The present thesis analyzes the application of capital controls and their impact on the economy in the short and long term. These regulatory measures have gone through many periods and opinions in which they were considered as both positive and negative instrument not only of monetary policy. Global financial crisis of 2008 has again raised a lot of questions dealing with this topic. Capital controls may help ease the acute problems associated with inflows or outflows in the short term but they will not solve the issue of the country's susceptibility to movements of primarily debt capital. Long-term capital closeness (whether in terms of export or import) may causes, inter alia, the excessive accumulation of savings in the domestic closed economy or lack of capital for economic development. Therefore, when applying capital controls it is also necessary to improve the country's institutional quality which proved to be an important determinant of capital flows.

Der große europäische Barockdichter, Reiseschriftsteller und Arzt Paul Fleming (1609 – 1640), geboren in Hartenstein bei Chemnitz, wurde im Oktober dieses Jahres vor 400 Jahren geboren. Neben seiner Dichtung wurde Fleming durch die literarische Auseinandersetzung mit den Kulturen jener Gebiete bekannt, die er auf einer mehrjährigen Gesandtschaftsreise kennen lernte: Russland, die Länder des Baltikums, des Kaukasus und des Kaspischen Meeres und schließlich Persien. Seine Werke wurden unter anderen von Johann Sebastian Bach vertonte. David Pohle, der fürstliche Kapellmeister in den sächsischen Sekundogeniturfürstentümern, vertonte Oden des mit 30 Jahren frühvollendeten Fleming. Er war neben Martin Opitz der bedeutendste deutschsprachige Dichter des 17. Jahrhunderts. Den 400. Geburtstag nimmt die Stadtbibliothek Chemnitz zum Anlass, die Bedeutung Paul Flemings mit einer Ausstellung und Festveranstaltung zu würdigen.

This thesis focus on the effect that selection has on the ancestry of a spatially structured population. In the absence of selection, the ancestry of a sample from the population behaves as a system of random walks that coalesce upon meeting. Backwards in time, each ancestral lineage jumps, at the time of its birth, to the location of its parent, and whenever two ancestral lineages have the same parent they jump to the same location and coalesce. Introducing selective forces to the evolution of a population translates into branching when we follow ancestral lineages, a by-product of biased sampling forwards in time. We study populations that evolve according to the Spatial Lambda-Fleming-Viot process with selection. In order to assess whether the picture under selection differs from the neutral case we must consider the timescale dictated by the neutral mutation rate Theta. Thus we look at the rescaled dual process with n=1/Theta. Our goal is to find a non-trivial rescaling limit for the system of branching and coalescing random walks that describe the ancestral process of a population. We show that the strength of selection (relative to the mutation rate) required to do so depends on the dimension; in one and two dimensions selection needs to be stronger in order to leave a detectable trace in the population. The main results in this thesis can be summarised as follows. In dimensions three and higher we take the selection coefficient to be proportional to 1/n, in dimension two we take it to be proportional to log(n)/n and finally, in dimension one we take the selection coefficient to be proportional to 1/sqrt(n). We then proceed to prove that in two and higher dimensions the ancestral process of a sample of the population converges to branching Brownian motion. In one dimension, provided we do not allow ancestral lineages to jump over each other, the ancestral process converges to a subset of the Brownian net. We also provide numerical results that show that the non-crossing restriction in one dimension cannot be lifted without a qualitative change in the behaviour of the process. Finally, through simulations, we study the rate of convergence in the two-dimensional case.

The subject of this thesis is the study of certain stochastic models arising in Population Genetics. The study of biological evolution naturally motivates the construction and use of sometimes sophisticated mathematical models. We contribute to the study of the so-called Lambda models. Our work is divided into two parts. In Part I, we study non-spatial models, introduced in 1999. Although there is a very rich literature concerning the description of genetic diversity thanks to the genealogies arising in these models, we obtain new results by considering the dynamics of the full population. We also contribute by presenting the first Bayesian method that allows us to reconstruct the genealogies generated by these models from data. In Part II, we study a recent extension of these models to the spatial setting. In particular, we prove a non trivial result concerning the geographical dispersal of a new mutant under this model.

