This dissertation contains a comparison from a historical and theoretical perspective of the passacaglia from the Piano Trio in E Minor, Op. 67, written by Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975), and the passacaglia from the Piano Trio in A Minor, written by Maurice Ravel (1875-1937).Before the history and theory discussion of these two movements begins, a background is given on the passacaglia form and its origins. References are made to the beginnings of the passacaglia in Italy and Spain, as well as the gradual evolution of the form into the keyboard music of the 17th century. Early published examples of passacaglias are displayed in chapter two.The third and fourth chapters of this dissertation are the focus of the comparison, where historical and theoretical information is discussed and deciphered. In the history section, details of the life of the composer during the time he wrote the piece are provided. The theory section contains a concentrated examination and comparison (enhanced by musical examples) of melody, harmony, rhythm, texture, and form, as used by Ravel and Shostakovich in these two passacaglias.It was concluded in this dissertation that both of these master composers used the passacaglia form successfully in their piano trios. As a result, they contributed musical masterpieces in the genre of the piano trio for musicians and scholars alike to investigate, study, and perform. / School of Music

Of all the countries studied in the large-scale WHO Multi-country Study on Women´s Health and Domestic Violence against Women (2005), Ethiopian women had the highest numbers of acceptance of intimate partner violence. And according to previous research on the subject, Ethiopian women have a high tolerance for and acceptance of the violence they endure. Yet when I interviewed women in Ethiopia (all of whom had been victims of violence) I discovered multiple forms of resistance to - rather than acceptance of - violence. Rather than confirming how women come to accept violence, my study uncovers many ways in which women resist violence, even in contexts where the available means of resistance are extremely limited.The aim of my inductive study is to begin to do justice to these forms of resistance, which are easily overlooked. First, as I argue in the analyses of my interviews with the women, our ability to discern forms of resistance in situations of intimate partner violence requires a more capacious notion of resistance than the one usually employed. Second, as I argue through my engagement with the previous research and the analyses of my interviews with women’s organizations in Ethiopia, the inability to discern multiple and varied forms of resistance leads one to underestimate the degree of non-acceptance and active resistance in situations of intimate partner violence. Thus, while my limited study does not permit general conclusions about violence against women in Ethiopia, I conclude by suggesting that my findings have two important implications for social work, one theoretical and one practical.

Many elderly patients visiting the emergency department for minor injuries are not assessed for functional status and experience functional decline 6 months post injury. Identifying such high-risk patients can allow for interventions to prevent or minimize adverse health outcomes including loss of independence. For the purpose of a planned clinical decision rule to identify elderly patients at high risk of functional decline a survey of physicians was conducted. A random sample of 534 Canadian geriatricians, emergency and family physicians was selected with half randomly selected to receive an incentive. A response rate of 57.0% was obtained with 90% of physicians considering a drop in function of at least 2 points on the 28-point OARS ADL scale as clinically significant. A sensitivity of 90% would meet or exceed 90% of physicians' requirements for a clinical decision rule to identify injured seniors at high risk of functional decline 6 months post injury.

La matière grasse laitière anhydre (MGLA) est composée à plus de 98 % de triglycérides. Leur diversité, liée à la nature des acides gras estérifiés, induit un comportement complexe de la MGLA lors de sa cristallisation. Par ailleurs, d’autres composés, dits mineurs, présents de manière endogène ou formés lors de procédés de transformation peuvent moduler le processus de cristallisation. Néanmoins, leurs modes d’action sont encore mal connus, rendant la maitrise du processus de cristallisation délicat. La mise en oeuvre de méthodes de caractérisation à différentes échelles (RMN, diffraction des rayons X, microscopie optique, analyse thermique différentielle, rhéologie) et à différentes températures permet de discriminer les mécanismes d’action des composés mineurs sur la cristallisation de la MGLA en phase continue ou dispersée. Ainsi, les composés mineurs modifient la cinétique de cristallisation de la MGLA, en agissant sur ses deux étapes, la nucléation et la croissance. En accélérant ou en ralentissant la vitesse de cristallisation, ils modifient la nature et/ou la structure du réseau cristallin et, éventuellement, les propriétés macroscopiques de la matière grasse. Les mécanismes d’action des composés mineurs sur la cristallisation de la MGLA dépendent de leur nature chimique (longueur de la chaine carbonée, degré d’insaturation, estérification) et de leur concentration. Lorsque la matière grasse est émulsionnée, son confinement et la création d’interfaces complexifient le processus de cristallisation : les composés mineurs modulent la cristallisation via l’interface ou la phase grasse selon leur affinité préférentielle pour l’une ou l’autre des deux phases de l’émulsion et induisent des propriétés thermiques et structurales spécifiques. Ce travail permet, donc, de mieux comprendre les facteurs qui modulent la cristallisation de la matière grasse et ainsi de mieux maitriser l’un des processus déterminants dans l’élaboration de la structure et de la fonctionnalité des produits laitiers. / Anhydrous Milk Fat (AMF) comprises more than 98% triglycerides. The diversity of the esterified fatty acids induces a complex behavior of AMF during crystallization. In addition, other minor components, either endogenously present or added upon processing modulate AMF crystallization. Nevertheless, the mechanisms underlying their mode of action are still poorly understood, making the mastery of fat crystallization difficult. Several characterization methods (NMR, X-ray diffraction, optical microscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, rheology) were implemented to screen a large set of minor components at different scales and temperatures. The approach enabled to gain knowledge about the involved mechanisms, both in bulk and in the emulsified state. Minor components modify the kinetics of AMF crystallization through their impact on the two main stages of the process, nucleation and growth. By accelerating or slowing down the rate of crystallization, they modify the nature and/or the structure of the crystal lattice and, possibly, the macroscopic properties of AMF. The impact of minor components on AMF crystallization depend on their chemical nature (length of the carbon chain, degree of unsaturation, esterification) and on their concentration. When fat is emulsified, confinement and interfacial effects come into play. Minor components modulate crystallization via the oil/water interface or via the fat phase depending on their preferential solubility, which may induce specific thermal and structural properties. On the whole, this study enables a better understanding of the factors that modulate milk fat crystallization and provides useful guidances for a better control of this key process controlling the structure and function of dairy products.

