A review on bovine besnoitiosis: a disease with economic impact in herd health management, caused by Besnoitia besnoiti (Franco and Borges, 1916).

Bovine besnoitiosis is caused by the largely unexplored apicomplexan parasite Besnoitia besnoiti. In cows, infection during pregnancy often results in abortion, and chronically infected bulls become infertile. Similar to other apicomplexans B. besnoiti has acquired a largely intracellular lifestyle, but its complete life cycle is still unknown, modes of transmission have not been entirely resolved and the definitive host has not been identified. Outbreaks of bovine besnoitiosis in cattle were described in the 1990s in Portugal and Spain, and later several cases were also detected in France. More cases have been reported recently in hitherto unaffected countries, including Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Hungary and Croatia. To date, there is still no effective pharmaceutical compound available for the treatment of besnoitiosis in cattle, and progress in the identification of novel targets for intervention through pharmacological or immunological means is hampered by the lack of molecular data on the genomic and transcriptomic level. In addition, the lack of an appropriate small animal laboratory model, and wide gaps in our knowledge on the host-parasite interplay during the life cycle of this parasite, renders vaccine and drug development a cost- and labour-intensive undertaking.

Discorso inaugurale per la nuova sede dell' accademia religiosa "Joseph Franco" 15 Adar 5669 - 8 Marzo 1909

[von] Samuele Colombo

Une solidarité franco-allemande en Suisse au coeur de la première guerre : Stefan Zweig (1881-1942) et Romain Rolland (1866-1944)

Stefan Zweig arrive en Suisse en novembre 1917. D’abord libéré du service militaire pour deux mois, il obtient finalement la permission de rester en Suisse jusqu’à la fin de la guerre. Il peut ainsi assister aux répétitions et à la première de Jérémie, sa pièce de théâtre pacifiste représentée pour la première fois au Stadttheater de Zurich en février 1918. Son séjour en Suisse est également marqué par le développement de son admiration et de son amitié pour Romain Rolland – celui qu’il désigne comme étant « la conscience morale de l’Europe ». L’objet de cet article est de montrer que la conjonction Suisse–Rolland a joué un rôle absolument essentiel dans la vie personnelle et créatrice de Zweig.

Freedom Fries or Friendship Fries? : Franco-American Stereotypes and Meta-Stereotypes

This study explores Franco-American relations by examining Franco-American stereotypes. When American participants made ratings of what they think the French think of Americans, the results showed that Americans think the French see Americans in a very negative light. Yet, when the French participants rated what they think Americans think of the French, the result was fairly neutral. Both the French and Americans were found to be over-estimating how negatively they are actually viewed by the other group. If Americans think the French view them negatively and vice versa, these beliefs can permeate interpersonal interactions and can have a potentially negative effect. The results suggest that stereotypes play an important role in intergroup interactions and these findings have important implications for Franco-American relations.

Der Tempel Emanu-El in San Francisco [Illustration] : (Zeichnung)

Louis Lozowick

Difesa della Musica moderna contro la falsa opinione del Vescovo Cirillo Franco

[Verf.: Johann IV, König von Portugal]

Francisco d'Andrade, Brustbild

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F02584

Francisco d'Andrade als Don Giovanni, Rollenbild, Brustbild, in: Mozart: Don Giovanni

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F02585

Francisco d'Andrade als Don Giovanni, Rollenbild, Kniestück, in: Mozart: Don Giovanni

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F02586

Francisco d'Andrade als Don Giovanni, Rollenbild, in: Mozart: Don Giovanni

Signatur des Originals: S 36/F02587