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Modern legal history is increasingly interested in exploring the development of legal systems from novel and nuanced approaches. This edited collection harnesses the lesser-researched perspectives of the impact of global and imperial factors on the development of law. It is argued that to better understand these timely discussions, we must understand the process and significance of colonisation itself. The volume brings together experts in the field of law and history to explore the ways in which law and lawyers contributed to the expansion of the British Empire, and the ways in which the Empire influenced the Metropole. The book sheds new light on the role of the law and legal actors during the pivotal centuries that saw the establishment of the Empire. Exploring such topics as Atlantic relations, the impact of British jurists upon Indian law, and the development of the law settler colonies, this collection reveals some of the lesser-known intersections between law, history, and empire. The book will be of interest to students and researchers in legal history, comparative history, equity and trusts, contract law, the legal profession, slavery, and the British Empire.

This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform. What impact did the process of Romanization have on the landscapes and territories of ancient Hispania? This book examines the transformations of Baetica through a rigorous study of Western Sierra Morena and the Lands of Antequera, two key regions for understanding this historical period. The research adopts an innovative perspective that integrates spatial analysis and landscape study to examine the transition between the Second Iron Age and the Roman Imperial era. Through the systematic application of statistical methods and quantitative spatial analysis, the study establishes solid empirical foundations for understanding the territorial dynamics and social transformations of ancient communities. This methodology allows for the precise identification and analysis of patterns of continuity and change in spatial organization, providing new evidence about the complex relationships between local populations and their environment during this crucial period in the history of the Iberian Peninsula.

This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact

Die fehlende Harmonisierung der Körperschaftsbesteuerung in Europa führt zu einer Verzerrung von Standort-, Investitions- und Finanzierungsentscheidungen multinationaler Konzerne. Für die Steuerverwaltungen begründet das Nebeneinander von 27 separaten Steuersystemen die zunehmende Notwendigkeit, das inländische Steueraufkommen zu schützen. Um diesen Problemen zu begegnen, werden von der Europäischen Kommission gegenwärtig unterschiedliche Reformvorschläge diskutiert. Hierzu zählen insbesondere die Einführung einer Gemeinsamen Konsolidierten Körperschaftsteuerbemessungsgrundlage (GKKB) sowie die Vereinheitlichung der Regelungen zur konzerninternen Verlustverrechnung. Ziel der Arbeit ist es, mögliche Auswirkungen dieser Reformvorschläge auf das Steueraufkommen der Mitgliedsstaaten sowie die Steuerbelastung der betroffenen Konzerne zu quantifizieren.

This concise, precise, and inclusive dictionary contributes to a growing, transforming, and living research culture within both humanities scholarship and professional practices within the creative sectors. Its format of succinct starting definitions, demonstrations of possible routes of further development, and references to new and revisited concepts as “conceptual invitations” allows readers to quickly uptake and orient themselves within this exciting methodological field for didactic, scholarly and creative use, and as a starting point for further investigation for future contributions to the new canon of critical concepts. Critical Concepts for the Creative Humanities is the first book to outline and define the specific and evolving field of the creative humanities and provides the field’s nascent bibliography.

In the last decade, there has been a distinct trend towards a worldwide harmonisation of migration statistics, chiefly pushed by international bodies and organisations that need comparative data. Statistics and Reality shows that these attempts have as yet not been very successful. It provides an accessible account of the history of migration measurement in Europe and analyses the current conceptualisations of migration and data gathering procedures in twelve European countries in the context of their migration histories. Based on this analysis, the authors provide a critical insight into the migrant stocks and flows in their countries.

Neurofibromatosis, one of the most common genetic disorders, is a group of three conditions—Neurofibromatosis 1, Neurofibromatosis 2 and Schwannomatosis—that share some clinical features, such as the presence of cranial and spinal nerve sheet tumors. However, they differ in type of genetic disorder, age of clinical onset, manifestations, management and prognosis. Due to multisystem involvement, a multidisciplinary treatment approach that includes research is ideal. This book provides a systematic, comprehensive and updated outline of Neurofibromatosis. It is a useful reference for clinicians, researchers and students.

The study of ancient heroes in film provides an eminent contribution to our understanding of the present by identifying the upheavals, conflicts, crises and resolution strategies that manifest themselves in heroic figures. This volume approaches heroizations by examining political leadership in heroic narratives and the influence of ancient heroes on the construction of modern (super-)heroes. Studies on the negations of the heroic reveal ambivalence, fluidity and legitimization difficulties of the examined figures. Contributions on narrativization and aesthetics address didactic potentials, genre influences, intermedial references and the possible future of (de)heroization in cinematic antiquity. With contributions by Anastasia Bakogianni | Torsten Caeners | Georg Eckert | Luis Unceta Gómez | Wolfgang Hochbruck | Silvester Kreisel | Martin Lindner | Krešimir Matijević | Nils Steffensen | Alexander Vandewalle | Martin M. Winkler

