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Last Glacial Maximum cryogenic calcite deposits in an alluvial fan at Villetoureix, southwest France

Permafrost and Periglacial Processes, Volume 34, Issue 2, Page 244-258, April/June 2023., 2023
Abstract The origin of white calcite silts forming 0.5 to 3‐cm‐thick lenses in alluvial fan deposits 14C‐dated to the Last Glacial Maximum in the Dronne Valley (Dordogne, southwest France) is investigated using microscopic imagery, chemistry, and O and C stable isotopes.
Pascal Bertran, Isabelle Couchoud, Karine Charlier, Christine Hatté, Yannick Lefrais, Nicole Limondin‐Lozouet, Alain Queffelec   +6 more
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Of Signs: Matter and Revelation in the Liturgies of William Durand and John Calvin

International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 25, Issue 2, Page 190-206, April 2023., 2023
Abstract This article seeks to set aside what we might call Cartesian physics to revisit William Durand's conception of sign as set forth in the Rationale divinorum officiorum and John Calvin's as set forth in the Institutio christianae religionis. Reading the two works through the lens of medieval physics reveals commonalities – both held signs to be ...
Lee Palmer Wandel
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Quantum Advantage in a Molecular Spintronic Engine that Harvests Thermal Fluctuation Energy

Advanced Materials, Volume 34, Issue 49, December 8, 2022., 2022
Molecule‐based engines with a quantum advantage are implemented using spin electronics to harvest the most basic form of energy: ambient heat. This ground‐breaking interdisciplinary approach enables electrical output above room temperature using nanoscale electrical devices.
Bhavishya Chowrira, Lalit Kandpal, Mathieu Lamblin, Franck Ngassam, Charles‐Ambroise Kouakou, Talha Zafar, Damien Mertz, Bertrand Vileno, Christophe Kieber, Gilles Versini, Benoit Gobaut, Loïc Joly, Tom Ferté, Elmer Monteblanco, Armel Bahouka, Romain Bernard, Sambit Mohapatra, Helena Prima Garcia, Safaa Elidrissi, Miguel Gavara, Emmanuel Sternitzky, Victor Da Costa, Michel Hehn, François Montaigne, Fadi Choueikani, Philippe Ohresser, Daniel Lacour, Wolfgang Weber, Samy Boukari, Mebarek Alouani, Martin Bowen   +30 more
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Statistics in times of increasing uncertainty

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), Volume 185, Issue 4, Page 1471-1496, October 2022., 2022
Abstract The statistical community mobilised vigorously from the start of the 2020 SARS‐CoV‐2 pandemic, following the RSS's long tradition of offering our expertise to help society tackle important issues that require evidence‐based decisions. This address aims to capture the highlights of our collective engagement in the pandemic, and the difficulties
Sylvia Richardson
wiley   +1 more source

Philosophy of religion as a way of life: Askesis and Ethics

The Heythrop Journal, Volume 63, Issue 5, Page 886-898, September 2022., 2022
Philosophy as a way of life has been undergoing a revival in recent years. This essay explores how the central idea of the spiritual exercises can be used to develop an account of philosophy of religion as a way of life. It details some of the contemporary uses and trajectories of philosophy as a way of life.
Deborah Casewell
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The languages of peace during the French religious wars [PDF]

, 2007
The desirability of peace was a common topos in sixteenth-century political rhetoric, and the duty of the king to uphold the peace for the benefit of his subjects was also a long-established tradition.
Bartas G. du, BN, Brown E.A.R., Carroll S., Cottret B., Daubresse S., Diefendorf B., Ferrière H. de La, Foa J., Fouilleron J., Fresnaye V. de la, Gal, Graham and McAllister Johnson, Hutton, Hutton, Hutton, Jouanna A., Le Person X., Le Person X., Lebigre A., Lettres de Catherine de Médicis, Noue La, On different sorts of peace, Pasquier E., Passerat Troyen J., Penny Roberts, Powell E., Quint D., Turchetti M., Walker A.M., Wolfthal D., Yates Frances A.   +31 more
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Texto e imagen en España de sol a sol de Alfonso Armada

Revista de Literatura, 2011
España de sol a sol (2001) de Alfonso Armada proporciona una muestra de la evolución del género del «libro de viajes» en la España contemporánea. Ante la imposibilidad del viaje (Marc Augé), propone renovar la percepción de lo familiar recorriendo el ...
Geneviève Champeau
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La fondation de la ville du Pirée (1833-1838)

Historical Review, 2007
Cet article présente la fondation de la ville du Pirée moderne entre 1833 et 1838 à la lumière d'archives inédites issues du fonds du ministère grec de l'Intérieur de l'époque du roi Othon Ier conservé aux Archives générales de l'État à Athènes.
Sebastien Marre
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Sir Walter Ralegh and the Art of War by Sea: Military Humanism and the Uses of the Early Modern Soldier‐Scholar

History, Volume 109, Issue 388, Page 461-487, December 2024.
Abstract This article establishes the intellectual origins and underpinnings of the early modern soldier‐scholar in order to better understand the military humanist tradition within which Sir Walter Ralegh's writings on naval warfare and logistics were conceived and composed. By locating Ralegh within this tradition, the article provides a new critical
MATTHEW WOODCOCK
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Just a plaything for your pet cat? [PDF]

, 2002
Animals are not merely passive 'others' in our world, argues Erica Fudge. In fact, by their very 'otherness' they help us define ourselves - as well as drive our technology.
Fudge, Erica
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