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C’est l’histoire d’un groupe d’adolescents qui font leurs classes dans un collège catholique d’Afrique centrale durant la seconde moitié des années 90. Entre intrigues amoureuses, interrogations sur leurs origines et scandales d’État, ils trouveront peu à peu la voie qui fera d’eux des adultes. À travers les pérégrinations de Lucien, l’introverti amoureux de Judith ; Fabrice, le boute-en-train qui découvre peu à peu des secrets troublants sur ses parents ; Cornelia, l’héritière qui fait tourner les têtes tout en subissant l’étroite surveillance de son père ; Kristel, la jeune fille de famille modeste qui souffre de sa condition sociale bien qu’elle fasse tout pour se faire accepter de ses camarades, le lecteur sera amené à revivre toute une époque.
The Official Guide to Schools Offering the International Baccalaureate Primary Years, Middle Years, Diploma and Career-related Programmes.
Leading investigators review the highlights of current fibrosis research and the experimental methodologies used uncover the mechanisms that drive it. In their discussion of research methodologies utilizing cultured cells to model various aspects of the fibrotic response in vitro, the authors describe the isolation, characterization, and propagation of mesenchymal cells, and highlight the similarities and differences between methods that are appropriate for different types of fibroblasts. Approaches for studying collagen gene regulation and TGF-b production are also discussed, along with experimental methodologies utilizing animal models to study the pathogenesis of fibrosis. The protocols follow the successful Methods in Molecular MedicineTM series format, each offering step-by-step laboratory instructions, an introduction outlining the principles behind the technique, lists of the necessary equipment and reagents, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.
Au sommaire de ce numéro : L'identité et l'altérité à travers Agadir de Mohammed Khaïr-Eddine ; L'enseignement de la littérature amazighe : un parcours hybride oscillant entre les ambitions généreuses de la recherche et les à-peu-près forcés de la pratique ; Le glossaire sémiotique : Vers un métalangage amazigh ; La pertinence des anthroponymes amazighes dans l'oeuvre de Driss Chraïbi et de Rita EL KHAYAT; La poétique de l'espace dans le roman Faffa de Rachid ALLICHE » ; Quelques notes sur la proposition relative dans les variétés amazighes du Rif ; Le morphème « t...(t) » en amazigh : quelle valeur et quel emploi ? ; La « tradition » dans le champ poétique amazigh (Le cas du Kabyle et du Rifain).
This volume covers a wide range of existing and emerging topics in applied health economics, including behavioural economics, medical care risk, social insurance, discrete choice models, cost-effectiveness analysis, health and immigration, and more.
Paris is firing all its ammunition into the August night. Against a vast backdrop of water and stone, on both sides of a river awash with history, freedom's barricades are once again being erected. Once again justice must be redeemed with men's blood. Albert Camus (1913–1960) wrote these words in August 1944, as Paris was being liberated from German occupation. Although best known for his novels including The Stranger and The Plague, it was his vivid descriptions of the horrors of the occupation and his passionate defense of freedom that in fact launched his public fame. Now, for the first time in English, Camus at 'Combat' presents all of Camus' World War II resistance and early postwar w...
The balance of power is one of the most influential ideas in international relations, yet it has never been comprehensively examined in pre-modern or non-European contexts. This book redresses this imbalance. The authors present eight new case studies of balancing and balancing failure in pre-modern and non-European international systems.
Urban horticulture is a means of utilizing every little space available in cities amidst buildings and other constructions for growing plants. It utilizes this space to raise gardens that can be economically productive while contributing to environmental greening. It can boost food and ornamental plants production, provide job opportunities, promote green space development, waste recycling, and urban landscaping, and result in improved environment. This book covers a wide array of topics on this subject and constitutes a valuable reference guide for students, professors, researchers, builders, and horticulturists concerned with urban horticulture, city planning, biodiversity, and the sustainable development of horticultural resources.
Grassfields Stories from Cameroon is an anthology of short stories. It comprises animal trickster tales, bird survival tales, and human-interest stories. The compendium is a reflection of the mores, cultures, and value systems of the indigenous peoples of the Northwest Province of Cameroon. It is motivated by the author's keen interest in the preservation of Cameroonian oral traditions in written form. These stories deal with the day-to-day life of the sedentary and the globe-trotter. Each story is sufficient onto itself. The author has intentionally avoided chronology in the order of presentation of the stories. Whether you read the stories in the order in which they are presented or dart a...