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Histoire d’une presse en Révolution, histoire militaire aux multiples facettes, histoire du Consulat et de l’Empire sont autant de thèmes chers à Jean-Paul Bertaud, tant dans ses activités d’inlassable chercheur que par son constant souci d’intégrer ses découvertes à son enseignement, qui a passionné des générations successives d’étudiants. D’un livre à l’autre, ses travaux nous ont donné à voir les réalités contrastées de l’entreprise de presse, les portraits de ceux qui prenaient la plume, intégrant les recherches en cours, en histoire politique comme en histoire culturelle, en histoire sociale comme en histoire militaire. Cette dernière, en profond renouvellement depuis trente ans, a vu Jean-Paul Bertaud engagé sur tous les fronts, du récit classique des batailles aux dimensions anthropologiques du combat et des combattants. Ce temps est certes celui de la Révolution française, mais peut-être surtout celui du Consulat et de l’Empire, dont Jean-Paul Bertaud est devenu l’un des spécialistes reconnus. Jeunes historiens s’inscrivant dans son sillage, auteurs plus chevronnés qui ont souvent été ses compagnons de recherche, chercheurs étrangers qui témoignent du rayonnement international de ses travaux, tous, avec le présent ouvrage, ont voulu rendre hommage au chercheur, à l’enseignant, à l’homme enfin. Les nombreuses contributions ici rassemblées apportent de multiples éclairages sur la presse de la fin de l’Ancien Régime au premières décennies du xixe siècle, sur les diverses manières d’aborder l’histoire militaire, sur les acteurs historiques et les espaces européens à l’époque du Consulat et de l’Empire.

In this work, different nanocrystalline metals and alloys were investigated by a synchrotron-based in situ XRD mechanical testing technique in order to investigate the dominant deformation mechanisms. All tested samples show a succession and coexistence of several mechanisms, regardless of grain size, loading condition, or sample geometry. However, the relative shares of the individual mechanisms strongly vary and depend on parameters such as grain size, sample purity, and alloy composition.

Wound healing plays an integral part of cellular and molecular events. Sphingosine-1-phosphate (S1P) is a lipid mediator that promotes angiogenesis and cell proliferation and attracts immune cells. S1P plays a role in skin wound healing by altering the expression of its biogenic enzyme, sphingosine kinase-1 (SphK1). SphK1 overexpression also leads to less scarring through transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1 and S1P receptor-2 (S1PR2). IFN-γ might be involved in the proliferation and maturation stages of wound healing through the regulation of neutrophilic inflammatory responses in IFN--deficient (KO) mice. Topical recombinant human (rh)-growth hormone (GH) accelerated pressure ulcer (PU) healing in non-obese diabetic/severe combined immunodeficient mice engrafted with a full-thickness human skin graft model. Matrisome properties of scaffolds that direct fibroblasts in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis and liver regeneration are enhanced by hepatocyte-derived angiogenesis via B-cell CLL/lymphoma/nuclear factor-kappa B signaling. Mechanisms of autologous adipose-derived stem cells in some patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), treated by highly active antiretroviral therapy, are elucidated. The cloning and identification of thymosin (Pa-THYs) from Periplaneta americana, the American cockroach, suggest that this molecule could be a potential drug for promoting wound repair. Maresins (MaRs) and macrophages are reviewed, focusing on the potent action of MaRs in the enhancement of M2 macrophage phenotypic profiles to possibly alleviate inflammatory pain.

Ruinen und Lost Places sind gleichermaßen Symbole der Vergänglichkeit und Zeichen von Zerstörungsakten. Ihre Betrachtung löst divergente Emotionen aus. Was wird aus diesen Orten? Wer bestimmt darüber? Und wie und aus welchen Gründen werden Ruinen zum Gegenstand medialer oder künstlerischer Auseinandersetzungen? Die Beiträger*innen des Bandes nehmen sich dieser Fragen an, indem sie Ruinen als aufgegebene und im Verfall befindliche Architekturen oder Stadtlandschaften verstehen: Von den ›malerischen‹ Resten antiker Bauten über stillgelegte Industrie- oder Militärareale und verlassene Wohnbauten bis hin zu ›neuen‹ Investitionsruinen.

