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The predominant motor neuron disease in infants and adults is spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), respectively. SMA is caused by insufficient levels of the Survival Motor Neuron (SMN) protein, which operates as part of the multiprotein SMN complex that includes the DEAD-box RNA helicase Gemin3/DDX20/DP103. C9orf72, SOD1, TDP-43 and FUS are ranked as the four major genes causing familial ALS. Accumulating evidence has revealed a surprising molecular overlap between SMA and ALS. Here, we ask the question of whether Drosophila can also be exploited to study shared pathogenic pathways. Focusing on motor behaviour, muscle mass and survival, we show that disruption of either TBPH/TDP-43 or Caz/FUS enhance defects associated with Gemin3 loss-of-function. Gemin3-associated neuromuscular junction overgrowth was however suppressed. Sod1 depletion had a modifying effect in late adulthood. We also show that Gemin3 self-interacts and Gem3ΔN, a helicase domain deletion mutant, retains the ability to interact with its wild-type counterpart. Importantly, mutant:wild-type dimers are favoured more than wild-type:wild-type dimers. In addition to reinforcing the link between SMA and ALS, further exploration of mechanistic overlaps is now possible in a genetically tractable model organism. Notably, Gemin3 can be elevated to a candidate for modifying motor neuron degeneration. ; This work was supported by the University of Malta Research Fund to RJC, and the Malta Council for Science & Technology Internationalisation Partnership Award to RJC. RC was supported by the Erasmus+ programme of the EU. ML was supported by an Endeavour Scholarship (Malta), part-financed by the EU – European Social Fund under Operational Programme II – Cohesion Policy 2014–2020, "Investing in human capital to create more opportunities and promote the well-being of society". RMB was supported by a Bjorn Formosa Scholarship for Advanced Research into ALS/MND funded by the non-profit organisation, ALS Malta Foundation, facilitated by the Research Trust (RIDT) of the University of Malta. ; peer-reviewed

A festival such as the Keelung Zhongyuanjie Ghost Festival is a religious, aesthetic and communication event that provides functions of transmitting practices, value and symbols, regulating relations between social groups and dissemination of representations. In this special space-time framework, collective life and identities are constantly decomposed and recomposed according to the dynamics that has evolved over time. Meanwhile, individuals play temporary social roles within the clans regardless of their social status, level of wealth, ethnic or provincial origin, and even religious affiliations. In the festival, the social status of the individual is associated with practices of syncretism.Traditional festivals in Taiwan have evolved over the 20th century. At first, a dual social function dominated. On the one hand, it was to ensure a harmonious cohabitation between clans and religion. On the other hand, it was to ensure a peaceful relationship with the souls of the deceased. However, the essence of the religious activity has been transformed with time. Throughout the twentieth century, the festival has been compatibly integrated with a new dominant national culture. At the beginning of the twenty-first century, strengthening Taiwan's cultural identity became a political priority. The authorities promoted a series of festivals, all of which were officially called "Formosa Art Festivals". One of them,"The Keelung Zhongyuanjie Ghost Festival", has expanded so much from the traditional and folkloric realm that it has become a national art festival.This study discusses the process of the transformation of Keelung Zhongyuanjie Ghost Festival. Some factors, such as the globalization of the economy, the change of technology and the dynamics of public policies, combine to support the change of the original model from a folk ceremony to an art festival. This research not only elaborates the transformations of the festival but also explores the formation of Taiwan's national identity in the twenty-first century. ; Un ...

