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Postcolonialism and Migration in French Comics
No full textProfound analysis of French comics through a postcolonial lens Postcolonialism and migration are major themes in contemporary French comics and have roots in the Algerian War (1954–62), antiracist struggle, and mass migration to France. This volume studies comics from the end of the formal dismantling of French colonial empire in 1962 up to the present. French cartoonists of ethnic-minority and immigrant heritage are a major focus, including Zeina Abirached (Lebanon), Yvan Alagbé (Benin), Baru (Italy), Enki Bilal (former Yugoslavia), Farid Boudjellal (Algeria and Armenia), José Jover (Spain), Larbi Mechkour (Algeria), and Roland Monpierre (Guadeloupe). The author analyzes comics representing a gamut of perspectives on immigration and postcolonial ethnic minorities, ranging from staunch defense to violent rejection. Individual chapters are dedicated to specific artists, artistic collectives, comics, or themes, including avant-gardism, undocumented migrants in comics, and racism in far-right comics. This publication is GPRC-labeled (Guaranteed Peer-Reviewed Content). Listen to an interview with Mark McKinney at New Books Network: https://newbooksnetwork.com/postcolonialism-and-migration-in-french-comic
Plasmonic Photocatalysts
No full textPlasmonic properties of noble metals (NMs) have been used to activate wide-band-gap semiconductors. Although plasmonic properties were observed more than a century ago, scientifically explained, ca., 40 years ago, and have been commercially used in many fields, the examination of their application for photocatalysis is quite new. Despite the novelty of plasmonic photocatalysis, many studies have already been performed to improve photocatalytic activity and stability and to clarify the mechanism.Although desirable photoabsorption properties of plasmonic photocatalysts can be easily achieved by the preparation of nanoparticles of different sizes and shapes, their photocatalytic activities under vis are still low, and thus must be improved for possible commercialization. Therefore, various studies have been performed to obtain stable and highly active materials. Moreover, the mechanism of plasmonic photocatalysis has not been clarified yet. It is thought that the mechanism depends directly on the morphology of plasmonic photocatalysts and reaction conditions.Despite the novelty, plasmonic photocatalysts have already proven promising activity for environmental purification, solar energy conversion, and organic compound synthesis. This Special Issue describes the significant and increasing role of plasmonic materials in catalysis
10th Anniversary of Computation—Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT 2023)
No full textThis Special Issue of Computation presents 23 papers selected from the 14th International Conference on Computational Heat and Mass Transfer (ICCHMT2023), which was held in Düsseldorf, Germany, 4-8 September 2023, and organized by the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences. The ICCHMT2023 chairs were Prof. Dr. Ali Cemal Benim (Local Chair), Prof. Dr. Rachid Bennacer (Co-Chair), Prof. Abdulmajeed Mohamad (Founding Chair), Prof. Dr. Paweł Ocłoń (Co-Chair), Prof. Dr. Sang-Ho Suh (Co-Chair), and Prof. Dr. Jan Taler (Co-Chair). The ICCHMT2023 had a great resonance in the technical and scientific communities all over the world. A total of 239 papers from more than 40 countries were presented at the conference. The selected 23 papers for the current Special Issue were then prepared in an extended form and subjected to a separate, regular peer review process steered by the editorial office of Computation
Borderland Infrastructures
No full textAcross the Chinese borderlands, investments in large-scale transnational infrastructure such as roads and special economic zones have increased exponentially over the past two decades. Based on long-term ethnographic research, Borderland Infrastructures addresses a major contradiction at the heart of this fast-paced development: small-scale traders have lost their historic strategic advantages under the growth of massive Chinese state investment and are now struggling to keep their businesses afloat. Concurrently, local ethnic minorities have become the target of radical resettlement projects, securitization, and tourism initiatives, and have in many cases grown increasingly dependent on state subsidies. At the juncture of anthropological explorations of the state, border studies, and research on transnational trade and infrastructure development, Borderland Infrastructures provides new analytical tools to understand how state power is experienced, mediated, and enacted in Xinjiang and Yunnan. In the process, Rippa offers a rich and nuanced ethnography of life across China's peripheries
Challenges in Diagnosis and Treatment of Infertility