Cadre de vie de l'espèce humaine dont la protection doit être assurée, ensemble de ressources matérielles susceptibles d'appropriation mais aussi modèle rationnel de légitimation ou essence de l'homme, telles sont, entre autres, les diverses signification que l'idée de nature peut revêtir en droit. Conjuguant des recherches partant sur plusieurs branches du droit positif (droit de l'environnement, droit pénal, droits intellectuels,…) avec une réflexion qui procède de la philosophie et des sciences humaines, les travaux du Séminaire interdisciplinaire d'études juridiques sur le thème Images et usages de la nature en droit permettent de discerner non seulement les sens et les fonctions de l'idée de nature en droit, mais aussi les enjeux pratiques de la relation de l'homme à la nature.

As a result of mediatisation, the conditions under which children form relationships with others and position themselves within different social contexts are changing. Media developments and the increasing use of the media in families, peer groups, schools etc. are affecting the constellations of actors and communicative practices within these social contexts and are contributing to blurring the boundaries between them. The qualitative longitudinal study of children between six and twelve and their parents that is examined in this book focuses on the role of media-related negotiation processes and their relevance for social positioning over time. The book’s starting point is the family as the first and most important station in the process of socialisation. With contributions by Andreas Dertinger, Rudolf Kammerl, Claudia Lampert, Jane Müller, Paul Petschner, Katrin Potzel and Marcel Rechlitz.

State Formation and Radical Democracy in India analyzes one of the most important cases of developmental change in the twentieth century, namely, Kerala in southern India and begs the question of whether insurgency among the marginalized poor can use formal representative democracy to create better life chances. Going back to pre-independence, colonial India, Manali Desai takes a long historical view of Kerala and compares it with the state of West Bengal, which like Kerala has been ruled by leftists but has not had the same degree of success in raising equal access to welfare, literacy, and basic subsistence. This comparison brings the role of left party formation and its mode of insertion in civil society to the fore, raising the question of what kinds of parties can effect the most substantive anti-poverty reforms within a vibrant democracy. This book offers a new, historically based explanation for Kerala’s post-independence political and economic direction.

The “Railways” Working Group of the Italian Road Infrastructures Society (S.I.I.V.) has produced this volume, which presents an in-depth survey conducted among SIIV members on railway infrastructure with regard to teaching, research, and the extensive regulatory framework of interest. The aim is to provide an updated overview of the educational and scientific activities that characterize this disciplinary field. This initiative is part of a broader process of shared reflection, designed to highlight the contribution that the Italian academic community in sector CEAR-03/A offers, in terms of knowledge and methodologies, to the development of railways. The volume is conceived as both a source of knowledge and a tool for dialogue, useful not only for documenting the current state of the discipline but also for guiding future research and teaching activities, particularly at institutions where courses in “Railway Infrastructure” are not yet active. With this work, the Group intends to contribute to the consolidation of a shared culture in the field of railway infrastructure, in the conviction that only through an integrated and interdisciplinary approach will it be possible to effectively address the challenges posed by technological innovation and the transition towards more sustainable mobility.

This Edited Volume Power Quality - New Insights is a collection of reviewed and relevant research chapters, offering a comprehensive overview of recent developments in the field of engineering. The book comprises single chapters authored by various researchers and edited by an expert active in the power quality research area. All chapters are complete in themselves but united under a common research study topic. This publication aims to provide a thorough overview of the latest research efforts by international authors on power quality and open new possible research paths for further novel developments.