Abstract:In the following article we analyze the interparty discussion that took place in the Chamber of National Deputies following provincialization projects of national territories presented by Peronism between 1951 and 1955. The Peronism proposed gradually turn the national territories into provinces, transforming La Pampa and Chaco in 1951, then Misiones in 1953 and in 1955 Formosa, Río Negro, Neuquén, and a new province formed by Santa Cruz, Tierra del Fuego, the Antarctic portion and South Atlantic Islands. Instead, the opposition, led by Radicalism, postulated an extensive provincialization to all territories simul-taneously. We argue that one of the causes of this differentiation was in the differing conceptions of citizenship that held these supporters groups: while the Peronism advocated a citizenship based on the social as a starting point for obtaining political rights, radicalism advocated a defined from the political citizenship as the basis and foundation for more progress on substantive rights. ; En el siguiente artículo analizamos la discusión interpartidaria que tuvo lugar en la Cámara de Diputados Nacionales a raíz de los proyectos de provincialización de los territorios nacionales presentados por el peronismo entre 1951 y 1955. El peronismo proponía convertir gradualmente a los territorios nacionales en provincias, provincializando a La Pampa y Chaco en 1951, luego a Misiones en 1953, y en1955 aFormosa, Río Negro, Neuquén, Santa Cruz y Tierra del Fuego. En cambio, la oposición, encabezada por el radicalismo, proponía una provincialización extensiva a todos los territorios simultáneamente. Argumentamos que una de las causas de esta diferenciación se hallaba en las concepciones discrepantes de la ciudadanía que tenían estos grupos partidarios: mientras el peronismo defendía una ciudadanía con base en lo social como punto de partida para la obtención de derechos políticos, el radicalismo defendía una ciudadanía definida desde lo político, como base y fundamento para el avance sobre derechos más sustantivos.

El Norte de Argentina se ha caracterizado históricamente por la existencia de extensas superficies boscosas, las que –con el paso del tiempo y, sobre todo, en las últimas décadas- sufrieron importantes reducciones debido a la incidencia del factor antrópico. Ante esta problemática, el Estado nacional impulsó la aprobación de la ley 26.331 de Presupuestos Mínimos de Protección Ambiental de los Bosques Nativos, sancionada en el año 2007, que impelió a las provincias con existencias forestales a efectivizar el Ordenamiento Territorial en esta materia. Los objetivos planteados en el presente trabajo son: a) presentar un breve análisis del contenido e implicancias de la mencionada norma; b) conocer las modalidades implementadas por las jurisdicciones provinciales (en este caso Formosa, Chaco, Salta y Santiago del Estero, integrantes de la región boscosa del Gran Chaco Sudamericano) para llevar a cabo sus respectivos ordenamientos territoriales; c) analizar las zonificaciones establecidas y, d) identificar las diferencias de criterio entre las provincias, respecto de dichas zonificaciones. Para ello, se ha trabajado con las normativas legales a nivel nacional y de las provincias consideradas, con documentos emanados de las comisiones técnicas que trabajaron en los procesos de Ordenamiento Territorial de los Bosque Nativos, con material cartográfico e imágenes satelitales provenientes de los organismos públicos involucrados y de sectores no gubernamentales vinculados con el tema. ; Northern Argentina has historically been characterized by the existence of large areas of forests, which, with the passage of time and, particularly, in recent decades, significant reductions were due to the impact of anthropic factor. Faced with this problem, the national government promoted the adoption of the law on Minimum 26,331 Environmental Protection of Native Forests, enacted in 2007, which impelled the provinces with forest inventories to effectuate the Land in this area. The objectives of this work are: a) to present a brief ...

by Yan Yuk Fung. ; Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1996. ; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 41-42). ; ABSTRACT --- p.i ; TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.ii ; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS --- p.iv ; ACKNOWLEDGMENT --- p.v ; Chapter ; Chapter I. --- INTRODUCTION AND METHODOLOGY --- p.1 ; Chapter II. --- BENEFITS AND TYPES OF CONVERTIBILITY --- p.3 ; Economic Benefits --- p.3 ; Current Account Convertibility --- p.4 ; Capital Account Convertibility --- p.5 ; Chapter III. --- TRENDS OF BALANCE OF PAYMENTS IN CHINA --- p.7 ; Characterics --- p.7 ; Trend of Current Account Balance --- p.8 ; Trend of Capital Account Balance --- p.9 ; Cyclical Nature of Balance of Payments --- p.10 ; Chapter IV. --- EVOLUTION OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE REGIME SINCE 1978 --- p.12 ; Trade Liberalization --- p.12 ; Control on Current Account Transactions --- p.13 ; Foreign Exchange Retention System and Swap Centres --- p.14 ; Chapter V. --- DEVELOPMENT OF CONVERTIBILITY IN 1994 --- p.16 ; Achieved Convertibility on Trade Related Transactions --- p.16 ; China's Choice of A Managed Floating Rate Regime --- p.18 ; Chapter VI. --- CONDITIONS FOR CONVERTIBILITY --- p.21 ; Stable Domestic Price --- p.21 ; Favourable Balance of Payment --- p.22 ; Sufficient Foreign Reserve --- p.23 ; Exchange Rate Stability --- p.24 ; Liberalization Measures on Service Transactions Implemented in 1996 --- p.24 ; Chapter VII. --- RISKS OF CONVERTIBILITY --- p.26 ; Peso Depreciation in Mexico --- p.26 ; Export Slowing Down in China --- p.27 ; Cumulative Inflation --- p.28 ; Budget Deficit --- p.29 ; Risk of Import Surging with China Entering WTO --- p.30 ; Foreign Direct Investment Slowing Down --- p.30 ; Political Risks within China and Across the Formosa Strait --- p.31 ; Chapter VIII. --- POLICY PRESCRIPTIONS --- p.33 ; Maintain Balance of Payments --- p.33 ; Fiscal & Monetary Discipline --- p.34 ; Improve Efficiency of Foreign Exchange Market --- p.35 ; Strengthen Economic and Financial Reforms --- p.35 ; Avoid Premature Capital Account ...

