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Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Entstehung und Reduktion von Metallartefakten in Computertomographie(CT)-Daten sowie der Segmentierung dreidimensionaler Strukturen in CT-Volumen. Insbesondere werden neue automatische Verfahren zur Metallartefaktreduktion und zur Segmentierung von Halswirbeln vorgestellt.

Analysis of changes in educational processes in Latin America due to the impact of new information technologies

Writing a comprehensive scientific book about the cerebral palsy is a great challenge. Many different interventions are available for persons with CP. Increasingly, it is recognized that intervention needs to be evidence-based and family-centered. Related therapies can offer improvement in some cases but do not offer a cure. Lifelong re/habilitation (habilitation and rehabilitation) in person with cerebral palsy is the first part of this book which has four chapters about management in children and adults with cerebral palsy through the life span, providing support and services. Three chapters of the second part are exploring the new therapy options which could improve the family quality of life. Third part has two chapters about complementary therapies with new possibilities for the future.

La circulation des connaissances est un facteur majeur de l’évolution des sciences depuis leur origine. Elle apparaît comme intrinsèque à la pratique scientifique. À la faveur de la mondialisation des échanges, l’internationalisation de la recherche est devenue un enjeu des politiques scientifiques de la plupart des pays du monde contemporain, au point que la qualification d’« international » en arrive à constituer un critère de l’excellence académique, que l’on prétend aujourd’hui mesurer à l’aune de grandes bases bibliographiques mondiales. En réaction, des voix se sont élevées ces dernières années contre le réductionnisme d’évaluations purement quantitatives de l’internationalité, insuffisantes pour apprécier le phénomène dans sa complexité. Si la critique vaut pour l’ensemble des sciences, la complexité des dynamiques qui sous-tendent l’internationalisation scientifique concerne tout particulièrement les disciplines des sciences humaines et sociales.À partir de travaux abordant l'internationalisation des sciences humaines et sociales sous divers angles de recherche (socio-historique, géographique, politique, philosophique, bibliométriques, etc.), cet ouvrage propose des analyses approfondies pour mieux donner à comprendre le phénomène dans sa complexité. Son ambition est d'éclairer ce qui se joue dans la tension entre dimension nationale - ou locale - et perspective internationale, s'agissant des sciences humaines et sociales, afin que soit possible une appréciation réellement scientifique de l'internationalisation de ces sciences.

Formado por ensaios escritos por investigadores de posições existenciais e áreas de pesquisa muito diferentes – desde a filosofia, a teologia e os estudos de religião, passando pela literatura e o cinema, até à pintura, à arquitetura e a outras artes plásticas – este volume, o primeiro de uma coleção sobre o tema da religião, pretende contribuir, através da confluência de abordagens muito diversas num ponto de discussão comum, para o aprofundamento das implicações decorrentes da presença do religioso no ser humano – individual e social – e em todas as suas manifestações reflexivas e criativas. O diálogo que se deseja suscitar inicia-se já implicitamente na relação que estes textos estabelecem uns com os outros, interpelando-se mutuamente, complementando-se, matizando o conceito de redenção, clarificando ou respondendo a eventuais questões e levantando outras.

Polymers in the form of films, fibers, nano- and microspheres, composites, and porous supports are promising biomaterials for a wide range of advanced biomedical applications. This Special Issue presents novel studies and new approaches in the field of biomaterials for tissue engineering and drug delivery. It includes seven original research articles and two reviews on biomaterials based on polymeric matrices with various structures, including porous composites, nanofibrous scaffolds, meshes, and hydrogels, which can include micro- or nanoparticles (graphene nanosheets, bioactive glass, and hydroxyapatite and halloysite nanotubes).

Entrepreneurship has been seen as a phenomenon allowing economic development, job creation, increased productivity and innovation, but many studies do not include the causes of these events. Consequently, the objective of this book is to fill this gap by combining several studies from more practice-oriented perspectives. The various chapters presented here follow several approaches which researchers explore in different contexts and link to specific experiences in entrepreneurship. This book intends to contribute to better understanding of the phenomenon of entrepreneurship and innovation, and to show how these business practices can stimulate economic development in various countries and regions worldwide.

The archaeological excavations of the Župna cerkev cemetery in Kranj began in 1953 and were completed in 2013. The explored cemetery consists of 2,936 graves and the Museum of Gorenjska (Gorenjski muzej) in Kranj has inventoried 3,263 items from this cemetery.The purpose of the monograph is the publication of the graves excavated between 1964 and 1970 by Andrej Valič, curator at the Museum of Gorenjska. Data are drawn from all available sources (field documentation, artefacts, photographs, inventory books, analysis of skeletons, etc.).The plan of the graves, which took shape while studying the material, for the first time combines all the previously excavated graves of the Župna cerkev cemetery in Kranj. Because of the size of the cemetery and the high density of burials in some parts, the quadrants are shown by individual pages instead of the usual one-piece insert.The first part of the book is a study on the nature of the data presented, while the catalogue in addition to the usual data contains also comments on all potential oddities and inconsistencies.

