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La Police des métiers du livre à Paris au siècle des Lumières. Historique des libraires et imprimeurs de Paris existans en 1752 de l’inspecteur Joseph d’Hémery édition critique établie par Jean-Dominique Mellot, Marie-Claude Felton, Élisabeth, Queval, préface de Robert Darnton
Depuis Gabriel Nicolas de La Reynie, premier policier à exercer un contrôle des écrits circulant à Paris, la surveillance des livres et des imprimeurs est devenue l’une des missions de la police française d’Ancien Régime. Sous l’autorité du lieutenant-général de police Nicolas Berryer, l’inspecteur Joseph D’Hémery contribue à la bureaucratisation de la surveillance de la « librairie », mission qu’il exerce entre 1748 et 1773. On connaissait, grâce à un précédent travail collectif, son Journal..
Les illustrations des Contes et satires de Voltaire par Moreau le Jeune, pour la première édition des Œuvres complètes de Voltaire (1784-1789)
La première édition posthume des Œuvres complètes de Voltaire, imprimée à Kehl entre 1781 et 1789, est ornée des illustrations de Moreau le Jeune. Cette contribution étudie les quatre illustrations réalisées pour les Contes et les Satires en vers de Voltaire, rassemblés au volume quatorze. Quatre textes sont choisis par Moreau : Ce qui plaît aux dames, Gertrude ou l’Éducation d’une fille, La Bégueule et Le Pauvre Diable. Le merveilleux et le réalisme se mêlent dans ces récits, l’esthétique de la fable porte une dimension morale pour en faire, déjà , des contes philosophiques. Les sujets sélectionnés par Moreau s’inscrivent, eux aussi, dans une esthétique du plaisir, de la sensibilité et de l’édification morale. La portée subversive des contes retenus, remettant en question les valeurs du bien et du mal, la morale chrétienne et l’ordre social, est subtilement amplifiée par les figures de Moreau, signe de l’engagement personnel du travail de l’artiste. Compléter l’œuvre de Voltaire, pour Moreau, c’est en effet offrir au lecteur une entrée dans le texte : étudiant l’histoire de leur production, on a tenté de retrouver le sens des propositions de lectures de ces figures, et de mettre en lumière la richesse du dialogue entre texte et image.The first posthumous edition of Voltaire’s Complete Works, printed in Kehl between 1781 and 1789, was illustrated by Moreau le Jeune. This article focuses on the four illustrations made for the Contes and the Satires in verses, edited in the fourteenth volume of the collection. Moreau chose four texts to be illustrated : Ce qui plaît aux dames, Gertrude ou l’Éducation d’une fille, La Bégueule and Le Pauvre Diable. As the marvellous is mixed with elements of realism in these tales, the aesthetic of the fable holds a moral dimension, which is, already, philosophical. The themes chosen by Moreau are defined by a poetics of pleasure, sensibility and moral reflection. The subversive dimension of these tales, which question the values of good and evil, of Christian morality and of the social order, is delicately amplified by Moreau’s illustrations, signalling the artist’s personal engagement. By completing Voltaire’s works, Moreau suggests a key to entering the text: by studying the story of their production, this article attempts to recover the meaning of these illustrations, and to shed light on the rich dialogue between text and image
End-functionalized glycopolymers as mimetics of chondroitin sulfate proteoglycans
Glycosaminoglycans are sulfated polysaccharides that play important roles in fundamental biological processes, such as cell division, viral invasion, cancer and neuroregeneration. The multivalent presentation of multiple glycosaminoglycan chains on proteoglycan scaffolds may profoundly influence their interactions with proteins and subsequent biological activity. However, the importance of this multivalent architecture remains largely unexplored, and few synthetic mimics exist for probing and manipulating glycosaminoglycan activity. Here, we describe a new class of end-functionalized ring-opening metathesis polymerization (ROMP) polymers that mimic the native-like, multivalent architecture found on chondroitin sulfate (CS) proteoglycans. We demonstrate that these glycopolymers can be readily integrated with microarray and surface plasmon resonance technology platforms, where they retain the ability to interact selectively with proteins. ROMP-based glycopolymers are part of a growing arsenal of chemical tools for probing the functions of glycosaminoglycans and for studying their interactions with proteins
School Choice in Spain and the United States: A Comparative Study
This article explores issues of school choice in Spain and the United States by examining the roles and functions of centros concertados, publicly funded private schools in Spain, and public charter schools in the United States, to provide key insights into the similarities and differences between them. After making a national comparison, this work looks more specifically at a comparison of two regions – Comunitat Valenciana (Valencian Community), Spain and Michigan, United States. It concludes with a discussion about the applicability of the school choice theoretical framework to both educational systems
Estrategias de marketing para el posicionamiento de carne de cuy empacada al vacĂo en Abancay-PerĂş : el caso MyCuy'S
