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In 1969/70, Andō Hideharu (1921–1998), a Japanese historian of ideas, was a visiting professor at the Max Weber-Institute in Munich, Germany, for a period of one year. He was a harsh critic of Marianne Weber’s 1926 biography of her husband. During his tenure, he travelled to a number of places assoc...

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The article presents for the first time from the diachronic point of view a chronicle of the town Jirkov in Northwest Bohemia from the end of the sixteenth century. The German written manuscript of this chronicle is currently held in the State District Archives Chomutov in Kadaň (Státní okresní arch...

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This study investigates the aesthetic of direct gaze as expressed in Gert Ledig’s novel Vergeltung and in Stig Dagerman’s collection of reportages Tysk höst. The article analyses the different modalities of gazing into the extreme suffering caused by the bombings upon German cities during the Second...

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Book review on Elke Riemer-Buddecke: E. T. A. Hoffmann – Porträts und Illustrationen. Berlin: Frank & Timme 2024. 729 Seiten. ISBN 978-3-7329-8925-6 (hardback), 978-3-7329-8925-6 (e-book)

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The modern state is a form of political rule that has emerged over the course of centuries. In the past and present, states are not static or uniform entities, but differ considerably in their stability, assertiveness and legitimacy. It was Max Weber who first formulated the insight that the existen...

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This study is dedicated to recent (post-1989) history of cooperation between Czech university archives and archives of scientific institutions. In 2020, this collaboration acquired a new organisational framework in the form of an Expert group of university archives and archives of scientific institu...

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Foreign body aspiration is a significant cause of respiratory distress in geriatric patients, often leading to severe complications if not promptly identified and treated. Dental materials account for approximately 15–20% of foreign body aspirations in adults, with symptoms that can include dyspnea,...

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Typhoid fever, caused primarily by Salmonella Typhi and Paratyphi, stands as a significant global health concern, with complications extending beyond the typical gastrointestinal manifestations. This review systematically examines the intricate relationship between typhoid fever and hematologic comp...

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A buccosinusal fistula consists of a permanent communication between the oral cavity and the sinus. For the treatment of this complication, three modalities can be highlighted: sliding of the vestibular flap, palatal flap, or graft of cheek adipose tissue. Each of these treatment forms has disadvant...

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This article first introduces the sources and literature it is based on. This is followed by an outline of the history of courses taught at the Institute of Public Education and Journalism: library science, journalism, and public education. After a description of the circumstances under which the In...

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The recently established Complete Collection of Max Weber’s Writings [the Max Weber Gesamtausgabe] resulted in a new orientation to Weber’s Sociology of Law, now known as the Developmental Conditions of the Law. This retitling of Weber’s work-in-progress stresses the developmental intent of Weber’s...

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Book review on Pavlína Rychterová – Gábor Klaniczay – Paweł Kras – Walter Pohl (edd.), Časy otřesů. Čtyři medievisté a dvacáté století ve střední Evropě, Academia, Praha 2024, 580 s., ISBN: 978-80-200-3463-2

The study aims to analyse new methods in the treatment and diagnosis of cancer, as the prevalence of cancer has been growing rapidly over the past 10 years. This study examined and investigated the implementation of novel approaches in molecular diagnostics, precision medicine (focusing on the genet...

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The drama Palnatoke by Adam Oehlenschläger (1779–1850) tells the story of an alliance of Vikings who lay the foundation stones of the Danish state. The author of the article analyses the image of Iceland and Icelanders in the drama. The article argues that the friendly, peace-loving Icelandic protag...

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Book review on Martina Bečvářová – Jindřich Bečvář, Premonstráti v Plzni. I. Historický kontext; II. Josef Vojtěch Sedláček, loajální vlastenec; III. Josef František Smetana, vlastenec a rebel; IV. Obrazové přílohy; V. Bibliografie, prameny, rejstřík (Edice Dějiny matematiky, sv. 66–70), České vysok...

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Laparoscopy is widely used technique for renal tumours in the world. After laparoscopy, some complications can occur in the follow-up. Pancreatic fistula incidence is 2.1% after left laparoscopic radical nephrectomy. This complication is very rare after right laparoscopic nephrectomy. I reported a c...

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A new literature has been emerging in French Polynesia since the 1980s. The publication of the first issue of the literary magazine Littérama’ ohi: Ramées de Littérature Polynésienne, Te Hotu Ma’ ohi, in 2002 created by the indigenous Polynesian writers, testifies to the existence of Polynesian Lite...

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