The ANZUS Council held its second meeting in Washington, D.C., on September 9 and 10, 1953. While the first meeting of the Council had been devoted largely to organizational matters, the second meeting provided an opportunity for the foreign ministers of Australia, New Zealand and the United States to review the developments of the past year and to discuss common problems in the Pacific area. Prior to the opening of the meeting, there had been speculation in the press about the possibility of providing some form of associate membership in ANZUS for other countries — particularly the United Kingdom – and other international organizations. The United Kingdom was reportedly dissatisfied with its exclusion from the organization; Prime Minister Churchill had been quoted as telling the House of Commons on June 17 that he "did not like the Anzus Pact at all" and that he hoped that "perhaps larger and wider arrangements could be made which would be more satisfactory than those now in force". According to the communique issued at the close of the meeting, however, the ministers "unanimously concluded … that to attempt to enlarge its membership would not contribute directly and materially" to the strengthening and defense of the ANZUS area. The communique pointed out that ANZUS was one of a number of arrangements for the furtherance of the security of the nations of the area; specifically the communique mentioned the mutual security pacts between the United States and the Philippines and Japan, United States defense understandings with the government of China on Formosa and the relationship of Australia and New Zealand with the other Commonwealth nations. Together, the communique noted, these arrangements 'constitute … a solemn warning to any potential aggressor and represent the growing foundation for lasting peace in the Pacific".

Maternal mortality is a portrait not only related to maternal health and to the characteristic of the medical services, butalso to the social, cultural and political conditions of a given societ. It occurs 120 bubas pregnancy every year ami almost 600.000 women die because of causes related to pregnancy, delivery or puerperal diseases, 95% of those deaths occur jo unclerdeveloped countries. In Swiss, Finland, Canada and Holland, 4 deaths are registered, while in Somalia and Nigeria 1000 death are reportcd for cach 100.000 alive new baby (Ny), Meanwhile, lo Latín Arnerica and the Caribe. 190 death are reporten, alniost 23.000 women death every year, which clearly shows a great difference between countries. These differences also occur within a given country, as in Argentina. where the prevalence is 44 for each 100.000 Ny, Buenos Aires has 9 while Formosa as 177.Wc pointed out that nonqualified medical services is a very irnportant fact on the aboye mentioned maternal death, because of the lack of attention of the sepsis, the hemorrahages, the prolonged delivery work and the eclampsia. But abortion is the most irnportant cause of maternal death. We mentioned the social, educational and sanitary facts of ¡Ilegal abortion. la developed countries pre eclampsia is the main factor. It is mentioned the strategies of the International Conference "Maternity without Risk" carricd out in Nairobi in 1987 and the Task Force Inter Regional Agency for the Reduction of Maternal Mortality. 2004 as a good recomrnendation to be taken into account in orcier to dirninish maternal rnortality. Wc propose to highlight the use of the Maternal Mortality Committee aoci the application of the Epidemiological Survey System, lo order to dirninish maternalniortality aoci sorne particular ones for the prevalent pathobogies and it is concluciecl that maternal rnortality could dirninish not only with better sanitary conditions, but also with equal social conditions, specially in underdevelopeci, countries where thissituation is a real problem ; La muerte materna retrata no solo una condición dc la salud materna y de las características de los servicios médicos de una población, sino también de las condiciones sociales, culturales y hasta políticas de la sociedad.De los 120 millones de embarazos que ocurren cada año en el mundo, casi 600.000 mujeres mueren todos los años por causas relacionadas con el embarazo, parto o puerperio. El 95% de esas muertes ocurren en países subdesarrollados. Mientras que Suecia, Finlandia, Canadá y Holanda, denuncian 4 muertes, Somalia y Nigeria registran 1000 muertes maternas por cada 100.000 nacidos vivos (NV) yen América Latina y el Caribe, se registran 190 muertes por 100.000 Ny, casi 23.000 muertes de mujeres por año, exhibiendo disparidades entre países. Estas divergencias entre países de la misma región también ocurren en un mismo país, como en la Argentina que con una tasa de 44 por 100.000 Ny, tiene a la Ciudad de Buenos Aires con una tasa de 9 y a Formosa con 177 muertes maternas por 