In Putin’s Shadow: Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency. OSW Point of View, November 2011

Dmitry Medvedev’s presidency was an experiment carried out by the Russian ruling elite. Even though the new president has been a loyal member of the ruling camp, this decision involved certain risk that the extensive constitutional powers could eventually encourage the new president to seek emancipation, which could provoke internal conflicts and splits in the elite. This paper analyses Medvedev’s presidency and tries to answer the question why this scenario did not take place and why Medvedev failed to overcome the restrictions imposed on him at the start of his presidential term. The paper also presents the activation of certain social groups during Medvedev’s presidency and their calls for a new social contract with the government.

Nagorno-Karabkh - conflict unfreezing. OSW Commentary No. 65, 2011-10-26

The conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh poses the greatest challenge to the security and stability of the Southern Caucasus. Although a ceasefire has been in place and a peace process under way since 1994, there is growing concern that the threat of the resumption of military action is growing. Proof of that is provided by, for example, the arms race dictated by Azerbaijan and its use of war rhetoric. A major factor, in addition to Azerbaijan’s increasing potential and ambitions, which is destabilising the situation concerning Karabakh seems to be the changing geopolitical situation in this region. Although the outbreak of a new war over Nagorno-Karabakh seems unlikely (as this would be risky to all the actors involved) within the next year, if the current trends continue, this will be difficult to avoid in the future. A further increase in the tension, and especially a military conflict (whatever its outcome), will lead to deep changes in the situation in the Southern Caucasus and in the policies of the countries which are active in this region.

Complex Congenital Heart Disease: The Influence of Prenatal Diagnosis

INTRODUCTION: Complex congenital heart disease is a group of severe conditions. Prenatal diagnosis has implications on morbidity and mortality for most severe conditions. The purpose of this work was to evaluate the influence of prenatal diagnosis and distance of residence and birth place to a reference center, on immediate morbidity and early mortality of complex congenital heart disease. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Retrospective study of complex congenital heart disease patients of our Hospital, born between 2007 and 2012. RESULTS: There were 126 patients born with complex congenital heart disease. In 95%, pregnancy was followed since the first trimester, with prenatal diagnosis in 42%. There was a statistically significant relation between birth place and prenatal diagnosis. Transposition of great arteries was the most frequent complex congenital heart disease (45.2%), followed by pulmonary atresia with ventricular septal defect (17.5%) and hypoplastic left ventricle (9.5%). Eighty-two patients (65.1%) had prostaglandin infusion and 38 (30.2%)were ventilated before an intervention. Surgery took place in the neonatal period in 73%. Actuarial survival rate at 30 days, 12 and 24 months was 85%, 80% and 75%, respectively. There was no statistically significant relation between prenatal diagnosis and mortality. DISCUSSION: Most patients with complex congenital heart disease did not have prenatal diagnosis. All cases with prenatal diagnosis were born in a tertiary center. Prenatal diagnosis did not influence significantly neonatal mortality, as already described in other studies with heterogeneous complex heart disease. CONCLUSION: prenatal diagnosis of complex congenital heart disease allowed an adequate referral. Most patients with complex congenital heart disease were not diagnosed prenatally. This data should be considered when planning prenatal diagnosis of congenital heart disease.

The complete works of Count Rumford /

Green cloth binding, with gilt spine titles.

Istruzioni per l'ammissione ed intervento alle mense comuni pei signori scienziati /

Acquisition made accessible thanks to a 2015-2017 grant from the Council on Libraries and Information Resources.

Testamento del fu Carlo Archinto Visconti Panigarola del giorno 22 maggio 1804 e successiva carta addizionale, 31 detto mese.

University of Illinois bookplate: "From the library of Conte Antonio Cavagna Sangiuliani di Gualdana Lazelada di Bereguardo, purchased 1921."

Patrologiae cursus completus ... Series latina.

Accompanied by "Supplementum, accurante Adalberto Hamman." (v. 28cm.) Published: Paris, Garnier frères, 1958-

The Elements of mining engineering [microform] /

Includes indexes.

Regola data da Sant'Agostino alle monache.

Acquisition made accessible thanks to a 2015-2017 grant from the Council on Libraries and Information Resources.

Il teatro d'Ercolano ; alla Maestà di Gustavo III, re di Svezia ... /

Engraved t.p. with dedication signed Franceso Piranesi invento ed incise 1783, included in plate count. Place and printer from p. [10].

Historische Studien und Skizzen /

Vol. 2 imprint place and publisher: Wien : W. Braumüller.

Lettres curieuses sur l'Amérique Septentrionale. Canada. Microform

Eight letters from Jesuit missionaries in America, selected from v. 6-8 of "Lettres edifiantes et curieuses". Paris, 1780-88. In the present edition the title, place and date of writing, and name of writer have been omitted, and minor changes made at beginning and end of the letters. The first five letters may be found, with English translations, in v. 66-69 of "The Jesuit relations and allied documents", 1896-1901.

Essex Institute historical collections.

Vols. 9-10, 1869-70, called also ser. 2, v. 1-2.

The Ohio River; a course of empire,

I. Introductory: The River, its place and power.--II. Where France and England met.--III. The old French war in the West.--IV. One of the vanguard of the pioneers.--V. The "Monongahela country" and its metropolis.--VI. The Ohio in the revolution.--VII. The fighting Virginians.--VIII. Fort Washington and the "Bloody way."--IX. The reign of the rowdy and outlaw.--X. From keelboat to schooner.--XI. From Pittsburg to Louisville in 1806.--XII. Blennerhassett island.--XIII. Where Yankee and Virginian met.--XIV. When the steamboat was king.--XV. The workshop of the world.

Rackham Blg. [Building] construction

Most windows in place and entrance steps in progress. No. 32 of chronological series of construction photographs, numbered 1 to 32. Smith, Hinchman & Grylls, architects. W.B. Wood Co., construction