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Title in English: Small Derivational Valency Dictionary of Selected Valency Carriers in German and Czech: An Attempt to Map Valency Realization Across Categories The present “Small Derivational Valency Dictionary of Selected Valency Carriers in German and Czech” deals with selected lexical items of German and Czech from a comparative point of view. The German part of the dictionary is dominant. The material basis of the dictionary consists of authentic examples of language use taken from two important electronic corpora of Czech and German. Each lexical item (represented by a base verb) is supplied with a valence frame providing an analyses on the level of semantic roles, selectional restrictions and morphosyntactic features. As the dictionary is derivationally organized, it presents the valence of verbal as well as of nominal valence carriers. In addition to the formal description of valence realization, each entry provides authentic illustrative examples.

Luciano Gallino’s sociology is centered on three problems: modernization, technological innovation, and the quality of work. Gallino’s sixty-year of writings three phases can be discerned. In the first phase the investigations concern the possibilities of improving the quality of work. In the second phase the main object of analysis is the process of modernization, especially the relationship between the formal and informal dimensions of the economy, with special regard to cases of double jobs, work flexibility and job insecurity. In the third phase, from the late Nineties to 2015, Gallino broadens his perspective to include the analysis of processes of globalization at organizational and ideological levels. The investigation focuses on the one hand on the characteristics and consequences of the financialization of the economy and, on the other, on the de-responsibility of the business company.

Economists advocate regulation and tailored incentives to stimulate improvement activities. Such activities should be adopted if their benefits outweigh their costs. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

Carnival Texts comprises three related dramatic works, all of which have as their point of departure Russian theorist Mikhail Bakhtin’s concept of carnival, a literary style designed to subvert dominant assumptions through chaos and humour. Making creative use of post-Brechtian performance theory, these texts blur the distinction between spectator and performer in a fascinating exploration of physical, moral, and cultural upheaval in a postmodern age. Performance theory is crucial to understanding how performance affects collective understanding, and this book will be of interest to a broad range of students of drama and theatre.

This collection of papers is concerned with issues of policy development, practice, implementation and performance. It represents a range of views about diverse subjects by individuals who are, for the most part, in the public eye and who have the capacity to influence the shape and the reality of public policy. Each has a story to tell, with insights that can only be drawn by those working at the 'sharp end' of policy.

Nombre d'économistes et de géographes contestent la pertinence des Sciences de la Nature dans les études de Développement. Pour beaucoup le concept de tropicalité n'a guère de réalité. Et pourtant la spécificité du monde intertropical est d'une évidence troublante : un "Monde sans hiver" (1993) du botaniste Francis HALLÉ vient de le rappeler avec bon sens. Le domaine tropical regroupe plus de 65 % de la population mondiale et la majorité des pays pauvres sur 40 % des terres émergées. La plupart des ressources fossiles (charbon, pétrole, métaux) se sont élaborées en conditions tropicales. Le monde tropical concerne donc tous les hommes. En privilégiant les études de terrain et l'intérêt des marqueurs de l'évolution des milieux, les auteurs montrent l'infinie variété des environnements tropicaux et des comportements. Mais la déstabilisation anthropique des milieux s'est accélérée au cours du XXe siècle. Sont mis en évidence les enregistreurs et les indicateurs des évolutions à court et à long terme : milieux de dépôts, indicateurs des sols et de la végétation, ressources en eau, crises climatiques et rurales, littoraux et montagnes. Cette vision résolument géographique et à long terne s'oppose à une vision économiste et à courte vue, imposée par le système financier mondial. La gestion de notre Environnement devrait-elle se soumettre aux stratégies de Développement comme le suggèrent certaines conclusions du Sommet de Rio ? L'homme a peu à peu domestiqué les paysages tropicaux, sans pour autant gommer leur spécificité. Notre environnement s'adapte en permanence, avec ou sans l'Homme, depuis des millions d'années. Si l'Homme veut conserver sa place, il ne doit pas se laisser entraîner par l'utopie d'un "possibilisme" régi par les intérêts immédiats des pays riches. Plus que jamais Environnement et Développement sont liés. En effet la croissance démographique des pays tropicaux et ses conséquences pour la survie de l'Humanité dépendront d'une gestion à long terme de notre environnement, d'une conception en mosaïques des aménagements et de la sauvegarde des ressources peu renouvelables.

This volume focuses on trandisciplinarity. The contributions reveal how transdisciplinarity arises in the involvement of multiple disciplines and lay, experiential, traditional, and artistic sources of knowledge as various stakeholders interact—"communicate"—in an attempt to address the wicked problems arising from sustainability challenges—from planning to education, from soil salinity to whale populations. Transdisciplinarity is also a frame of reference applied by the authors in their own research methods, by the reviewers, and by the editors in synthesizing insights across the contributions. This volume's selections were written and edited to argue their case to readers outside the core disciplines of the authors. A synthesizing Editorial identifies an emerging pattern in the pieces, consisting of elements of transdisciplinary practice.