Ce volume est issu du travail de réflexion des vingt-trois chercheurs apollinariens à l’occasion du centenaire, en 2018, de la publication du recueil Calligrammes d’Apollinaire et de la mort du poète.À cet occasion, l’ouvrage salue et récapitule différentes facettes de la production multiple et novatrice d’un « poète dans tous les domaines », en poésie, en fiction, en théâtre et en critique d’art, et d’un « poète parmi les poètes ».Le recueil Calligrammes, loin de rompre radicalement avec la poésie du passé, porte l’empreinte d’un lyrisme ancré dans la tradition et dans l’œuvre antérieure d’Apollinaire (par l’expression affective, le recours au mythe, la présence de motifs symboliques comme l’ombre), mais aussi renouvelé par l’usage de la matérialité textuelle, l’ouverture aux nouveaux médias…Si Calligrammes renouvelle la poésie, c’est aussi et d’abord dans la dimension visuelle du poème. Le calligramme, d’abord mal compris ou critiqué, a été d’un apport capital pour l’évolution de la poésie moderne. Son impact sur l’émergence de la poésie concrète ou visuelle est ici réabordé. Il a puissamment contribué à la fortune d’Apollinaire dans d’autres domaines linguistiques (Iran, Brésil, Hongrie, Autriche).La dimension thématique de l’œuvre n’est pas oubliée, dans ses territoires lyriques comme dans ses aspects les plus extrêmes, tels que la sexualité et la scatologie.Cet ouvrage collectif confirme et enrichit certaines approches, comble certaines lacunes, lève quelques énigmes, corrige des erreurs, ouvre des champs nouveaux de recherche. Il témoigne surtout, par la diversité des contributeurs, du prestige exceptionnel de l’écrivain Apollinaire.

This open access book answers two central questions: firstly, is it at all possible to verify electronic equipment procured from untrusted vendors? Secondly, can I build trust into my products in such a way that I support verification by untrusting customers? In separate chapters the book takes readers through the state of the art in fields of computer science that can shed light on these questions. In a concluding chapter it discusses realistic ways forward. In discussions on cyber security, there is a tacit assumption that the manufacturer of equipment will collaborate with the user of the equipment to stop third-party wrongdoers. The Snowden files and recent deliberations on the use of Chinese equipment in the critical infrastructures of western countries have changed this. The discourse in both cases revolves around what malevolent manufacturers can do to harm their own customers, and the importance of the matter is on par with questions of national security. This book is of great interest to ICT and security professionals who need a clear understanding of the two questions posed in the subtitle, and to decision-makers in industry, national bodies and nation states.

Many ambitious and experimental game forms don't fit into the digital download or retail distribution channels that support so-called “traditional” video games. Instead, these games are supported by a new global movement in video game curation. This special edition of the Video Game Art Reader features an international collaboration of video game professionals working together to create a resource for game exhibition organization, design, and curation. Professionals, artists, and others who organize and curate video game exhibitions and events act within a rhizomatic network of methods, missions, and goals. They establish organizations like galleries, collectives, and non-profits. Methods of sharing video games as critical cultural phenomena continue to evolve and expand. Conceived during the first meeting of GAIA (Game Arts International Assembly), the Game Art Curators Kit documents and shares the collective experience of an international network of video game curators and organizers. Sharing practical tips on everything from accessibility to preservation, the book also serves as a guide to support a new global movement in video game curation.

This bookis the first monograph that provides a wholesome overview of the history of Antisemitism in Poland.The author critically analyzes the Polish manifestation of the gruesome phenomenon against the backdrop of historical events in all Europe, as she traces the formation of the ideology and its difference from Judeophobia. A special notion requires the author’s meticulousness in research of the archives referring to the Catholic Church and folk culture. Most importantly, she does not end with the historical perspective but uses her studies to shed light on the events permeating in the thirty years of the recent Polish history as an independent country.

This research topic highlights the most recent accomplishments of a Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR) Working Group, SCOR WG 139: Organic Ligands - A Key Control on Trace Metal Biogeochemistry in the Ocean.

TP53 gene mutations are present in more than half of all human cancers. The resulting proteins are mostly full-length with a single amino acid change and are abundantly expressed in cancer cells. Some of the mutant p53 proteins gain oncogenic functions (GOF) through which it actively contribute to the aberrant cell proliferation, increased resistance to apoptotic stimuli and ability to metastasize. Gain of function mutant p53 proteins can transcriptionally regulate the expression of a large plethora of target genes. This mainly occurs through the formation of oncogenic transcriptional competent complexes that include mutant p53 protein, known transcription factors, posttranslational modifiers and scaffold proteins. Mutant p53 protein can also transcriptionally regulate the expression of microRNAs, small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression at the posttranscriptional level. Each microRNA can putatively target the expression of hundred mRNAs and consequently impact on many cellular functions. Thus, gain of function mutant p53 proteins can exert their oncogenic activities through the modulation of both non-coding and coding regions of human genome. Over the past 3 decades, the regulation of p53 has been extensively studied. However, the regulation of mutant p53 remained largely unexplored. This snapshot focuses on recent discovery of mutant p53 GOF and regulation.