L’époque hellénistique est, pour la péninsule anatolienne, une période d’intensification des circulations. Après la conquête d’Alexandre, elle apparaît en effet pour les Gréco-Macédoniens comme un passage obligé vers l’Orient. Ce travail se propose d’étudier les infrastructures qui permirent ces déplacements : les routes et tous les aménagements qui les bordaient ou assuraient sa continuité ; les fleuves navigables, et les lignes maritimes qui reliaient les ports des côtes micrasiatiques. À partir de différentes études de cas, on montre comment ces voies de circulation fonctionnaient en réseau au niveau local, régional et supra-régional. Dans un second temps, on analyse l’influence des institutions sur l’organisation des circulations : les pouvoirs, par l’installation d’infrastructures, le contrôle des déplacements et diverses politiques économiques et financières, avaient la possibilité d’encourager la circulation des biens et des personnes. Enfin, on s’intéresse aux conditions de déplacement des voyageurs et au déroulement du voyage depuis sa préparation par le biais d’actions religieuses, et le choix d’un mode de déplacement, ou d’un lieu d’hébergement jusqu’à la manière dont le voyageur se repérait pour trouver son chemin dans un territoire dont il avait une représentation plus ou moins précise. / During the Hellenistic Period there was an intensification of movement within Anatolia. After Alexander’s conquest, Asia Minor became, in effect, for Greeks and Macedonians a necessary stepping stone for travel to the East. This thesis begins by studying the infrastructure which facilitated the mobility of people and goods, in particular roads and their facilities, as well as navigable rivers and maritime routes which connected the harbours of Asia Minor. Different case studies demonstrate the existence of local, regional and supra-regional road-networks in this area. The second part of this thesis explores the influence of institutions on the organisation of circulation and the different ways in which authorities could encourage the circulation of goods and people – includingthe creation of infrastructure, the control of mobility, and different economic and financial policies. In conclusion, this thesis examines the conditions of travel from the perspective of the traveller, including religious preparations, the choice of means of transport and accomodation as well as the means travellers used for planning their journeys and navigating and what these tell us about how space and distance were conceived.

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The diploma thesis deals with the medieval controversy over the stigmata of Francis of Assisi. The religious phenomenon of the stigmata is viewed from the point of view of the general development of the spirituality in the High Middle Ages. The work tries to respect the chronological development of the polemics and, accordingly, also focuses on the progress of the Franciscan reflection of the stigmata. One of the chapters is dedicated to the analysis of the origins of the Franciscan tradition of the founder's stigmata. Subsequently, the work describes the resistance against the cult of the stigmatized saint from the point of view of the Franciscan sources and papal bulls, defending the authenticity of the stigmata. The penultimate chapter is dedicated to the development of the Franciscan theology of the stigmata, which resulted in the exaltation of the founder and his order. On the grounds of this development, the stigmata became the subject of rivalry between the Franciscans and the Dominicans, as discussed in the last chapter.

This thesis presents the relation between the manifestations of crime and the use of leisure time among youth, which were searched in the research, the delinquent behavior of minors and adolescents, who are committed to the delinquency Prachatice, in the years 2009-2012, assuming that young offenders are commit crimes, as the most serious degree of risk behavior, almost always in my spare time. In this work the author tries to find out what connection can be found between youth criminal manifestations and use of leisure time of youth.

Mouse polyomavirus (MPyV) capsid is composed of the main capsid protein VP1 and minor capsid proteins VP2 and VP3. Minor proteins are not essential capsid assembly, but they are key for efficient viral infection. The first part of this thesis studies the modifications of VP2 and VP3, the deamidation of Asn at 253 of VP2 (137 of VP3) and N-terminal acetylation of Ala of VP3, which could be the cause of double bands for VP2 and VP3 on SDS-PAGE. Mutated genomes of MPyV N253D (Asn to Asp) and N253E (Asn to Glu) simulating deamidation and A117V (Ala to Val) with reduced acetylation were prepared previously. We prepared three isolations of the mutant viruses and we confirmed that the deamidation is the cause of the double bands. Mutant viruses were compared to the wild type in terms of efficiency of infection, but the role of deamidation could not be proven. Virus A117V is noninfectious either due to lowered acetylation or the substitution of amino acid at this position. This thesis also studies the role of -tubulin acetylation in the infection of MPyV. The role of -tubulin acetylation in viral infection is being investigated to find new antiviral strategies. Acetylation rises after MPyV infection, but this is not due to a change in mRNA expression of tubulin acetylating (TAT1) or deacetylating enzyme...