It is a book of homage to a geographer of high academic, scientific and pedagogical merit, who recently reached the time of her retirement at the University of Coimbra, where she worked for over forty years. His areas of scientific interest range from Human Geography (Population Geography; Cultural Geography and, in particular, Literary Geography; Spatial Planning and Local Development) to the Studies on Tourism.<br>For this reason, in this tribute book, which brings together 28 works by 40 authors, these themes are treated, giving a recent and updated overview of the studies of Human Geography and Tourism, which are very useful for researchers, teachers and students in these scientific areas.

»Houses, Secrets, and the Closet« investigates the literary production of masculinities and their relation to secrets and sexualities in 18th and 19th century fiction. It focusses on close readings of Gothic fiction, Sensation Novels, and tales by Horace Walpole, Ann Radcliffe, William Godwin, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Wilkie Collins, and Henry James. The study approaches these texts through the lens of domestic space, gender, knowledge, and power. This approach serves to investigate the cultural roots of the »closet« – the male homosexual secret – which reveals a more general notion of male secrecy in modern society. The study thus contributes to a better understanding of the cultural history of masculinities and sexualities.

This book is an open access book. Many scholars have wondered if a non-Western theory of international politics founded on different premises, be it from Asia or from the “Global South,” could release international relations from the grip of a Western, “Westphalian” model. This book argues that a Buddhist approach to international relations could provide a genuine alternative. Because of its distinctive philosophical positions and its unique understanding of reality, human nature and political behavior, a Buddhist theory of IR offers a way out of this dilemma, a means for transcending the Westphalian predicament. The author explains this Buddhist IR model, beginning with its philosophical foundations up through its ideas about politics, economics and statecraft.

How biomedical research using various animal species and in vitro cellular systems has resulted in both major successes and translational failure. In Model Systems in Biology, comparative neurobiologist Georg Striedter examines how biomedical researchers have used animal species and in vitro cellular systems to understand and develop treatments for human diseases ranging from cancer and polio to Alzheimer's disease and schizophrenia. Although there have been some major successes, much of this “translational” research on model systems has failed to generalize to humans. Striedter explores the history of such research, focusing on the models used and considering the question of model selection from a variety of perspectives—the philosophical, the historical, and that of practicing biologists. Striedter reviews some philosophical concepts and ethical issues, including concerns over animal suffering and the compromises that result. He traces the history of the most widely used animal and in vitro models, describing how they compete with one another in a changing ecosystem of models. He examines how therapies for bacterial and viral infections, cancer, cardiovascular diseases, and neurological disorders have been developed using animal and cell culture models—and how research into these diseases has both taken advantage of and been hindered by model system differences. Finally, Striedter argues for a “big tent” biology, in which a diverse set of models and research strategies can coexist productively.

Popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have had a deep impact, not only on the societies and political structures in the respective countries there, but also on different academic disciplines. The events that started in 2010 in Tunisia have altered academic terminology, contributed to a shift in study focus and sometimes challenged dominant theoretical approaches. The book provides an insightful and illuminating view of the transformation of the academic landscape in the aftermath of these uprisings. It analyses how the academic discourse in and on the MENA region has changed and reflects on how the aforementioned transformation processes, which are still ongoing, are shaping lines of inquiry in different disciplines, including political science, Arabic literature and language studies, philosophy, communication studies, sociology, computer studies and archaeology. The book’s authors are members of the Arab-German Young Academy of Sciences and Humanities (AGYA). With contributions by Ammar Abdulrahman, Tobias Amft, Hanan Badr, Sarhan Dhouib, Kalman Graffi, Amal Grami, Maha Houssami, Christian Junge, Fatima Kastner, Florian Kohstall, Bilal Orfali, Carola Richter, Hans Jörg Sandkühler, Rana Siblini, Jan Claudius Völkel, Barbara Winckler

This study proposes the design of a website to enhance customer service at Pollos Pavía, a local business in Quinindé, Ecuador. The research identifies customer expectations and improvement opportunities through surveys and interviews with clients and managers. Key valued features include online ordering, access to exclusive promotions, and faster service. The sample comprised 30 clients and the three store managers, ensuring a well-rounded representation of both customer and management needs. This project focuses on the proposed website design, detailing its structure, features, and potential to improve customer experience

Room temperature ionic liquids (RTILs) are an interesting and valuable family of compounds. Although they are all salts, their components can vary considerably, including imidazolium, pyridinium, ammonium, phosphonium, thiazolium, and triazolium cations. In general, these cations have been combined with weakly coordinating anions. Common examples include tetrafluoroborate, hexafluorophosphate, triflate, triflimide, and dicyanimide. The list of possible anionic components continues to grow at a rapid rate. Besides exploring new anionic and cation components, another active and important area of research is the determinination and prediction of their physical properties, particularly since their unusual and tunable properties are so often mentioned as being one of the key advantages of RTILs over conventional solvents. Despite impressive progress, much work remains before the true power of RTILs as designer solvents (i.e. predictable selection of a particular RTIL for any given application) can be effectively harnessed.