100.000 NV. Se hace referencia de que la atención médica no calificada está presente en una proporcionalidad importante en el desencadenamiento de la muerte materna, demostrado por la mala atención de las sepsis, las hemorragias, los trabajos de partos prolongados y las eclampsiasindebidamente tratada. Pero el aborto es el principal factor interviniente para la muerte materna. Se mencionan los componentes sociales, educacionales ysanitarios del aborto ilegal. Por su parte en los países desarrollados las muertes maternas se deben en general a la preeclampsia Se mencionan las estrategias de la Conferencia Internacional "Maternidad sin Riesgos" realizada en Nairobi en 1987 y la del Grupo de Trabajo Interagencial Regional para la Reducción de la Mortalidad Materna de 2004, como buenas recomendaciones a tener en cuenta para la disminución de la mortalidad materna. Se plantean propuestas generales, destacándose la utilización de los Comités de Muerte Materna y la aplicación de los Sistemas de Vigilancia Epidemiológicapara la disminución de la mortalidad materna y propuestas particulares para algunas de las patologías prevalentes y se concluye que la mortalidad materna podrá disminuir, no solamente con el mejoramiento de las condiciones sanitarias, sino que la equidad entre componentes sociales debe ser una realidad sobre todo disminuyendo los niveles de inequidad en relación al género reconocible en casi todos los países en vía de desarrollo.

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Medium-resolution integral-field spectrographs (IFS) coupled with adaptive-optics such as Keck/OSIRIS, VLT/MUSE, or SINFONI are appearing as a new avenue for enhancing the detection and characterization capabilities of young, gas giant exoplanets at large heliocentric distances ( >5 au). We analyzed K-band VLT/SINFONI medium-resolution (R-lambda similar to 5577) observations of the young giant exoplanet HIP 65426 b. Our dedicated IFS data analysis toolkit (TExTRIS) optimized the cube building, star registration, and allowed for the extraction of the planet spectrum. A Bayesian inference with the nested sampling algorithm coupled with the self-consistent forward atmospheric models BT-SETTL15 and Exo-REM using the ForMoSA tool yields T-eff = 1560 +/- 100 K, log(g) = 20 au) by core accretion (CA hereafter). However, a formation by gravitational instability (GI hereafter) cannot be ruled out. The metallicity is compatible with the bulk enrichment of massive Jovian planets from the Bern planet population models. Finally, we measure a radial velocity of 26 +/- 15 km s(-1) compatible with our revised measurement on the star. This is the fourth imaged exoplanet for which a radial velocity can be evaluated, illustrating the potential of such observations for assessing the coevolution of imaged systems belonging to star forming regions, such as HIP 65426. ; Programme National de Planetologie through project grant "ISEP" French National Research Agency (ANR) European Commission ANR-14-CE33-0018 French Chilean Lab for Astronomy (FCLA) UMI-3886 European Research Council (ERC) 757561 Aparece en contenido como:European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) P400P2_186765 German Research Foundation (DFG) KU 2849/7-1 Aparece en contenido como:DFG priority program SPP 1992 "Exploring the Diversity of Extrasolar Planets" Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF) European Commission BSSGI0_155816 "Programme National de Physique Stellaire" (PNPS) "Programme National de Planetologie" of CNRS/INSU, France Programme National de Planetologie through project grant "EXO-SPEC" ; Versión publicada - versión final del editor

This dissertation examines contemporary political performances inside and outside of Taiwan as a political gesture capable of reacting and responding to the changing milieu. I investigate the process through which performers and activists reinforced or troubled the political dominance between the years 2000 and 2013, an unusual period in which colossal demonstrations against governments ensued. I consider the cultural and economic scenarios in which performance practitioners participate in the discussion of identification and examine the diverse performing methods mediated through transnational and regional discourses. I argue that live performance has become a tactical and playful form of political critique that fights within and against the official norms of identity from which it is constructed. The main focus of this dissertation is the process through which Taiwanese performances negotiate and oscillate in-between various identificatory (de)constructions resulting from its layered colonization and sensitive relationship to the international. The various artistic approaches signify what I model as the dialectic between the national melancholia and the campy island disidentification of Taiwan. The