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Failure of Tobacco Control in Central Europe
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Love in the First Degree: Manfred, Byron, and Incest
No full textThis is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is freely available from the University of Colorado via the link in this recordNote that the text of the manuscript varies considerably from the final published versionThis essay suggests that Byron’s Manfred contains not an expression of Byron’s guilt about his incest with his half-sister Augusta Leigh, as previous critics have suggested, but rather considerable evidence of his lack of guilt. It argues that the play displays incest and torment, but in fact does not link the two, instead displaying Manfred’s love for Astarte as deeply felt without regrets. The essay then argues that one finds the same combination of deep love and lack of regret in Byron’s remarks about his relationship with his half-sister, as well as in the representations of incest in his other works. It suggests that this acceptance of incest links to Byron’s commitment to rational thinking and personal freedom, and it invites future criticism to explore this connection in more detail
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No full textHans-Peter Burghof, Eigenkapitalnormen in der Theorie der Finanzintermediation (Doris Neuberger)
Manfred Willms, Private Finanzierung von Infrastrukturinvestitionen: Theoretische und empirische Grundlagen (Hans-Hermann Francke
Manfred Macmillan
No full textDecadence meets gothic in Manfred Macmillan (1907), a carefully constructed tale of doppelgangers, magical intrigue, and the rootless scion of a noble house. This annotated, first-ever English translation presents an early queer novel long unavailable except in the original Czech. Author Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic (1871–1951) was a major cultural figure in his native Bohemia and cultivated ties with fellow artists from across Central Europe. In their extensive scholarly introduction, translator Carleton Bulkin and translation scholar Brian James Baer situate the novel within longer histories of gay literature, fascinations with the occult, and the cultural and linguistic politics of so-called peripheral European nations. They persuasively frame Karásek as a queer author and cultural disruptor in the fin de siècle Habsburg space.
Karasék rejected Czech translations of ancient Greek writers that bowdlerized gay themes, and he personally and vigorously defended Oscar Wilde in print, both on the grounds of artistic freedom and of private morality. He also published a cycle of homoerotic poems under the title Sodom, confiscated by the Austrian authorities but republished in 1905 and repeatedly afterward. A colonized subject, a literary decadent, and a sexual outlaw, Karasék’s complex responses to his own marginalization can be traced through his fantastically strange novel trilogy Three Magicians. As the first volume in that series, Manfred Macmillan is a gorgeous, compelling, and important addition to expanding canons of LGBTQI+ literature
Manfred Macmillan
No full textDecadence meets gothic in Manfred Macmillan (1907), a carefully constructed tale of doppelgangers, magical intrigue, and the rootless scion of a noble house. This annotated, first-ever English translation presents an early queer novel long unavailable except in the original Czech. Author Jiří Karásek ze Lvovic (1871–1951) was a major cultural figure in his native Bohemia and cultivated ties with fellow artists from across Central Europe. In their extensive scholarly introduction, translator Carleton Bulkin and translation scholar Brian James Baer situate the novel within longer histories of gay literature, fascinations with the occult, and the cultural and linguistic politics of so-called peripheral European nations. They persuasively frame Karásek as a queer author and cultural disruptor in the fin de siècle Habsburg space.
Karasék rejected Czech translations of ancient Greek writers that bowdlerized gay themes, and he personally and vigorously defended Oscar Wilde in print, both on the grounds of artistic freedom and of private morality. He also published a cycle of homoerotic poems under the title Sodom, confiscated by the Austrian authorities but republished in 1905 and repeatedly afterward. A colonized subject, a literary decadent, and a sexual outlaw, Karasék’s complex responses to his own marginalization can be traced through his fantastically strange novel trilogy Three Magicians. As the first volume in that series, Manfred Macmillan is a gorgeous, compelling, and important addition to expanding canons of LGBTQI+ literature
Introducing the Recent development in input-output analysis
No full textThis is a draft chapter. The final version is available in Recent Development in Input-Output Analysis, edited by Erik Dietzenbacher, Michael L. Lahr, and Manfred Lenzen, published in 2020, Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.4337/9781786430816.
