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Dans sa thèse Artisans et commerçants au Caire au XVIIIe siècle publiée en 1973, André Raymond inaugurait une méthode de recherche qui, associant l’étude des archives à la consultation d’autres sources manuscrites ou imprimées, éclairait d’un jour nouveau l’histoire économique et sociale de la capitale égyptienne lors d’une période jusqu’alors négligée : l’époque ottomane. Les études rassemblées dans le présent ouvrage par l’Institut Français de Damas transportent à Alep l’application de ces...

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About the publication Marking 30 years since the entry into force of the founding document of the African human rights system – the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights – on 21 October 1986, the African Union designated 2016 as its “Year of Human Rights”. This commemorative publication brings together six core documents that in themselves capture progressive developments of the African human rights system. In addition to the African Charter, this pocket-size publication also contains two other normative frameworks – the Protocol to the African Charter on the Rights of Women in Africa (Maputo Protocol) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. The two main institutions of the system are the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights and the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The Protocol establishing the African Court is included. In addition, the internal rules of the African Commission and the African Court are also included. Table of Contents African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights on the Establishment of an African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights Rules of Procedure of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights Rules of Court

Jean Westwood called herself an unintentional pioneer. Although she worked hard to achieve what she did, she did not actively seek or expect to reach what was arguably the most powerful political position any American woman had ever held, chair of the national Democratic Party. A Utah national committeewoman and member of the reform committee that reorganized the party, Westwood answered George McGovern's call to lead his presidential campaign. In the dramatic year of 1972, she became "chairman" of the party, McGovern lost in a landslide, Nixon was reelected, and a covert operation burglarized Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate. Westwood provides an inside account of a period that reshaped national politics. Second-wave feminism-"women's liberation"-and the civil rights and antiwar movements opened the way. As a major player in political reform, Jean Westwood both helped build that road and traveled it.

Die freie Verfügbarkeit dieser E-Book-Ausgabe auf Basis einer CC BY 4.0-Lizenz wurde ermöglicht durch die ZBW – Leibniz-Informationszentrum Wirtschaft.

Quarante ans de la vie de l'hebdomadaire Afrique Nouvelle sont retracés ici. Ses journalistes ont vécu intensément et passionnément toute la période de l'après-guerre, les derniers moments de la colonisation, les espoirs puis les désillusions des indépendances. Engagés, mais sans sectarisme outrancier, ils ont défendu de grandes causes : un catholicisme adapté à l'Afrique, un tiers-mondisme humaniste, des politiques plus justes et plus honnêtes. On retrouvera tous leurs combats à travers l'analyse de thèmes significatifs.

Pelvic floor disorders (PFDs) refer to a group of conditions, such as urinary incontinence, fecal incontinence, and pelvic organ prolapse, due to weakened or injured pelvic muscles and connective tissues. People with PFDs face several social, mental, and physical health effects due to the bothersome symptoms. In this book, experts and researchers from different countries present the latest evidence in diagnosis and treatment of PFDs. Chapters cover such topics as pelvic floor muscle activity, PFDs and pregnancy and childbirth, non-invasive therapy, dysfunctional voiding in children, and much more.

Dieses Open-Access-Buch ist die erste soziologische Ethnographie, die sich der Forschungspraxis wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Laborexperimente widmet. Wissenschaftliche Labore sind Orte der Außeralltäglichkeit, die zum Zweck wissenschaftlicher Untersuchungen geschaffen werden. Der Untersuchungsgegenstand ökonomischer Laborexperimente ist das menschliche Entscheidungsverhalten. Dieses ist immer an die Menschen gebunden, die ihr ‚Entscheiden‘ durch Handeln oder Verhalten erst entäußern müssen, damit es messbar wird. Die Studie zeigt materialreich auf, wie im ‚ökonomisches Laboratop‘ ein spezifischer Rahmen (Goffman 1977) für die Messung ökonomischen Entscheidungsverhaltens interaktiv von den Handelnden erzeugt, aufrechterhalten und verankert wird und rekonstruiert so das schrittweise Vorgehen des ‚Herauspräparierens‘ des wirtschaftswissenschaftlichen Untersuchungsgegenstandes. Zentrale konzeptionelle Bezugspunkte bilden der kommunikative Konstruktivismus, die Goffmansche Rahmenanalyse, die Ethnomethodologie und eine Erweiterung der wissenssoziologischen Gattungsanalyse.

