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#11 Weltrechtsprinzip: Von Damaskus bis nach Koblenz
No full textWarum werden Verbrechen, die von Syrern in Syrien an Syrern begangen werden, vor einem deutschen Gericht in Koblenz verhandelt? Auf welcher rechtlichen Grundlage findet ein solches Verfahren statt und welche Interessen spielen dabei eine Rolle? In dieser Folge geht es um das Weltrechtsprinzip und damit u.a. um die Aktualität des Prinzips in der deutschen Rechtspraxis, Verbrechen des Assad-Regimes in Syrien, Fragen der Repräsentation und Entscheidungsmacht sowie die Rolle von Zivilgesellschaften. Isabel gibt eine kurze Einführung zum Weltrechtsprinzip mit Bezug auf das Pinochet-Verfahren, Philipp spricht anschließend mit Antonia Klein vom ECCHR, die das al Khatib Verfahren vor dem OLG Koblenz aus nächster Nähe erlebt hat. Wir freuen uns über Lob, Anmerkungen und Kritik an [email protected]. Abonniert unseren Podcast Podcast via RSS, über Spotify, Apple Podcasts oder überall dort, wo es Podcasts gibt. Hintergrundinformationen Al Khatib Verfahren: Baumstieger/Kampf/Steinke, „Der Prozess“, in Süddeutsche Zeitung vom 17.04.2020 Zu den normativen Grundlagen des Weltrechtsprinzips und der Rolle von Diasporas: Mégret, „The ‚elephant in the room‘ in debates about universal jurisdiction: diasporas, duties of hospitality, and the constitution of the political“, in 6(1) Transnational Legal Theory (2015) 89 Moderation: Sophie Schubert & Philipp Eschenhagen Grundlagenteil: Isabel Lischewski Interview: Antonia Klein & Philipp Eschenhagen Schnitt: Daniela Rau Credits: ECCHR, Wolfgang Kaleck zu „Der Prozess wegen Folter in Syrien“, Youtube ECCHR, „Was ist das Weltrechtsprinzip?“, Youtub
Keynote: Lauren Klein “Data Feminism and Digital Scholarship“
No full textAn opening Keynote presentation by Lauren Klein introduced by Evan Peck. Lauren Klein is Winship Distinguished Research Professor and Associate Professor in the departments of English and Quantitative Theory & Methods at Emory University, where she also directs the Digital Humanities Lab. Before moving to Emory, she taught in the School of Literature, Media, and Communication at Georgia Tech. Klein works at the intersection of digital humanities, data science, and early American literature, with a focus on issues of gender and race. She is the author of An Archive of Taste: Race and Eating in the Early United States (University of Minnesota Press, 2020) and, with Catherine D’Ignazio, Data Feminism (MIT Press, 2020). With Matthew K. Gold, she edits Debates in the Digital Humanities, a hybrid print-digital publication stream that explores debates in the field as they emerge. Her work has appeared in leading humanities journals including PMLA, American Literature, and American Quarterly; and at technical conferences including NACCL, EMNLP, and IEEE VIS. Her research has been supported by grants from the NEH and the Mellon Foundation
Caulobacter crescentus adapts to phosphate starvation by synthesizing anionic glycoglycerolipids and a novel glycosphingolipid
No full textCaulobacter crescentus adapts to phosphate starvation by elongating its cell body and a polar stalk structure. The stalk is an extension of the Gram-negative envelope containing inner and outer membranes as well as a peptidoglycan cell wall. Cellular elongation requires a 6- to 7-fold increase in membrane synthesis, yet phosphate limitation would preclude the incorporation of additional phospholipids. In the place of phospholipids, C. crescentus can synthesize several glycolipid species, including a novel glycosphingolipid (GSL-2). While glycosphingolipids are ubiquitous in eukaryotes, the presence of GSL-2 in C. crescentus is surprising since GSLs had previously been found only in Sphingomonas species, in which they play a role in outer membrane integrity. In this paper, we identify three proteins required for GSL-2 synthesis: CcbF catalyzes the first step in ceramide synthesis, while Sgt1 and Sgt2 sequentially glycosylate ceramides to produce GSL-2. Unlike in Sphingomonas, GSLs are nonessential in C. crescentus; however, the presence of ceramides does contribute to phage resistance and susceptibility to the cationic antimicrobial peptide polymyxin B. The identification of a novel lipid species specifically produced upon phosphate starvation suggests that bacteria may be able to synthesize a wider variety of lipids in response to stresses than previously observed. Uncovering these lipids and their functional relevance will provide greater insight into microbial physiology and environmental adaptation.Peer reviewe
Klein verval waterkracht
No full textIn de Hoofdstukken 2,3,4,5 en 6 wordt iets verteld over waterkracht in het algemeen en het gebeuren er omheen. In Hoofdstuk 2 wordt uitgewijd over waterkracht in het algemeen in de paragrafen 1 en 2. In de paragrafen 3,4 en 5 wordt verteld over Klein Verval Waterkracht, iets algemeens, energieopbrengst, en iets over de problematiek die bij Klein Verval Waterkracht de kop opsteekt. Komen we bij Hoofdstuk 3, daar is het hele hoofdstuk gewijd aan turbines. Er wordt hier uitleg gegeven over de werking van de verschillende soorten turbines. Ook wordt er gekeken wat een tubine een turbine maakt. Tenslotte wordt voor iedere soort van turbine een toepassingsgebied aangewezen. In Hoofdstuk 4 wordt verteld over dynamo's en generatoren. Hieruit zal blijken dat er voor waterkracht meer komt kijken dan alleen verval en debiet, maar dat het.wenselijk is deze binnen bepaalde grenzen te houden. Via Hoofdstuk 4 gaan we dan dan naar Hoofdstuk 5 waar uitgebreid gekeken wordt naar de andere werken die de waterkrachtcentrale een waterkrachtcentrale maken. Men denke hier aan waterin en uitlaten, het turbinehuis en andere civiele werken. Na de hoofdstukken 1 t/m 5 gelezen en begrepen te hebben is het maar een kleine stap naar Hoofdstuk 6 waar eens nader op de kosten wordt ingegaan. Vervolgens wordt in Hoofdstuk 7 gekeken naar het belang van waterkracht in ontwikkelingslanden. "Is waterkracht hier een haalbare kaart?", is een belangrijk punt in ontwikkelingslanden. In Hoofdstuk 8 wordt ingegaan op de standaardisatie van kleine waterkrachtcentrales. Is het verstandig deze modulen te ontwerpen naar Nederlandse omstandigheden? In Nederland zijn de mogelijkheden immers niet toerijkend om een grootschalig project op poten te zetten. Zit er toekomst in de Klein Verval Waterkracht? Hoofdstuk 9 probeert onder andere op deze vraag een antwoord te geven. Ook staan in Hoofdstuk 9 een aantal punten die nog verdere aandacht vereisen.Hydraulic EngineeringCivil Engineering and Geoscience