This book provides specific guidelines for incorporating environmental accounting into public accounting programs from a critical perspective. The first chapter systematizes the theoretical foundations of environmental education within the contexts of knowledge, learning, pedagogy, and didactics, with the aim of understanding the meanings, approaches, and theories that have emerged, become established, and continue to expand in this field. The following chapter contextualizes the concept of environmental accounting in order to understand how it has been approached both internationally and nationally, as well as how environmental accounting has been integrated into university-level education. The third chapter presents the methodological design that guides the study. Subsequently, the fourth chapter offers a characterization of existing environmental accounting proposals developed within universities in Antioquia. This is followed by a qualitative content analysis of those proposals, complemented by triangulation based on semi-structured interviews conducted with key stakeholders. The book then proposes a micro-curricular framework that highlights the methodological and pedagogical processes involved in the teaching and learning of environmental accounting within public accounting programs at universities in Antioquia. Finally, it presents the study’s main conclusions, together with its limitations and suggestions for future lines of research.

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This third D.A.F. volume publishes papers presented at the symposium on landscape archaeology, organised in 1982 by A. Ferdière and E. Zadora-Rio. Fieldwork and landscape studies have today entered more than ever into present archaeological thinking. Such studies are not now limited just to evidence from excavated sites, but to the surrounding natural and human environment, permitting the reconstruction of earlier landscapes. Fieldwork, now established as a discipline in its own right, enables the relationship between actual sites and exploitation sequences of their associated landscape to be better understood. Taking into account the theoretical and practical impossibilities of total fieldwork, speakers at this symposium, in both their communications and during discussions, presented different choices of objectives and methods, and analysed the strengths and weaknesses of each technique adopted.

In this edition of Genetic Algorithms - Theory, Design and Programming, we present a series of scientific contributions that delve into the intricate theoretical foundations and practical nuances of genetic algorithms (GAs). Beyond the academic realm, GAs have demonstrated profound applications in societal decision-making and engineering optimization, showcased through real-world examples and case studies. A dedicated section on programming principles offers a thorough guide for implementing GAs across diverse languages. This edition, tailored for researchers and academics, serves as a testament to the scientific advancements within the field, inviting readers to explore the nuanced journey from theoretical constructs to pragmatic applications in the dynamic landscape of GAs.

In Stanley Corngold’s view, the themes and strategies of Kafka’s fiction are generated by a tension between his concern for writing and his growing sense of its arbitrary character. Analyzing Kafka’s work in light of "the necessity of form," which is also a merely formal necessity, Corngold uncovers the fundamental paradox of Kafka’s art and life. The first section of the book shows how Kafka’s rhetoric may be understood as the daring project of a man compelled to live his life as literature. In the central part of the book, Corngold reflects on the place of Kafka within the modern tradition, discussing such influential precursors of Cervantes, Flaubert, and Nietzsche, whose works display a comparable narrative disruption. Kafka’s distinctive narrative strategies, Corngold points out, demand interpretation at the same time they resist it. Critics of Kafka, he says, must be aware that their approaches are guided by the principles that Kafka’s fiction identifies, dramatizes, and rejects.In Stanley Corngold’s view, the themes and strategies of Kafka’s fiction are generated by a tension between his concern for writing and his growing sense of its arbitrary character. Analyzing Kafka’s work in light of "the necessity of form," which is also a merely formal necessity, Corngold uncovers the fundamental paradox of Kafka’s art and life. The first section of the book shows how Kafka’s rhetoric may be understood as the daring project of a man compelled to live his life as literature. In the central part of the book, Corngold reflects on the place of Kafka within the modern tradition, discussing such influential precursors of Cervantes, Flaubert, and Nietzsche, whose works display a comparable narrative disruption. Kafka’s distinctive narrative strategies, Corngold points out, demand interpretation at the same time they resist it. Critics of Kafka, he says, must be aware that their approaches are guided by the principles that Kafka’s fiction identifies, dramatizes, and rejects.

This reprint presents recent advances in understanding the molecular processes that take place in adipose tissue inflammation in the context of obesity. It discusses the impact of adipose tissue inflammation on systemic metabolic alterations associated with excess adiposity, as well as its repercussion in several pathological conditions that may help to understand obesity-associated metabolic derangements.