Introduction - Gods’ Imprints, Humans’ Technology – Religious maps, Satellite Imagery

International audienceThis Atlas presents a series of forty-six maps recording processional routes. It deals with seven events and puts on view seven territories and sacred places in the region of Tainan. This new study of processions based on cartographic material constitutes an original entry into the understanding of Taiwan’s cultural space, popular religion, as well as local history

Fitz-Hugh-Curtis Syndrome: A Diagnosis to Consider in a Woman with Right Upper Quadrant Abdominal Pain without Gallstones

A young woman presented with right upper quadrant abdominal pain exacerbated by movement and breathing. Extensive evaluation revealed no gallstones or any other specific cause. Urine polymerase chain reaction results for Chlamydia trachomatis were positive, so the clinical diagnosis of Fitz-Hugh-Curtis syndrome was confirmed. This type of localized peritonitis is thought to be a complication of an ascending genital infection leading to pelvic inflammatory disease. The diagnosis is established on clinical grounds after excluding alternative, more common conditions. Proper antibiotic treatment usually leads to recovery and prevents long-term complications

Electro-optical generation and distribution of ultrawideband signals based on the gain switching technique

We demonstrate and compare the generation and distribution of pulse position modulation (PPM) ultrawideband (UWB) signals, based on two different techniques using a gain-switched laser (GSL). One uses a GSL followed by two external modulators, while the second technique employs two laser diodes gain switched (GS) using a combined signal from a pattern generator and an RF signal generator. Bit-error-rate (BER) measurements and eye diagrams for UWB signals have been measured experimentally by using the different GS transmitter configurations and various fiber transmission distances. The simulation of both systems also has been carried out to verify our obtained results, which show the suitability of employing gain switching in a UWB over fiber (UWBoF) system to develop a reliable, simple, and low-cost technique for distributing the impulse-radio UWB (IR-UWB) pulses to the receiver destination

La nature et sa patrimonialisation à Taiwan

La valeur symbolique accordée à la nature à Taiwan s’est accrue au cours des décennies passées. Les raisons en sont variées et complexes et sont à rattacher, non seulement, à l’engouement patrimonial ou à la crise environnementale que l’on constate ici et partout ailleurs dans le monde, mais aussi, à une évolution politique interne et à une reconstruction identitaire. La nature taïwanaise, variée et luxuriante dont les manifestations se déploient surtout dans les parties montagneuses ou les milieux côtier et maritime, est aussi devenue le support d’un lien affectif collectif et d’un sentiment d’appartenance recentré, tendant à faire exister Taiwan pour soi et à la distinguer d’une Chine expansionniste. Cet article examine le contexte, le cadre normatif et les enjeux de ce processus, en concluant sur l’adéquation de l’action de protection et de conservation avec les objectifs fixés par la communauté internationale qui tient cependant Taiwan à l’écart

The benefits of war and the armaments industry

Ökonomen und Ökonominnen haben sich wiederholt mit dem Prosperitätsversprechen von Kriegsökonomien befasst, dem vermeintlichen wirtschaftlichen Nutzen von Kriegen und Nachkriegszeiten, wenn nicht nur die Arbeitslosigkeit sinkt, sondern auch die gesellschaftliche Gesamtnachfrage steigt oder die Überschusskapazitäten, die zu Krisen führen würden, beseitigt werden. Angesichts der Katastrophen und der Vernichtung, die allein der Zweite Weltkrieg gezeitigt hat, scheinen diese Überlegungen inakzeptabel zu sein. Ein Blick in die Geschichte der Politischen Ökonomie zeigt jedoch, dass das nicht davon abgehalten hat, über den Zusammenhang von Kriegsökonomie und Wirtschaftswachstum nachzudenken. Der Beitrag stellt zentrale Beiträge der Politischen Ökonomie vor, die sich dem Phänomen affirmativ oder kritisch zuwenden.Economists have repeatedly addressed the prosperity promise of war economies, the supposed economic benefits of war and post-war years that not only reduce unemployment but also lead to an increase in aggregate demand or destroy the surplus capacities that would lead to crises. In view of the catastrophes and destructions that the Second World War alone has brought about, these considerations seem unacceptable. A look at the history of political economy shows, however, that this has not stopped theorists from thinking about the connection between war economy and economic growth. This article presents central contributions to political economy that address the phenomenon affirmatively or critically