Ephemere Kunst am Hofe des Sonnenkönigs changement und mouvement als Repräsentationsmittel von Herrschaft

Ephemere Festausstattungen spielten in der höfischen Selbstdarstellung des französischen Sonnenkönigs eine wichtige Rolle, erlaubten sie doch anlassgebunden die kurzfristige Entfaltung höchsten Prunks. Dabei wurden bewusst die immanenten Aspekte der vergänglichen Fest- und Bühnenkunst, eben ihre ephemere Natur und Wandlungsfähigkeit – ästhetisch und inhaltlich als Mittel der Repräsentation königlicher Macht genutzt. Auf der Bühne und innerhalb des Festablaufs waren die vergänglichen Architekturen und Dekorationen in eine unablässige Folge ostentativer changements eingebunden. Die Inszenierung der diversen machines suggerierten Publikum und Teilnehmern der Veranstaltungen, der scheinbar selbstständigen Bewegung und Metamorphose unbelebter Materie als Ausdruck königlicher Macht beizuwohnen. Die Bedeutung, die der kinetischen und transitorischen Festausstattung beigemessen wurde, schlug sich nicht nur in der zeitgenössischen Traktatliteratur nieder, sondern auch in den sprachlichen und bildlichen Interpretationen der flüchtigen Spektakel, die ihnen Dauer verleihen sollten.

La nouvelle methode raisonnée du Blason : pour l'appendre d'une maniére aigée, reduite en leçons, par demandes, et par réponses /

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La Deuise du roy iustifiee /

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Ensayo sobre las garantías individuales que reclama el estado actual de la sociedad

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Elémens d'histoire générale : seconde partie, Histoire Moderne /

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Dictionnaire philosophique de la religion ... /

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Abbregé methodique des principes heraldiques, ou du veritable art du blason.

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L'Ars Analytica di Francois Viete: Isagoge, Notae Priores, Zeteticorum libri.

L'elaborato consiste nella prima traduzione italiana delle tre opere cardine dell'Ars Analytica di François Viète. L’obiettivo di questa tesi è quello di condurre un’analisi, attraverso la traduzione, il commento e l’interpretazione di Isagoge in Artem analyticem, Ad Logisticem Speciosam Notae Priores, Zeteticorum libri quinque, testi fondamentali per lo sviluppo dell’algebra come disciplina autonoma e obiettiva, prestando particolare attenzione anche alle interpretazioni geometriche proposte dagli allievi di Viète. Infine vengono analizzati gli zetetici, cioè i problemi, riguardanti la risoluzione delle equazioni diofantee di secondo e terzo grado alla luce delle osservazioni riportate da Fermat nella sua copia dell’Aritmetica (edizione di Claude Gaspard Bacheti, 1621). Fermat, infatti propone un’analisi del testo diofanteo che va al di là di una semplice traduzione, ottenendo risultati che sono ben noti agli storici della matematica e ai matematici.

Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier, Thomas Arnold and Julian Edmund Tenison Woods and their contribution to the formation and development of Catholic schooling in Australasia

Histories of Catholic education have received little attention by Church historians and are usually written by members of the Catholic clergy, with a strong emphasis placed on the spiritual and building accomplishments of the bishops. This thesis examines the provision of Catholic Education in Australasia, with a focus on the contribution of three men, Jean Baptiste Francois Pompallier, Thomas Arnold and Julian Edmund Tenison Woods. These men received support from the female religious orders in the regions where they worked, frequently with little recognition or praise by Catholic Church authorities. The tenets of their faith gave Pompallier and Woods strength and reinforced their determination to succeed. Arnold, however, possessed a strong desire to change society. All three believed in the desirability of providing Catholic schooling for the poor, with the curriculum facilitating the acquisition of socially desirable values and traits, including obedience, honesty, moral respectability and a strong adherence to Catholic religious values. The beneficiaries included society, future employers, the Church, the children and their parents. With the exception of promoting distinctly Catholic religious values, Roman Catholic schools and National schools in Australasia shared identical objectives. Historians have neglected the contributions of these men.

Claude Corty Collection 1994-2001

Family tree, genealogical notes and master chart for the Adler family in Warburg, prepared by Claude Corty.