The U.S. Navy's aircraft carrier fleet must meet the forward presence requirements of theater commanders. With a decreasing fleet size, planners must balance the timing of maintenance, training, and deployment with presence and surge demands. Evaluating multiple one- and two-deployment scenarios per cycle, RAND examines the feasibility of different cycle lengths, their effect on carrier forward presence, and their impact on shipyard workloads.

»How to Make Law more Understandable. An Empirical Evaluation of the Linguistic Legal Editorial at the German Federal Ministry of Justice and Consumer Protection«: Complaints about incomprehensible legal provisions have a long tradition in the Federal Republic of Germany. Since 2009, the »Language Scrutiny Office« (Redaktionsstab Rechtssprache) and the »Unit for Legal Drafting Support« (Sprachbüro) at the Federal Ministry of Justice have been entrusted with the linguistic optimisation of legislative drafts. The book documents the results of an empirical research project (2019–2021) commissioned to evaluate the linguistic editorial and to develop recommendations for optimising legislation.

Das Jahrbuch für Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik gibt einen Überblick über den aktuellen Stand einschlägiger Forschung. Mit diesem Zuschnitt wird dem breiten thematischen und methodologischen Spektrum der Forschung und Theoriebildung in der Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik Rechnung getragen. Der diesjährige Band versammelt Beiträge, die bei der Tagung der Sektion Berufs- und Wirtschaftspädagogik der DGfE erstmalig einer breiteren Fachöffentlichkeit präsentiert wurden. Die Beiträge wurden einem Reviewverfahren unterzogen.; The Yearbook of Vocational Education 2019 provides an overview of the actual state of relevant research. It corresponds with the broad thematic and methodological range of research and theory development in vocational education.

Cardiovascular diseases pose an enormous clinical challenge, remaining the most common cause of death in the world. ß-adrenoceptors play an important role on cardiac, vascular and/or endothelial function at a cellular level with relevant applications in several cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and hypertension. G protein– coupled receptors (GPCRs), including ß-adrenergic receptors, constitute the most ubiquitous superfamily of plasma membrane receptors and represent the single most important type of therapeutic drug target. Sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity, which characterizes several cardiovascular diseases, such as heart failure and hypertension, as well as physiological ageing, has been proved to exert in the long-term detrimental effects in a wide range of cardiovascular diseases. Acutely, sympathetic hyperactivity represents the response to an insult to the myocardium, aiming to compensate for decreased cardiac output. This process involves the activation of beta-adrenergic receptors by catecholamine with consequent heart rate and cardiac contractility increase. However, long-term exposure of the heart to elevated norepinephrine and epinephrine levels, originating from sympathetic nerve endings and chromaffin cells of the adrenal gland, results in further progressive deterioration in cardiac structure and function. At the molecular level, sustained sympathetic nervous system hyperactivity is responsible for several alterations including altered beta-adrenergic receptor signaling and function (down-regulation/ desensitization). Moreover, the detrimental effects of catecholamine affect also the function of different cell types including, but not limited to, endothelial cells, fibroblasts and smooth muscle cells. Thus, the success of beta-blocker therapy is due, at least in part, to the protection of the heart and the vasculature from the noxious effects of augmented catecholamine levels. The research topic aimed to support the progress towards understanding the role of sympathetic nervous system under physiological conditions, and the contribution of its hyperactivity in the pathogenesis and progression of cardiovascular diseases.

This Edited Volume, Global Warming - The Impact and Implications , is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of global warming. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert in the field of global warming research. All chapters are complete in themselves, but they are united under a common research study topic. This publication aims to provide a comprehensive overview of the latest research efforts by international authors, opening up new possible research paths for further novel developments.