The most famous novel by Stanisław Lem was based on the structure of the myth of Euridice and Orpheus. An enigmatic lyric by Aleksander Wat appears to be a brilliant grammar of creating a scene of losing Euridice anew. Czesław Miłosz is the author of one of the most revelatory readings of Orpheus’s story, and one that is typical of our ‘Secular Age’ at the same time. In her play written during World War II, Anna Świrszczyńska undertook an incorporation of the figure of Orpheus into the history of travel to the Hades: a hero of a community, deprived, up to that point, of his own storyline. The terminally ill Stanisław Wyspiański was also drafting a play about the hero; Konstanty Ildefons Gałczyński mentioned similar plans in his notes from a prisoner-of-war camp. These are just examples of the surprisingly rich and varied Polish reception of the stories of the first artist, previously only studied to a lesser degree. This monograph is devoted to Polish literature of the last one hundred years, as well as the centuries-old history of the transformations of the Orpheus myth in Western art. In it, one can find a proposal of a mythological reading of works not directly related to the storyline, a reflection on the alternative history of its reception, as well as on the future fate of the topic. The text incorporates fifteen contextual fragments, pertaining to the key elements and classical realisations of the myth: these can be read in any order, as entries in a, previously inexistent, Orphean encyclopaedia.

Dans la seconde moitié du xixe siècle, les premiers biscuitiers industriels français édifient des usines dont les photographies montrent la précocité de la fabrication en continu. Les produits d'Olibet ou de LU sont emballés et vendus sous un nom de marque annoncé par la réclame. Au croisement des interactions entre les acteurs du marché, la marque occupe une place révélatrice de la complexité des relations associant compétition et coopération, entre fabricants, distributeurs et consommateurs. Avec « l"embellie de la Belle Époque », l'accélération de l'urbanisation et l'embourgeoisement de la population se traduisent par la diffusion d'une culture moderne de consommation. Il s'agira ainsi de reconstituer les processus à travers lesquels les acteurs du marché ont associé la diffusion de leurs marchandises à la « fabrique du consommateur ». Après la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la première génération de biscuitiers doit faire face à l’amplification de la consommation de masse, à l’émergence de la grande distribution et à l’intrusion en Europe des capitaux et des méthodes de gestion anglo-saxons - le marketing. Comment les stratégies d’alliances, à l'origine de la constitution du groupe BSN-Danone, ont-elles pu répondre au « défi américain » ?

The quality and safety of fresh horticultural products involves their own development, environmental factors, and interactions with postharvest pathogens. Effective pre- and post-harvest techniques play a key role in improving the quality of fresh horticultural products, and this reprint focuses on the understanding of the pre- and post-harvest factors that affect postharvest quality, disease, ripening and senescence, and the shelf life of horticultural crops. This reprint contains papers from the aspects of field management and pre- and post-harvest treatments, and new methods are proposed to improve the quality and shelf life of different fresh horticultural products.

The complexity of production processes is on the rise due to evolving technology and changing lifestyles. This complexity can stem from factors within the production system or be influenced by characteristics or events external to the system. This reprint aims to conduct rigorous research focused on the application of data-driven decision-making algorithms to address diverse challenges within complex production systems.

Urethral reconstructive surgery has always been a challenging part for urologist since the dawn of our speciality. In this book leading experts in lower urinary reconstructions from all over the world present their views and experience in that field, together with practical tips and tricks. The book is an excellent source of information for those who are already dealing with urethral surgery, and also an invaluable companion for urologists in training or those who want to dedicate themselves to this great sub-specialty. This book is an excellent reference guide and companion on the way to operating and consulting room, or when writing an article and reviewing the current practices. The abundance of methods and continuing development of new approaches to the problem prove the complexity of it.

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The Jewish Life of Jesus (Toledot Yeshu) is perhaps one of the most infamous retellings of the gospel narrative of the pre-modern era. The present essay explores its reception and circulation of among both Jews and Christians in the period before and after the first editions of the work, by J.C. Wagenseil in 1681 and J.J. Huldreich in 1705. The work was an object of fascination for early modern scholars of Judaism and was regularly invoked in discussions concerned with the Talmud and other Jewish books alleged to be “blasphemous.” For Jewish scholars, it was a source of embarrassment, although both the manuscript and documentary evidence demonstrates that many Jews did view Toledot Yeshu as a culturally significant narrative, worthy of being transmitted. It is here suggested that Toledot Yeshu, with its direct and emotional cogency, combining history, humour, and polemics, was indeed recognized by early-modern Jews and crypto-Jews as a powerful story, to which they could articulate their identity.