The material cannot be used for any other purpose without further permission of the publisher, and is for private use only
Czech topics in work of Manfred Böckl
No full textDiese Abschlussarbeit beschäftigt sich mit tschechischen Themen in Werken des bayerischen Schriftstellers Manfred Böckl. Am Anfang werden das Leben und die Schöpfung dieses Autors vorgestellt, danach folgt die Analyse von tschechischen Themen bei ausgewählten Titeln. Die Arbeit ergänzt das Interview mit Manfred Böckl.Tato práce se zabývá českými tématy v dílech bavorského spisovatele Manfreda Böckla. Na začátku je představen život a tvorba tohoto autora, poté následuje analýza českých témat u vybraných literárních titulů. Práci doplňuje rozhovor s Manfredem Böcklem.This thesis is about czech topics in writings of bavarian author Manfred Böckl. In the first part there is described his life and literary output. After thet there is analysis of czech topics in selected literary works. Thesis is filled in with interview with Böckl himself.Katedra cizích jazykůDokončená práce s úspěšnou obhajobo
Rohrthrips patrickmuelleri Ulitzka 2019
No full textRohrthrips patrickmuelleri Ulitzka, 2019: 32 Material studied. Holotype female MU-Fos-80/1 (Collection Ulitzka, Offenburg, Germany). Inclusion in Burmese amber, donated to the author by Patrick Müller.Published as part of Ulitzka, Manfred R., 2019, Addendum to MANFRED R. ULITZKA (2019) Five new species of Rohrthrips (Thysanoptera: Rohrthripidae) from Burmese amber, and the evolution of Tubulifera wings. Zootaxa, 4585: 027 - 040., pp. 596 in Zootaxa 4657 (3) on page 596, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4657.3.12, http://zenodo.org/record/337192
Health impact assessment of air pollutant emissions in the area of domestic heating in consideration of climate protection
No full textDie Luftverschmutzung stellt neben dem Klimawandel eines der bedeutendsten Umweltprobleme der Gegenwart dar. Die schädigende Wirkung von Luftschadstoffen auf den menschlichen Organismus wird von zahlreichen epidemiologischen und toxikologischen Studien belegt.Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der gesundheitlichen Wirkung von Luftschad-stoffen und beschreibt die Methodik zur Abschätzung der Gesundheitsfolgen. Die Auswirkungen von emittierten Substanzen in die Atmosphäre sind vielseitig. Manche Schadstoffe schädigen die Umwelt (Ökosysteme, Klima), andere wiederum können die menschliche Gesundheit beeinträchtigen. Feinstaub (PM2,5 und PM10) kann mit einer Vielzahl von pulmonalen und kardiovaskulären Erkrankungen sowie erhöhter Sterblichkeit in Verbindung gebracht werden und wird überwiegend als Leitsubstanz zur gesundheitlichen Bewertung der Außenluftbelastung verwendet. Durch epidemiologische Studien können Konzentrations-Wirkungs-Beziehungen (Effektschätzer) zwischen der Feinstaub-Konzentration in der Umgebungsluft und unterschied-lichen Gesundheitsfolgen hergestellt werden. Heizungsanlagen im Sektor Raumwärme sind für einen Großteil vieler Luftschadstoffe verantwortlich (z. B. rd. 30 % der Gesamtfeinstaubemissionen). Besonders dem Holzrauch konnte gesundheitsschädigende Effekte nachgewie-sen werden, wobei jedoch keine geringere Schadwirkung gegenüber der allgemeinen Feinstaubbelastung anzunehmen ist.Die Weltgesundheitsorganisation bietet international anerkannte und verwendete Instrumente zur Abschätzung und Bewertung der Gesundheitsbe-lastung durch externe Umweltrisiken. Die Methode des Health Impact Assessments verfolgt einen belastungsorientierten Ansatz zur Berechnung der Krankheitslast. Nach Berechnung der Exposition, wobei die Schadstoffkonzen-tration in der Luft und die Verteilung der betroffenen Bevölkerung miteinander verschnitten werden, können mit Hilfe von Effektschätzern aus epidemiologischen Studien die spezifischen Gesundheitsfolgen berechnet werden.Bei Anwendung dieser Methodik auf Österreich wurde von etlichen Studien auf tausende Sterbefälle jährlich (bzw. Reduktion der Lebenserwartung) und einer Vielzahl von nicht letalen Erkrankungen wie z. B. Bronchitis, Atemwegs- und Herz-Kreislauferkrankungen wegen der Feinstaubbelastung hingewiesen.Erst durch