No full textThe diagnosis and treatment of infertility are challenging due to issues related to precision required to address individual medical needs and personalized assisted reproduction applications. Age-related or gamete-depletion-related subfertility raises concerns about best practice modalities to warrant early diagnoses and prompt treatments to avoid further fertility loss or a significant reduction in a patient’s chances to conceive. Lately, technical advances in preimplantation diagnostic approaches, especially via the introduction of NGS, have offered novel insights into the genetic makeup of preimplantation embryos and even the clinical exploitation of mosaic embryos. Additionally, the treatment outcomes of cell therapies and growth factors showed significant improvements in the regeneration of ovaries and the uterus following the advent of PRP therapy. In all cases, technological innovations such as minimally invasive or non-invasive preimplantation genetic diagnosis improved the prognosis of ART and the prospects for a wider application. This reprint presents the latest innovations on recent clinical advances in fertility preservation diagnosis and treatment, as well as the improvement of prospects for the conception and reduction in the time to pregnancy
Machine Learning Applications in Seismology
No full textThe purpose of this Special Issue is to immerse readers in the transformative impact of machine learning-based artificial intelligence on seismology. From digital seismic data processing to the development of structured seismic catalogs, AI technology is poised to revolutionize our understanding of earthquakes. By enabling multiple geophysical observations, AI uncovers signals and patterns that traditional methods overlook, offering new insights into the physical processes of earthquakes. In this Special Issue, leading experts share their innovative ideas and latest findings in earthquake monitoring, early warning, and forecasting systems, all developed through cutting-edge machine learning methods, theories, and applications. Together, we explore the potential of AI in seismology, aiming to enhance our ability to predict and understand seismic events. This journey promises to advance our scientific knowledge and improve our preparedness for future earthquakes, paving the way for a safer and more informed world
African Film Festivals and Transnational Flows of Living Cultural Heritage
No full textThis open access book investigates how flows of knowledge that arise from the African continent travel and are transformed through new contexts of presentation and engagement in new locations. Through case studies on Africa-themed film festivals in Africa, Europe and the Americas, the book explores potential methods of catalyzing a “transnational flow” from inception to end that involves attention to process, rather than studying festivals as static cultural products with discrete and isolated categories of programming, presentation, documentation, and networking. The chapters probe how festivals interact with place and location and create journeys of discovery in translating and contextualizing films for specific populations and audiences. The book also focuses on how dialogue is created in a festival-knowledge forum that respects the living nature of cultural heritage as it is received from its original context, presented during film festivals, and passed on to future generations for safeguarding
Otmars Welten
No full textIm Jahr 719 übernahm der alemannische Kleriker Otmar als Abt die Verantwortung für die religiöse Gemeinschaft am Grab des heiligen Gallus. Unter ihm entwickelte sich das Kloster St. Gallen zu einem Zentrum mit überregionaler Bedeutung. Gleichzeitig kam es zu entscheidenden kirchlichen und politischen Veränderungen im Frankenreich und den angrenzenden Gebieten. Trotz der schwierigen und komplexen Überlieferungslage lassen die Quellen wichtige Entwicklungen in der Darstellung des Abbatiats Otmars, der Klostergeschichte von St. Gallen sowie des Mönchtums und der Vorstellungen, die es beeinflussten, erkennen. Die Beiträge in diesem Sammelband gehen diesen Entwicklungslinien nach
Übersetzte Welten
No full textMehrsprachige Literatur ist kein neues Phänomen, doch hat sich die Forschung bisher vor allem mit den offensichtlichen Formen der Mehrsprachigkeit beschäftigt. Dabei wird oft übersehen, dass auch in scheinbar einsprachigen Werken mehrere Sprachen präsent sind. Marie-Christine Boucher zeigt, wie in transnationalen Romanen übersetzte Welten entstehen, in denen die mehrsprachige Lebenswelt in eine literarische Einsprachigkeit überführt wird. Sie beleuchtet, wie kulturelle Übersetzungsprozesse die deutschsprachige Literaturlandschaft der Gegenwart prägen, und plädiert für eine translatorische Literaturwissenschaft, die nationale Literaturbegriffe überwindet und sich zwischen Kulturen, Sprachen und Nationen bewegt