practices not only contribute to the enactment of a more just and egalitarian Taiwan but also mobilize necessary dialogues across states and borders that partake in performative and political issues abroad. I ground this argument in the combination of psychoanalysis, transnational discourses, body politics, and the analysis of specific performance examples. The examples include Dreamers (2011), Mazu's Bodyguards (2009), Pirates and Formosa (2011), A Soldiers' Pay (2004), Antigone (2013), The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui (2009), Occupy Wall Street (2011-), and White Shirt Movement (2013-). I treat "performance" not as an end product but as an ongoing political project probing into the interrelation between political/economic apparatus and media/technology spectacle. I suggest not only that the historical particularities dominate the local cultural productions but also that practitioners transform and reimagine the sense of nation and of island by fashioning divergent theatrical aesthetics in response to the political dynamisms. This dissertation ends by querying how performative articulations of Taiwanese identification function as a means of survival that triggers further discussion regarding the interplay between postcolonial politics and multicultural aesthetics on this island.

Contents: Preface: Older Men Learning in the Community – European Snapshots; Chapter 1: Introduction - Marvin Formosa, António Fragoso, Sabina Jelenc Krašovec, and Tiina Tambaum; Chapter 2: Older Men as Learners in the Community: Theoretical Issues - Marvin Formosa, António Fragoso, and Sabina Jelenc Krašovec; Chapter 3: Passing on Skills and Knowledge as Part of Learning for Older Men: Readiness and Obstacles among Older Men in the Municipality of Tartu - Tiina Tambaum and Helina Kuusk; Chapter 4: Older Men Learning Through Religious and Political Membership: Case Studies from Malta - Roberta Chetcuti Galea and Rosette Farrugia-Bonello; Chapter 5: Learning in Informal Spaces in the Community: A Case Study from Southern Portugal - Rute Ricardo, Nélia Tavares, Aurora Coelho, Hugo Lopes, and António Fragoso; Chapter 6: Older Men Learning in Urban and Rural Municipalities in Slovenia - Sabina Jelenc Krašovec, Marko Radovan, Špela Močilnikar, and Sabina Šegula; Chapter 7: Discussion and Conclusion - António Fragoso and Marvin Formosa; About the authors; Index of Authors; Subject Index. ; Preface: Older Men Learning in the Community – European Snapshots I am truly delighted to be asked to contribute this preface to what I regard as a very important and timely European contribution to the broad field of research on older men's learning in community settings. As an oft-quoted source in the field, it has seriously concerned me that more colleagues were not working in the field internationally to provide the critically important refutation, qualification, or validation of what many older men were reporting, and that my research was turning up in Australia half a world away. As Australian community men's sheds have taken root in culturally similar fertile ground in Ireland and the UK, I have wondered if things will turn out to be similar or different in the possible application of the same principles in more diverse and different cultural contexts in mainland Europe. This research provides some of the answers to this and many other important questions about men learning later in life. This set of excellently edited and carefully researched case studies by highly regarded researchers from Estonia, Malta, Portugal, and Slovenia, which they have modestly called 'snapshots,' is in fact a very important advance. By absolute coincidence, in our 'Discussion and Conclusion' (Chapter 16) in Men Learning through Life (Golding, Mark, and Foley (2014, p. 252), we also remarked that our seven 'national chapters are at best a partial snapshot and are far from representative of men's learning worldwide'. This work significantly widens the lens, both culturally and theoretically. The great value in this European book, excellently theorised and written in English, lies in part in the diverse backgrounds and theoretical depth of the 13 researchers who contribute chapters from countries whose national languages are not English. I first met and was enthused by the passion and expertise of Sabina Krašovec (from Slovenia) and António Fragoso (from Portugal) and other researchers from nations whose first language is not English at the 2009 ESREA (European Society for Research on the Education of Adults 'Education and Learning of Older Adults' (ELOA)) network meeting in Munich, Germany. I remain humbled by their linguistic dexterity, something most people like me, born in Australia (with the exception of Aboriginal Australians), do not share. Doing field research, writing, and assembling this painstakingly carefully researched book in