Analysis of the Genome and Transcriptome of Cryptococcus neoformans var. grubii Reveals Complex RNA Expression and Microevolution Leading to Virulence Attenuation

Cryptococcus neoformans is a pathogenic basidiomycetous yeast responsible for more than 600,000 deaths each year. It occurs as two serotypes (A and D) representing two varieties (i.e. grubii and neoformans, respectively). Here, we sequenced the genome and performed an RNA-Seq-based analysis of the C. neoformans var. grubii transcriptome structure. We determined the chromosomal locations, analyzed the sequence/structural features of the centromeres, and identified origins of replication. The genome was annotated based on automated and manual curation. More than 40,000 introns populating more than 99% of the expressed genes were identified. Although most of these introns are located in the coding DNA sequences (CDS), over 2,000 introns in the untranslated regions (UTRs) were also identified. Poly(A)-containing reads were employed to locate the polyadenylation sites of more than 80% of the genes. Examination of the sequences around these sites revealed a new poly(A)-site-associated motif (AUGHAH). In addition, 1,197 miscRNAs were identified. These miscRNAs can be spliced and/or polyadenylated, but do not appear to have obvious coding capacities. Finally, this genome sequence enabled a comparative analysis of strain H99 variants obtained after laboratory passage. The spectrum of mutations identified provides insights into the genetics underlying the micro-evolution of a laboratory strain, and identifies mutations involved in stress responses, mating efficiency, and virulence.

An estimate of the number of tropical tree species

The high species richness of tropical forests has long been recognized, yet there remains substantial uncertainty regarding the actual number of tropical tree species. Using a pantropical tree inventory database from closed canopy forests, consisting of 657,630 trees belonging to 11,371 species, we use a fitted value of Fisher's alpha and an approximate pantropical stem total to estimate the minimum number of tropical forest tree species to fall between similar to 40,000 and similar to 53,000, i.e., at the high end of previous estimates. Contrary to common assumption, the Indo-Pacific region was found to be as species-rich as the Neotropics, with both regions having a minimum of similar to 19,000-25,000 tree species. Continental Africa is relatively depauperate with a minimum of similar to 4,500-6,000 tree species. Very few species are shared among the African, American, and the Indo-Pacific regions. We provide a methodological framework for estimating species richness in trees that may help refine species richness estimates of tree-dependent taxa.

Effects of lunar cycle and fishing operations on longline-caught pelagic fish: fishing performance, capture time, and survival of fish

Commercial longline fishing data were analyzed and experiments were conducted with gear equipped with hook timers and timedepth recorders in the Réunion Island fishery (21°5ʹS lat., 53°28ʹE long.) to elucidate direct and indirect effects of the lunar cycle and other operational factors that affect catch rates, catch composition, fish behavior, capture time, and fish survival. Logbook data from 1998 through 2000, comprising 2009 sets, indicated that swordfish (Xiphias gladius) catch-per unit of effort (CPUE) increased during the first and last quarter of the lunar phase, whereas albacore (Thunnus alalunga) CPUE was highest during the full moon. Swordfish were caught rapidly after the longline was set and, like bigeye tuna (Thunnus obesus), they were caught during days characterized by a weak lunar illumination—mainly during low tide. We found a significant but very low influence of chemical lightsticks on CPUE and catch composition. At the time the longline was retrieved, six of the 11 species in the study had >40% survival. Hook timers indicated that only 8.4% of the swordfish were alive after 8 hours of capture, and two shark species (blue shark [Prionace glauca] and oceanic whitetip shark [Carcharhinus longimanus]) showed a greater resilience to capture: 29.3% and 23.5% were alive after 8 hours, respectively. Our results have implications for current fishing practices and we comment on the possibilities of modifying fishing strategies in order to reduce operational costs, bycatch, loss of target fish at sea, and detrimental impacts on the environment.

In Common Cause: The NATO Multilateral Force and Mixed-Manning Demonstration on USS Claude V. Ricketts, 1964-1965

Priest, A. (2005). In Common Cause: The NATO Multilateral Force and Mixed-Manning Demonstration on USS Claude V. Ricketts, 1964-1965. Journal of Military History, 69 (3), 759-789. RAE2008