Dentro de la inmensa gama de recursos naturales identificamos en la ciudad de Abancay - PerĂş al cuy (Cavia cobayo). Actualmente, se incentiva su producciĂłn y crianza en forma masiva por parte de los gobiernos locales, regionales y ONGs, que buscan en un corto y mediano plazo la exportaciĂłn de estos roedores. Su carne se presenta en diferentes formas: embutidos de cuy, envasados al vacĂo fresco y otras presentaciones. La ciudad de Abancay se ha constituido como uno de los importantes productores de carne de cuy en el departamento de ApurĂmac y cuenta con un enorme potencial por sus condiciones climáticas y sociales, por ello se estableciĂł como mercado objetivo a los consumidores de Abancay ubicados en el departamento de ApurĂmac-PerĂş con una demanda potencial de 121.524 unidades al año. Las estrategias de marketing para el posicionamiento de la carne de cuy empacada al vacĂo en Abancay-PerĂş de la Empresa Embutidos San Juan, fueron basados en el Estudio de Mercado de Carne de Cuy en el departamento de ApurĂmac - PerĂş realizado por la ONG Copyme, la segmentaciĂłn se basĂł en variables geográficas (Censo-INEI, 2007), psicográficas (donde se determinĂł la falta de costumbre de consumo de carne de cuy) y demográficas (frecuencia de compra en relaciĂłn al nivel de ingreso, los consumidores con mayor frecuencia de compra pertenecen a los que tienen ingresos menores de USD 234), el posicionamiento en base a la marca y al lema `Una tradiciĂłn para compartir en familia` pretende entrar a la mente de los consumidores asociando las costumbres y la tradiciĂłn con el sabor exquisito y la naturalidad del producto, apartando a los consumidores de la idea errĂłnea de confundirlo con rata
The Highly Skilled Maghrebians “on the move” : A Circular Cross-border Dynamic from the Mediterranean
Arising from the internationalization of training, when communication conditions have
changed and now offer innumerable opportunities, highly skilled graduates manage their
careersconfident of unlimited possibilities. Following a qualitative study carried out within
a research project on Maghrebian graduates educated in French engineering schools, this
paper aims at analyzing the migration process of Maghrebian engineers.
It was observed that the migration of these highly skilled individuals is neither irrevocable
nor unidirectional. They may be regarded as being permanently “on the move” between
their home country, the country where they studied and other destinations. At the cutting
edge of IT, their mastery of digital technologies enables them to be almost permanently
connected with several worlds – home or (former) host country(ies).They develop new
strategies which symbolically question national borders and create multiple identities or
hybrids of transcultural values
Autoconceito, auto eficácia e condutas sexuais de risco em adolescentes
In recent decades there has been an increase in risky sexual behaviors that directly affect the health and wellbeing. This trend is present in a greater proportion in the adolescent population, taking into account the characteristics of this stage. The aim of the study was to establish relationships between self-efficacy, self-concept and risky sexual behaviors in adolescents between 14 and 18 years old, from the city of Cali. se llevĂł a cabo una investigaciĂłn de carácter no experimental de tipo descriptivo - correlacional de corte trasversal. A non-experimental cross-sectional descriptivecorrelational study was carried out, with the participation of 133 adolescents. It was evidenced that both self-concept and self-efficacy work as protective factors to avoid risky behaviors for health and as a factor that drives the search for behaviors that benefit it, in this case, risky sexual behaviors. Bearing this in mind, the adolescent, who presents a high index of the variables mentioned above, may opt and put into practice preventive behaviors in the exercise of their sexuality.En las Ăşltimas dĂ©cadas se observa un incremento de comportamientos sexuales de riesgo que afectan directamente la salud y bienestar, esta tendencia se manifiesta en mayor proporciĂłn en la poblaciĂłn adolescente, teniendo en cuenta las caracterĂsticas propias de esta etapa. El objetivo del presente estudio fue establecer relaciones entre autoeficacia, autoconcepto y conductas sexuales de riesgo en adolescentes entre los 14 y 18 años de edad, de la ciudad de Cali; se llevĂł a cabo una investigaciĂłn de carácter no experimental de tipo descriptivo - correlacional de corte trasversal. Participaron 133 adolescentes. Se evidenciĂł que tanto autoconcepto como autoeficacia funcionan como factores protectores para evitar conductas de riesgo para la salud y como factor que impulsa a la bĂşsqueda de comportamientos que beneficien la misma, en este caso, conductas sexuales de riesgo. Teniendo en cuenta esto, el adolescente, al presentar un Ăndice alto de las variables mencionadas anteriormente, puede llegar a optar y poner en práctica conductas preventivas en el ejercicio de su sexualidad.Nas Ăşltimas dĂ©cadas tem-se observado um acrĂ©scimo de comportamentos sexuais de risco que atingem diretamente a saĂşde e o bem-estar. Tal tendĂŞncia manifesta-se em proporção maior na população adolescente, levando em conta as caraterĂsticas prĂłprias desta etapa. O objetivo deste estudo foi estabelecer relações entre auto-eficácia, autoconceito e condutas sexuais de risco em adolescentes entre os 14 e 18 anos de idade na cidade de Cali; foi executada uma pesquisa de caráter nĂŁo experimental de tipo descritivo – correlacional de tipo descritivo – correlacional de corte transversal. Tomaram parte 133 adolescentes. Evidenciou-se que autoconceito assim como autoeficácia funcionam como fatores protetores para evidenciar as condutas de risco para a saĂşde e como fatores que impulsionam a procura de comportamentos que beneficiarem a mesma, neste caso, condutas sexuais de risco. Levando em conta isto todo, o adolescente, ao apresentar um alto Ăndice das variáveis mencionadas com anterioridade, pode chegar a optar por, e implementar condutas preventivas no exercĂcio da sua sexualidade
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