Fashion Culture: Charles James: Portrait of an Unreasonable Man
No full textAuthor Michèle Gerber Klein and MFIT Director Valerie Steele discussed Klein’s new biography of revolutionary fashion designer Charles James. Klein tells the story of James’s life and career as seen through his own and other people’s eyes
Electrochromic structures and methods, U.S. Patent 5,404,244
No full textThe invention provides for the simplified production of chromogenic devices, including relatively large scale devices in panel form. One or more of the layers of the invention are formed from heated, hydrolyzed gel reaction product of one or more dissolved organo-inorganics, such as alkoxides, which may be metallic. The invention includes an ion-conducting layer which comprises a lithium based ceramic material containing residual organic impurities
Forgotten Heritage: Transforming the Klein Vaticaan into Dementia Care
No full textThis thesis focuses on the Klein Vaticaan area of Zutphen. The Klein Vaticaan was part of the Roman Catholic community within Zutphen, and consisted of an ensemble of buildings located in the neighborhood of the Nieuwstad. The Klein Vaticaan grew significantly throughout the years; at its peak it was roughly the whole eastern part of the Nieuwstad. The ensemble functioned as a whole, all being part of the Roman Catholic community, providing education, care, and activities for the inhabitants of Nieuwstad. In the more recent years the buildings within the Klein Vaticaan were sold, which caused a transformation of the area. The transformation resulted in a loss of coherence within the ensemble and a loss of connection with the Nieuwstad. This causes the following dilemma: How to restore the coherence in an ensemble, and restoring the connection with the surroundings, the neighborhood and the city, without losing the historical characteristics of the place? To restore the coherence it is important to understand values of the past, these values are summarized in a matrix, which formed the basis for a transformation framework.With this thesis I want to answer the following research question: How can an ensemble of heritage buildings be transformed in order to create a coherent and resilient site, which reconnects with the city? <br/
Perspective: Adhesion Mediated Signal Transduction in Bacterial Pathogens
No full textDuring the infection process, pathogenic bacteria undergo large-scale transcriptional changes to promote virulence and increase intrahost survival. While much of this reprogramming occurs in response to changes in chemical environment, such as nutrient availability and pH, there is increasing evidence that adhesion to host-tissue can also trigger signal transduction pathways resulting in differential gene expression. Determining the molecular mechanisms of adhesion-mediated signaling requires disentangling the contributions of chemical and mechanical stimuli. Here we highlight recent work demonstrating that surface attachment drives a transcriptional response in bacterial pathogens, including uropathogenic Escherichia coli (E. coli), and discuss the complexity of experimental design when dissecting the specific role of adhesion-mediated signaling during infection.Peer reviewe
Differential modes of crosslinking establish spatially distinct regions of peptidoglycan in Caulobacter crescentus
No full textThe diversity of cell shapes across the bacterial kingdom reflects evolutionary pressures that have produced physiologically important morphologies. While efforts have been made to understand the regulation of some prototypical cell morphologies such as that of rod-shaped Escherichia coli, little is known about most cell shapes. For Caulobacter crescentus, polar stalk synthesis is tied to its dimorphic life cycle, and stalk elongation is regulated by phosphate availability. Based on the previous observation that C. crescentus stalks are lysozyme-resistant, we compared the composition of the peptidoglycan cell wall of stalks and cell bodies and identified key differences in peptidoglycan crosslinking. Cell-body peptidoglycan contained primarily DD-crosslinks between meso-diaminopimelic acid and D-alanine residues, whereas stalk peptidoglycan had more LD-transpeptidation (meso-diaminopimelic acid-meso-diaminopimelic acid), mediated by LdtD. We determined that ldtD is dispensable for stalk elongation; rather, stalk LD-transpeptidation reflects an aging process associated with low peptidoglycan turnover in the stalk. We also found that lysozyme resistance is a structural consequence of LD-crosslinking. Despite no obvious selection pressure for LD-crosslinking or lysozyme resistance in C. crescentus, the correlation between these two properties was maintained in other organisms, suggesting that DAP-DAP crosslinking may be a general mechanism for regulating bacterial sensitivity to lysozyme.Peer reviewe
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