Theatre is the passport to the creation of a balanced educational system in the United States (US), while standardized testing is the downfall of the ideology behind ‘No Child Left Behind’ (NCLB). As an educator, I was greatly influenced by Howard Gardner, theorist of Multiple Intelligences and Neil Fleming theorist of learning modalities. This work has carried over into my work in theatre as a director. Theatre does not have to didactically serve formal education, which emphasizes mathematics and reading/writing, nor does it have to be merely a spectacle. Theatre can be experimental, artistic, cathartic, foster social and intrapersonal skills and increase intelligences in all areas for children and adults. The adaptation of the children’s book The End by David LaRochelle into a play for children demonstrates the potential that lies within the art of theatre to be more than just entertainment. Furthermore, my work on the adaptation of The End was greatly influenced by my research and participation in the production of Pinocchio with Ohio Valley Summer Theatre in the fall of 2008. From this production, I gained considerable knowledge on the topic of Commedia Del’ Arte which impacted my work on my own production The End.

Tandis que la « civilisation de l’anatomie » qui définit la Première Modernité fait émerger un nouveau régime d’images artistiques et poétiques du corps en Europe, la bouche s’impose comme l’une des parties du corps les plus fréquemment représentées dans la littérature allemande du XVIIe siècle. Organe de la parole mais aussi de la sensualité par excellence, elle est considérée par certains comme ce qu’il y a de plus prodigieux chez l’homme après son entendement, au point de s’illustrer dans les textes poétiques comme un topos dense et prolifique. Erigée en organe noble dès qu’elle obéit à une rectitude morale, la bouche peut tout aussi bien s’avérer « ig-noble » dès qu’elle pervertit le langage et le corps en commettant des actes impies. La présente étude analyse ce qui prend la forme, à l’intérieur de cette topique, d’une dialectique entre logos et eros, qui s’ancre dans des présupposés théologiques et anthropologiques – conséquence de la confessionnalisation des cultures et des crispations religieuses qui en découlent. Or par la lorgnette de cette dialectique, l’étude donne à voir les rouages de la constitution tardive, poétique et esthétique, d’une littérature artistique de langue allemande. En proposant un parcours représentatif à travers des auteurs qui en sont des jalons majeurs et des types divers d’œuvres littéraires, dramatiques et poétiques – d’Opitz à Hoffmannswaldau –, la thèse montre in fine comment, sur fond de changements progressifs de repères et de paradigmes littéraires, s’instaure un nouveau système de représentation poétique qui va de pair avec une revalorisation ambiguë du logos. / While in Europe the culture of anatomy that characterizes the Early Modern Age has brought about a new kind of artistic and poetical images of the body, the mouth imposes itself as one of the most frequently represented parts of the body in the German literature in the 17th century. As the medium of speech but also of sensuality par excellence, it is considered by some as what is most prodigious in man beside his understanding, so much so that it has emerged in poetical works as a bounteous and fruitful topos. Presented as a noble instrument as soon as it respects moral rectitude, the mouth may also be featured as “ig-noble” as soon as it corrupts the language and the body through ungodly acts. The present study focuses on what comes to be – within this topos – the logos-eros dialectics, rooted in former theological and anthropological assumptions, ensuing the denominalization of cultures that triggered religious tensions. And through the close analysis of this dialectics, the research work unveils the workings of the build up of a German artistic literature. By relying on the exemplary career of its major writers – from Opitz to Hoffmannswaldau – and different kinds of literary works (drama and poetry), the thesis finally enhances how a new system of poetical representations going along with an ambivalent primacy of the logos is set up, with as a backcloth some gradual changes in literary landmarks and paradigms.

Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T14:16:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Deisy Sunae Kawakami.pdf: 1635094 bytes, checksum: 5d5d31d4bb4c5d53e805055a8ef4dbc0 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009-10-13 / Secretaria da Educação do Estado de São Paulo / On the turn of the twentieth century, several scientists were investigating infectious diseases. The aim of this research is to rebuild the path followed by Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) in his studies on microbiology, from 1908 to 1921, when he identified an enzyme related to the natural immunology of living beings. This dissertation contains an introduction and five chapters. Chapter 1 deals with Fleming s first bacteriological investigations, in cooperation with Almroth Wright (1861-1947). Besides that, it deals with Fleming s prescriptions for skin infections. Chapter 2 analyses Fleming´s contributions concerning the SALVARSAN therapy. Chapter 3 presents Fleming´s research on the treatment of infected injures got during the First World War, as well as, the experiments on microorganisms performed by him. Chapter 4 describes Fleming s research on secretions and tissues, concerning the identification of an important enzyme related to the natural immunology. Chapter 5 provides some final remarks on the subject. This study showed that Fleming was very cautious in methodological terms. It led to the conclusion that although Fleming had been trained under Wright and several of his contributions were part of a collective work, this was not the case concerning the identification of lysozyme. This Fleming´s original contribution changes the view that was accepted at that time / Na virada do século XX, diversos cientistas estavam investigando as doenças infecciosas. O objetivo desta pesquisa é reconstruir o percurso seguido por Alexander Fleming (1881-1955) em seus estudos de microbiologia, desde 1908 até 1921, quando ele identificou a lisosima, uma enzima relacionada à imunologia natural dos seres vivos. Essa dissertação contém uma introdução e cinco capítulos. O capítulo 1 trata do período em que Fleming iniciou suas investigações bacteriológicas ao lado de Wright, e o que prescreveu para o tratamento de infecções da pele. O capítulo 2 analisa as contribuições de Fleming relacionadas ao tratamento da sífilis, no que se refere à metodologia empregada na administração do Salvarsan. O capítulo 3 discute as pesquisas para o tratamento de feridas infectadas durante a Primeira Guerra Mundial, bem como, os experimentos realizados por Fleming para detectar os microrganismos presentes. O capítulo 4 descreve as pesquisas de Fleming em secreções e tecidos e a identificação de uma importante enzima relacionada à imunologia natural. O capítulo 5 apresenta algumas considerações finais sobre o assunto. Esse estudo levou à conclusão de que Fleming era meticuloso sob o ponto de vista metodológico. Além disso, embora ele tivesse sido treinado por Almroth Wright, ao contrário de suas outras contribuições no período que resultaram de um trabalho coletivo, a lisosima foi uma contribuição original de Fleming. Esta contribuição foi significativa e modificou a visão que se tinha na época sobre o assunto

Les nitrones peuvent être réduites par le diiodure de samarium et réagir selon une additionconjuguée avec des acrylates-silylés, silylés ou ,disilylés. Ce couplage réducteur,développé avec des aldonitrones simples, a conduit à des dérivés silylés de g-Nhydroxyaminoacides.Ces derniers ont pu être réduits puis cyclisés en g-lactames substituéspar un groupement silylé, dont la position et la configuration dépendent de l'acrylate dedépart. L'oxydation de Tamao-Fleming a ensuite permis la conversion des composés silylésen leurs correspondants hydroxylés avec rétention de configuration. Cet enchaînementréactionnel a alors été appliquée à une nitrone cyclique polyalkoxylée dérivée du L-xylose, cequi a permis les synthèses de la 7-desoxy Uniflorine A et de la (+)-Australine, deuxpyrrolizidines polyhydroxylées inhibiteurs de glucosidases.

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Ian Fleming’s debut novel Casino Royale (2015) introduces the iconic character James Bond. The savvy British spy who must save the world from Soviet villain is a cultural icon the world over. Yet not much is known of his personal political leanings. Fleming once claimed that James Bond’s politics lies just left of center. In this essay I analyze where James Bond lies on the left-right political scale by using Cichoka & Dhont’s (2018) “Big-five personality model”.Research has been made about the contextual, historical and political settings of the Bond novels such as Jeremy Black’s (2001) “The politics of James Bond: from Fleming's novels to the big screen” which serves as a complement to this research. Black’s (2001)claims suggest that Britain struggled for dominance after The Second World War as they were financially in ruin and although Britain lost some of its colonies, they still had many territories under their control. However, with the rising power of the Soviet Union, the nationalistic feeling in Britain grew as their reputation as a powerful empire needed to be upheld. Therefore, a need for a strong British symbol grew, which also acted as a reason for why Fleming created James Bond.The essay concludes that James Bond represents a specific part of Great Britain. The analysis has shown James Bond is a product of his time by symbolizing the longing for the return of the great British empire. This is supported by the fact of him scoring low on categories such as Agreeableness and Openness combined with the fact that he harbors anti-Communist beliefs. The analysis show that he acts in a manner that would highlight the colonial days of Britain where their strength had not yet diminished as opposed to the times after the Second World War. As such, the actions of James Bond, together with his explicit views suggest that he lies slightly more towards the right on the political scale and thus, disputesthe claim of Ian Fleming.