De l'ingratitude volontaire: Rousseau, Mirabeau et les paradoxes de l'hospitalité moderne by Rudy Le Menthéour

“…Son séjour dans la propriété du physiocrate Mirabeau père, en 1767, illustre le malentendu initial qui conduit le premier à clamer son ingratitude volontaire et le second à formuler l'aporie d'un don nul. …”
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Measuring. Monitoring. Management. Control by B.V. Tsypin, S.P. Prokopchuk

“…The theoretical material is illustrated by an example of analyzing the results of a technological inspection of a railway radio station. …”

Birds of a Feather: Alexander McQueen’s Victorian Bestiary by Ariane Fennetaux

“…In this essay the Victorian inspiration of his retro-futuristic designs will be studied to illustrate the uncanny persistence of some of the animalistic fantasies of the Victorian era into the contemporary world. …”
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Bluebirds and Other Cavity-Nesting Birds: Youth Project Book by Loretta Rodriguez, Joy Jordan, Mark E. Hostetler, Christina Packard, Jessica Kochert

“…4HWLM20, a 68-page illustrated project book by Loretta Rodriguez, Jessica Kochert, Joy Jordan, Christina Packard, and Mark Hostetler, helps youth aged 11-13 become careful and knowledgeable observers of bluebirds and other cavity-nesting birds. …”
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Modularity and adaptive architecture – A strategy for managing complex envelope systems by Valentino Manni, Luca Saverio Valzano

“…Inspired by systemic thinking and biomimicry, adaptive architecture can give rise to complex building organisms that dynamically respond to environmental stimuli by modulating the physicality of their envelope, thereby reducing energy consumption for climate control. Illustrating a representative framework of projects and research highlights the role of modularity in adaptive architecture in terms of operational principles, control modes, response mechanisms, functional complexity, and structural complexity. …”
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Pest Identification Guide: Melon Thrips, Thrips palmi Karny by Jeffrey D. Cluever, Hugh A. Smith

“…Learn to identify the melon thrips with this 2-page illustrated guide written by Jeffrey D. Cluever and Hugh A. …”
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Nonlinear Structural Dynamic Finite Element Analysis Using Ritz Vector Reduced Basis Method by M.S. Yao

“…A convenient way of selection of the generalized basis vector and its limitations are described. Some illustrative examples are given to demonstrate the speed and validity of the method. …”
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Merkel Cell Carcinoma: The Past, the Present, and the Future by Inamaria Erovic, Boban M. Erovic

“…In this review, we will illustrate the historical background of the Merkel cell carcinoma beginning with the 19th century, the first description of the Merkel cell to the finding of the CK20 as a highly specific diagnostic marker and finally to the recently detected Merkel cell polyomavirus (MCPyV). …”
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Attribute Control Chart for Rayleigh Distribution Using Repetitive Sampling under Truncated Life Test by Olatunde Adebayo Adeoti, Gadde Srinivasa Rao

“…The proposed control chart is shown to outperform the existing control charts in terms of ARL. An illustrative example is given to demonstrate the application of the proposed chart.…”
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Psychodynamics of transference and countertransference in the psychotherapy with sexual trauma by Mariia Tyshchenko

“…This article reviews theoretical perspectives from classical psychoanalysis to positive psychotherapy, illustrating methods for identifying and using transference and countertransference as therapeutic tools. …”
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Probabilistic Decomposition Method on the ServerIndices of an Mξ/G/1 Vacation Queue by Renbin Liu

“…Finally, a stochastic order and production system with a multipurpose production facility is numerically presented for illustrative purpose.…”
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Optimal defense strategy based on the mean field game model for cyber security by Li Miao, Lina Wang, Shuai Li, Haitao Xu, Xianwei Zhou

“…Numerical examples are provided to illustrate the effectiveness of the presented strategy with an appropriate assumption.…”
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Guaranteed Cost Control for Exponential Synchronization of Cellular Neural Networks with Mixed Time-Varying Delays via Hybrid Feedback Control by T. Botmart, W. Weera

“…A numerical example is also given to illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed method.…”
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Acaro del coco, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arácnidae: Acari: Eriophyidae) by Forrest W. Howard, Dave Moore, Edwin Abreu, Sergio Gallo

“…EENY-405, a 7-page illustrated fact sheet by F. W. Howard, Dave Moore, Edwin Abreu, and Sergio Gallo, is part of the Featured Creatures collection, and is the Spanish-language version of EENY-398/IN709: A Coconut Mite, Aceria guerreronis Keifer (Arachnida: Acari: Eriophyidae). …”
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Climate Responsive Design Simulation and Modelling for Industrial Heritage by Manuel V. Castilla

“…This work provides an illustration of the Atarazanas regarding its climate responsiveness, focusing specifically on daylighting, shading, heat gain, and cooling loads. …”
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A Guide to Citrus Disease Identification by Stephen H. Futch

“…Disease symptoms may vary in expression on foliage, stems, roots, and fruit, and may not in all cases resemble those illustrated in various publications. Symptoms can vary considerably from mild to severe depending upon infection period, climatic conditions, and age of tissue when infection occurred. …”
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Pan de bois et contreventement oblique en Gaule à l’âge du Fer by Pierre Péfau

“…It also includes a presentation of the main timber-framed buildings and examples of diagonal bracing dating from that same period in Gaul and its surroundings, to illustrate their technical characteristics and consider them in fact in their original economic and social context. …”
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Effet d’amorçage sur la féminisation des noms de rôles by Zelda Cayrecastel, Céline Pozniak, Saveria Colonna

“…The targets were female characters that the children had to name from illustrations. Although the children used mostly masculine forms to designate female characters, we found that more feminine forms were produced as the experiment progressed. …”
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Les promesses de la philosophie face aux attentes d’adolescents décrocheurs de lycée professionnel by Johanna Henrion-Latché

“…Our contribution aims to question adolescent vulnerabilities within so-called sensitive high schools located in QPV by the entry of the dropout population, we propose the results of an experiment based on the analysis of resignation letters written by adolescents to illustrate, by the language used, the adolescent questions and mobilizations, while situating the themes that are relevant during the philosophical dialogues.…”
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Région et génération : le Sud algérien et les enjeux de la visibilisation du politique by Ratiba Hadj-Moussa

“…Although the South is only one example of this profound and slow political transformation, it illustrates the emergence of the idea of “region” not so much as an identity than as a political reality.…”
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