English across four widely separated European nations, languages, and cultures is a notable achievement. Having access to literature and older men's cultural insights in at least five main languages (Slovenian, Portuguese, Estonian, and Maltese/English) expands our collective, recent 'snapshots' of men's learning to a very diverse and fascinating three dimensional, coloured picture. Veronica McGivney, a pioneer in the field on men's learning in England from two decades ago, remarked (in the preface of our Men Learning through Life) that this relatively unexplored field of research was a theoretical minefield, mainly because it raises questions about existing gender biases, not only in adult education practice, but also in terms of what constitutes an acceptable set of theoretical perspectives to bring to this much neglected field. It is gratifying, in a world increasingly plagued by narrowing, increasingly instrumental, neoliberal views about the highly desirable, emancipatory ideal of lifelong and lifewide learning, to find researchers bold enough to collectively declare at the outset that 'the neglect of masculinities in older adult learning can never be overstated.' ELOA ambitiously aims on its website 'to bring together research activities in this field [of older learning] on a European scale and to establish a regular interchange of researchers who work on these topics. By continuous exchange via internet and periodical network meetings the European collaboration in this field of educational research should be strengthened and common research projects and publications should be initiated.' 5 This research and book ably meet this laudable aim. The range of European contexts in which learning is examined in this book's national chapters and case studies further broaden the scope and cultural reach of research in this relatively new, interdisciplinary field. The Estonian and Slovenian examination of sharing knowledge, skills, and learning by older rural men has important resonances with some of our Australian research. The examination of politics and religion as vehicles for older men's learning in Malta breaks new and important ground, as does the nuanced examination of informal learning by older men in informal spaces in southern Portugal. The strongly stated theoretical issues and the carefully nuanced findings neatly bookend the volume that I highly recommend to those researchers, policy makers, professional and practitioners worldwide who interact with older men. I hope others take up the challenge of extending this thinking, research, and action into Asia, Africa, and the Americas, as well as into the diverse, other cultural 'nooks and crannies' across Europe. Finally, I am delighted, not because this gives recognition to the researchers, though this is warmly welcomed, but because excellent research like this can and does make a positive difference in the way we think about and treat older men. Research, in turn, can make huge differences in people's lives, as demonstrated by the men's sheds movement. There is a case for expanding this European snapshot of learning by older men in this volume to other groups similarly disadvantaged in accessing learning: by history, life circumstances, gender, income, language, culture, religion, or disability. It is a sobering reminder that we have to be very careful as academics, professionals, and practitioners not to get trapped into the dominant and potentially patronising discourse of clients, customers, patients, or students, particularly from ageist and deficit models of service provision which deny people agency. Older men are people with much knowledge and wisdom to share. Even from a narrow, economic-rationalist perspective, it makes sense to help all people to keep learning and looking after themselves, their families, children, and grandchildren for as long as they can. Professor Barry Golding, 2 April 2014 Faculty of Education and Arts, Federation University Australia Ballarat, Australia www.barrygoanna.com b.golding@federation.edu.au ; N/A

The Cambodian incursion of April, 1970, brought forth renewed observations from constitutional scholars, eminent and amateur, that the war-making power of Congress had been eroded and the checks and balances system for the initiation and conduct of hostilities by American troops, as contemplated by the Founding Fathers, rendered almost inoperative. Debates on the National Commitments Resolution and the Cooper-Church Amendments, as well as events following adoption of these measures, appear to sustain such conclusions. How has this happened? What, if anything, can be done to restore some balance in this crucial area of public policy? Should there be an effort by Congress to re-create such balance, particularly in view of the emergency nature of nuclear and conventional conflict and the changing world in which we live?

