères symboliques, mais aussi celui qu’entr...

Civil Society and the State in Democratic East Asia: Between Entanglement and Contention in Post High Growth focuses on the new and diversifying interactions between civil society and the state in contemporary East Asia by including cases of entanglement and contention in the three fully consolidated democracies in the area: Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. The contributions to this book argue that all three countries have reached a new era of post high growth and mature democracy, leading to new social anxieties and increasing normative diversity, which have direct repercussions on the relationship between the state and civil society. It introduces a comparative perspective in identifying and discussing similarities and differences in East Asia based on in-depth case studies in the fields of environmental issues, national identities as well as neoliberalism and social inclusion that go beyond the classic dichotomy of state vs & 'liberal' civil society.

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This reprint emphasizes the perspectives and challenges surrounding COVID-19 and obesity-related cancers, including but not limited to the risk factors of severe COVID-19 in cancer patients; the complications of COVID-19 in cancer patients; the challenges in cancer treatment and surgery; guidelines for cancer care during COVID-19; delayed diagnosis and suboptimal cancer management; the impact of COVID-19 on cancer screening, early diagnosis and cancer presentation; immune response after SARS-CoV-2 infection and vaccination in cancer patients; psychological distress among cancer survivors; telehealth in cancer care; the role of diet and nutraceuticals in the prevention of severe COVID-19 and cancer; and the effects of COVID-19 pandemic on cancer research.

Lange war man bemüht, jegliche Subjektivität aus dem Schreiben vonGeschichte auszuschließen. Kulturhistorische und andere Neuansätze derGeschichtswissenschaft haben jedoch deutlich gemacht, dass wirletztlich immer auch vor dem Hintergrund unserer eigenenLebenserfahrungen und der uns verfügbaren Geschichten anderer Menschenargumentieren. Eine Möglichkeit, die Summe solcher Lebenserfahrungenund Geschichten zu kategorisieren, erschließt sich über den Begriff derGeneration bzw. Generationalität.

This volume presents a contemporary and comprehensive exploration of joint arthroplasty, with a focus on total knee and hip replacement. Designed for orthopedic surgeons, trainees, and healthcare professionals, this book provides practical insights into current trends, clinical challenges, and advances in surgical techniques, implant alignment, postoperative rehabilitation, and complication management. Drawing on the expertise of international contributors, the content emphasizes evidence-based approaches, patient-centered care, and the importance of individualized surgical planning. From foundational principles to evolving innovations, this volume offers a valuable resource for professionals seeking to improve outcomes, optimize function, and refine their decision-making in primary and revision joint replacement. Rich in clinical relevance and written in accessible language, the book bridges the gap between academic knowledge and everyday orthopedic practice.