die Quantifizierung von Gesundheitsfolgen der Luftverschmutzung wird der entstandene Schaden sichtbar. Dadurch erhält die Politik eine wichtige Entscheidungsgrundlage um effiziente Maßnahmen zu setzen. Aber auch die Öffentlichkeit wird über die Gefahren informiert, wodurch eine Problemsensibilisierung bzw.Bewusstseinsbildung weitere Handlungen zur Verminderung des Risikos (z.B. Heizkesseltausch, emissionsarme Brennstoffe) anregen kann.Air pollution, alongside with climate change, is one of the most challenging environmental problems nowadays. The harmful impact of air pollutants on human health has been proven by numerous epidemiological and toxicological studies.This master thesis deals with the various health effects of air pollutants and describes a methodology to assess their impact on human health.Pollutant emissions have miscellaneous effects. Some substances damage the natural environment (ecological systems, climate), others may be harmful to human health.Particulate matter (PM2.5 and PM10) can be associated with multiple pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases, as well as increased mortality.Thus, PM may be chosen as a primary indicator for the health impact assessment of air pollutants. Epidemiological studies have shown that a concentration-response relationship (risk estimate) between PM concentration in the ambient air and various health effects exists.Residential combustion plants are responsible for a major part of air pollutant emissions (e. g. approx. 30 % of total particulate matter emissions). There is growing evidence, that both acute and chronic exposures of wood smoke are associated with adverse health effects, but there is not enough evidence to state that PM from wood burning is more or less harmful than PM from other sources.The World Health Organization provides internationally accepted and used instruments for the estimation and assessment of the burden of disease by external environmental risks. The method for health impact assessment (HIA) of air pollutants follows the exposure-based approach for calculating the disease burden. The concentration of pollutants in the ambient air (e. g. fixed-site monitoring) and the exposure distribution in the population form the basis for the health impact estimation. The specific health outcome can then be calculated with concentration-response functions derived from the epidemio-logical literature. By applying this method to Austria, studies concluded that some thousand deaths per year and multiple not lethal diseases, (e.g.bronchitis, respiratory and cardiovascular disorder) are due to the exposure to PM. As a result, by quantifying the health impact of air pollution, the damage (risk) becomes apparent. Therefore, the necessary decision making elements for taking effective actions should be made available to politics by creating a competent advisory body. In addition, the general public should be informed about the health impact and further stimulations to actions reducing the risk (e. g. boiler exchange, use of low-emission fuels, building insulation) and increasing general environmental awareness should be taken.<br /
A Pioneering Career in Catalysis: Manfred T. Reetz
No full textIn this invited Account, we highlight the enormous scientific breadth of our mentor Professor Manfred T. Reetz. It stretches from the development of organometallic reagents and transition metal catalysts to the adventurous idea of directed evolution of chemo-, stereo-, and regioselective enzymes, which he considered to be most important. We hope to show that Reetz did not consider these research areas to be totally unrelated realms, and attempt to reveal his transdisciplinary way of thinking about methodology development. Since biocatalysis has become crucial for chemical synthesis, we mainly focus on Reetz's contributions in this area. Some personal reflections from some of his former co-workers are also included, which reveal the stimulating atmosphere in the Reetz group in terms of science, career advice, and the importance of ethical considerations. BT/Biocatalysi
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