Jakten på El Dorado rasade som värst i Sydamerikas vildmark under1500-talet. Ett fyrtiotal expeditioner i spanska kronans regi sökte efterdet mytomspunna riket. Expeditionsdeltagarna kom från Europas allahörn. Uppsatsen syftar till att visa vad som föranledde jakten på El Dorado. Uppsatsen är litteraturbaserad. Jag har endast använt svensk- och engelskspråkigakällor. Eurocentriska projiceringar, exploateringsstrategi och stabiliseringspolitiskahänsyn samverkade i ett mångfacetterat skeende. Medeltidsmänniskanhade ingen klar bild av fjärran regioner. Spanien var krigshärjat,isolerat och eftersatt. Statsmakten ville till varje pris stärka landets ekonomi.De mest explosiva ur befolkningen sökte rikedom i den Nya Världen.Efter plundringstågen under erövringsfasen blev de ett samhällsproblem.Detta kunde avhjälpas med en expedition mot El Dorado.Företag i vildmarken hade uppemot hundraprocentig dödlighet. Jakten på El Dorado sammanföll med den geografiska upptäckten avSydamerika. Vid 1530-talets början var kontinentens inland en vit fläckpå kartan. Jakten på El Dorado klingade av i takt med att allt mer avnorra Sydamerikas vildmark blev utforskad av européer.

This thesis is about the historical geography of scientific knowledge production at sea. It focuses on three expeditions of exploration and discovery undertaken, respectively, by France, the United States of America, and Britain, that in the late 1830s sailed into the southern oceans. These voyages marked the last such expeditions to travel by sail alone and came before an acknowledged period of specialized interest in investigating the oceans and the marine environment, exemplified by the sailing of HMS Challenger in 1872. The expeditions share a commonality of period and of destination: their study together provides a hitherto overlooked opportunity to analyse practices of experimentation on, and investigation of, the natural history and physical properties of the marine environment that were integral to the construction of scientific knowledge about the oceans at that time. By attention to archival records, personal correspondence, diaries, published travel narratives and representations of marine phenomena in the form of illustrations, sketches, preserved specimens and displays of numerical material, this thesis examines quotidian shipboard practices to show how the production of scientific ‘facts’ was a matter of constant negotiation between people, weather, instruments and vessels – that occurred as a by-product of the running of the ship as well as of more defined programmes of study by civilian naturalists and naval staff. Informed by work in the history of science, Science and Technology Studies (STS) and Actor-Network Theory (ANT), this thesis highlights how attending to practice in the ambiguous, heterotopic space that was the expedition vessel can reveal the origins of a new, specialized, discipline: what I call here a proto-oceanography. This covers those scientific practices undertaken primarily at sea and from the ship: depth measurement, sea temperature and chemistry, the height of waves, collection of marine specimens and coastal topography, but not those primarily land-based activities such as astronomy, meteorology and terrestrial magnetism. By focusing on work carried out on board ship rather than on land, this thesis offers new insights into the practices of marine investigation and experimentation and the complexities of interrogating a space which was visualised primarily through instruments. This thesis examines how at-sea cultures of collection, measurement and representation can inform geographically nuanced analyses of the production of scientific knowledge.

Anotation This thesis has been elaborated on the basis of research of the first Czechoslovak-Mongolian expedition, the pioneer and solitary foreign project of Czech archaeology, unsurpassed up to now. The current work attempted to enclose the research in honour of PhDr. Lumír Jisl and his unfinished but extremely valuable project, whose results are to be presented here, The following text is based mostly on materials collected from archives and depositories both in Czech Republic and Mongolia and available results of present Turkological studies. Regarding current state of researches the aim of this work is rather to formulate fundamental questions based on the research results, suggest some possible partial solutions and open space for further investigations than to proclaim some fixed statements.

Over eighty polar-themed exhibitions were held in Britain between 1819 and the 1930s, a time of intense exploration of both the Arctic and Antarctic. These varied from panoramas and human exhibits to displays of ‘relics', equipment, photographs and artwork, waxworks and displays shown as part of a Great Exhibition. This period also saw the creation of the first dedicated polar museums. These displays were visited by thousands of people throughout the country, helping to mediate the subject of exploration for a public audience. Despite this, the role exhibitions played in forming popular views of the polar regions has not been fully assessed. This thesis addresses this gap. It is the first to consider all the polar exhibitions held during this period as a collective body, making it possible to study how they developed over time and in response to changing circumstances. The thesis uses a variety of archival sources to both reconstruct the displays and place them in their historical and museological contexts. The study shows that exhibitions evolved in response to changes both in the museum sector and in exploration culture. It demonstrates that, while they were originally identified with the shows of the entertainment industry, polar exhibitions began to take on more of the characteristics of museum displays. At the same time their dominant themes changed; the natural world was relegated in favour of ideas relating to the human experience of the regions such as heroism, adventure and everyday life in an exotic environment. While other media may have been more effective in disseminating ideas about exploration, visitors could find the experience of visiting an exhibition more compelling. This thesis contributes to our understanding of this distinct role that exhibitions played in presenting the polar regions to the British public.

The thesis is focusing on the traffic control and products storage in logistic chains in a company that has been chosen. The concept of a competition and the importance of logistic in a transport is explained in a introduction. I have described further the logistic chains, the problems and their resolution. The description of the main processes in the factory from a purchase, a production and a distribution of milk and milk products are a part of this thesis. Description of the milk collection to the dairies , its processing and storage up to expedition. The relationships of a delivery , the process of order, the distribution and supply are mentioned. I have pointed on a cohesion of all partnerships of Madeta Group, Inc. and I have described the organisational structure in the factory together the responsibilities of a leadership workers. The work is specialised on current situation in a factory as well- the milk prices, an export of material to Germany, a limitation of a production and a closing of a branches, growth of a prices of the butter and evaluation of the situation. The evaluation of a whole company, economic situation and valuation of logistic mentioned company are a conclusion of this thesis.