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Estas reflexiones forman parte de un proyecto científico mucho más amplio en la provincia de Corrientes – con enorme población en situación de vulnerabilidad social-, que tiene como objetivo conocer cuáles son los daños que el trabajo infantil ocasiona en salud y educación y determinar las políticas de inclusión social y educativa de niñas y niños que trabajan. se indaga sobre las condiciones de desigualdad, los actores, los procesos e instituciones políticas que operan sobre el logro de los derechos del niño y la erradicación del trabajo infantil. se acude al análisis de documentos políticos, periódicos, estadísticas, entrevistas a funcionarios gubernamentales, informantes calificados universitarios y de las organizaciones sociales. Se verifica el impacto de las desigualdades regionales sobre el surgimiento y aumento del trabajo infantil, hecho que se eterniza y subsiste debido a las políticas económicas y los subsidios nacionales para algunas jurisdicciones a expensas de otras. esto se suma a la incapacidad del estado –a nivel administrativo, técnico, político y financiero- que permita implementar políticas interministeriales de protección integral los derechos del niño y de erradicación del trabajo infantil. ; This article derives from a research project being carried out in the Corrientes province, which has a big population at risk of social vulnerability. The study seeks to determine how working children's health and education are affected and find out the policies for social and educational inclusion of working boys and girls. Contents focus on inequalities and their agents, and the social processes and political institutions promoting the defense of children's rights and the eradication of child labor. Data analysis is based on political documents, newspaper articles, statistics, and interviews with government officers and qualified university and social organization informants. the impact of regional inequalities on the appearence and increase of child labor is assessed. a conclusion is drawn which asserts that child labor is a consequence of differential economic policies and national subsidies, togehter with the administrative, technical, political, and financial incapacity of the State to implement inter-ministerial policies aimed at a comprehensive children's protection and the eradication of child labor. ; Fil: Silva, Maria Alejandra. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas. Centro Científico Tecnológico Conicet - Nordeste; Argentina. Universidad Nacional de Formosa; Argentina

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Maps and Graph -- List of Acronyms -- Introduction: Evaluating China's Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea -- 1. The Early History of the South China Sea Disputes -- 2. China's Maritime Territorial Disputes with Vietnam -- 3. China's Spratly-KIG Maritime Dispute with the Philippines -- 4. China's Continental Shelf Dispute with Malaysia -- 5. China's Energy Resources Dispute with Brunei -- 6. China's Natuna Island Fishing Dispute with Indonesia -- 7. China's Sovereignty Disputes with Taiwan -- 8. The United States as the South China Sea Maritime Arbiter -- Conclusions: China's Contemporary and Future Maritime Strategy in the SCS -- Appendix A: Timeline -- SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS -- Document 1: Sino-French Tonkin Treaty, 26 June 1887 -- Document 2: Cairo Declaration, 1 December 1943 -- Document 3: Potsdam Proclamation, 26 July 1945 -- Document 4: Treaty of Peace with Japan, 8 September 1951 -- Document 5: Treaty of Peace between the Republic of China and Japan, 28 April 1952 -- Document 6: U.S.-ROC Mutual Defense Treaty, 2 December 1954 (ratified 1955) -- Document 7: Formosa Resolution, 1955 -- Document 8: Declaration on China's Territorial Sea, 4 September 1958 -- Document 9: Prime Minister Pham Van Dong's Letter, 14 September 1958 -- Document 10: Shanghai Communiqué, 28 February 1972 -- Document 11: Joint Communiqué on the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between the People's Republic of China and the United States of America, 16 December 1978 -- Document 12: Taiwan Relations Act, 10 April 1979 -- Document 13: Joint Communiqué on the Question of Arms Sales to Taiwan, 17 August 1982 -- Document 14: Law on the Territorial Sea and the Contiguous Zone, 25 February 1992 -- Document 15: 1992 ASEAN Declaration on the South China Sea, 22 July 1992 -- Document 16: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, PART V, Exclusive Economic Zone, in force since 14 November 1994 -- Document 17: A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding missile tests and military exercises by the People's Republic of China, 21 March 1996 -- Document 18: Law on the Exclusive Economic Zone and the Continental Shelf of the PRC, 26 June 1998 -- Document 19: 2002 Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea, 4 November 2002 -- Document 20: Anti-Secession Law adopted by NPC, 14 March 2005 -- Document 21: Cross-Straits Economic Cooperation Framework Agreement, 29 June 2010 -- Document 22: In the Matter of the South China Sea Arbitration, 12 July 2016 -- Selected Bibliography -- Index