Doctorat en philosophie et lettres / info:eu-repo/semantics/nonPublished

This thesis explores the thematic desire to establish an ecological human bond with nature in four contemporary novels: The English Patient by Michael Ondaatje, The Hungry Tide by Amitav Ghosh, An Imaginary Life by David Malouf, and The Expedition to The Baobab Tree by Wilma Stockenström. These authors share a concern with the influence that language has on human perception, and one of the most significant ways they attempt to connect with the natural world is through somehow escaping, or transcending, what they perceive to be the divisive tendencies of language. They all suggest that human perception is not steered entirely by a disembodied mind, which constructs reality through linguistic and cultural lenses, but is equally influenced by physical circumstances and embodied experiences. They explore the potential of corporeal reciprocity and empathy as that which enables understanding across cultural barriers, and a sense of ecologically intertwined kinship with nature. They all struggle to reconcile their awareness of the potential danger of relating to nature exclusively through language, with a desire to speak for the natural world in literature. I have examined whether they succeed in doing so, or whether they contradict their thematic suspicion of language with their literary medium. I have prioritised a close ecocritical reading of the novels and loosely situated the authors’ approach to nature and language within the broad theoretical frameworks of radical ecology, structuralism and poststructuralism. I suggest that these novels are best analysed in the context of an ecocritical mediation between poststructuralist conceptions of nature as inaccessible cultural construct, and the naïve conception of unmediated, pre-reflective interaction with the natural world. I draw especially on the phenomenological theories of Maurice Merleau-Ponty, whose insistence that perception is always both embodied and culturally mediated truly renders culture and nature irreducible, intertwined categories. By challenging historical dualisms like mind/body and culture/nature, the selected novels suggest a more fluid and discursive understanding of the perceived conflict between language and nature, whilst problematizing the perception of language as merely a cultural artefact. Moreover, they are examples of the kind of literature that has the potential to positively influence our human conception of nature, and adapt us better to our ecological context on a planet struggling for survival.

Die vorliegende Forschungsarbeit untersuchte die Expeditionskonzerte des Philharmonischen Orchesters Erfurt - eine Konzertreihe mit Moderation für Jung und Alt. Ziel war es, die musikvermittelnden Gestaltungselemente sowie die konzertdramaturgischen, strukturellen und organisatorischen Grundlagen der Konzertreihe zu erforschen und Schlussfolgerungen für den Erfolg der Konzertreihe abzuleiten. Abschließend werden Möglichkeiten der Weiterentwicklung der Konzertreihe thematisiert. Basis der Forschungsarbeit sind drei explorative Interviews, die teilnehmende Feldbeobachtung sowie die quantitative Analyse. Die Ergebnisse bestätigen die These: Durch die Nutzung vielfältiger musikvermittelnder Gestaltungselemente, konzertdramaturgischer Merkmale und Marketing-Instrumente ist das Expeditionskonzert ein Konzertformat, das neue Impulse aussendet und damit ein heterogenes Publikum fasziniert, dass sich sowohl aus angestammten Konzertbesuchern als auch aus Nicht-Konzertbesuchern und insbesondere jungen Zuschauern zusammensetzt.

Plea-bargaining and sentencing agreement is a worldwide phenomenon. Most of the jurisdictions more particularly in the so-called developed countries have adopted and incorporated into their criminal justice system the concept of plea-bargaining and sentence agreement. Same has properly been legislated and documented. In the United States for example, more than 80 per cent of the criminal matters are disposed of through plea-bargaining between the prosecution authority and the defendants. This system of disposing of criminal matters through plea-bargaining and sentence agreement has saved states resources and saved courts’ time. Although the system causes the accused to face a dilemma whenever he or she is supposed to make a choice between waiving his or her constitutional right to trial and pleading guilty. The plea-bargaining system has proved itself in many jurisdictions to be very efficient particularly in completing criminal cases without inordinate delays / Mini Dissertation (LLM)--University of Pretoria, 2019. / Government of Botswana / Procedural Law / LLM / unrestricted

Max Hinsche (* 2.7 1896 Radeberg, † 23.11.1939 Rottenmann/ Steiermark), Präparator, Dermoplastiker, Großwildjäger, Trapper, Naturwissenschaftler und Schriftsteller („Kanada wirklich erlebt“, Erstausgabe 1938, vierte Auflage 2018). Von 1926 bis 1935 begab sich Hinsche im Auftrag der „Staatlichen Museen für Tierkunde und Völkerkunde Dresden“ auf eine 9-jährige Expedition in damals noch relativ unerforschte Gebiete Kanadas (Alberta und Yukon Territory), um seltene und bisher unbekannte Säugetiere und Vögel zu sammeln und zu präparieren. Seine wissenschaftlich fundierten Berichte und Erlebnisse beschrieb er in seinem Buch Kanada wirklich erlebt. 1936 war er Jagdverwalter in den rumänischen Karpaten und begann dort mit dem Manuskript seines Buches. Seine Berichte sind heute noch von großem Wert und genießen insbesondere bei kanadischen Wissenschaftlern hohes internationales Ansehen, da er nachweisbar der erste Wissenschaftler und Trapper war, der seine Beobachtungen so umfassend und tiefgründig, ohne jegliche Abenteuer-Romantik, niederschrieb. Besonders aktuell wurden seine Berichte und wissenschaftlichen Einschätzungen in letzter Zeit wieder für die Wissenschaftler, wenn es um die anstehende Problematik der Wölfe geht.