La dictadura minada : La huelga de hambre de las mujeres mineras. Bolivia 1977-1978 / / Jean-Pierre Lavaud

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910131261303321
• Autore: Lavaud Jean-Pierre
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: La Paz, : Institut français d’études andines, 2015
• ISBN: 2-8218-4464-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (284 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): BelliGioconda; LavaudJ.-P; ShimosePedro
• Soggetti: Hunger strikes - Bolivia - History - 20th century; Miners' spouses - Political activity - Bolivia - History - 20th century; Government, Resistance to - History - 20th century
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Spagnolo
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: En diciembre de 1977, cuatro mujeres mineras se declararon en huelga de hambre exigiendo al gobierno del general Banzer la amnistía general para los perseguidos políticos. Tres semanas después, alrededor de 1200 huelguistas se habían sumado al movimiento y crecían las huelgas mineras y fabriles, las manifestaciones de apoyo, la participación de la Iglesia. Finalmente, el gobierno tuvo que decretar la amnistía exigida: los exiliados podían retornar al país, los prisioneros políticos fueron liberados, los mineros injustamente despedidos podían volver a sus fuentes de trabajo. La dictadura minada intenta explicar el surgimiento, desarrollo y excepcional desenlace de la resistencia impulsada por las cuatro mujeres mineras. Fue excepcional por la respuesta nacional que motivó y por los resultados que obtuvo: logró minar la férrea dictadura instalada en el país desde 1971. Este libro no sólo es un aporte a la historiografía boliviana sobre ese acontecimiento, sino también contribuye a comprender el papel de las resistencias civiles en los procesos de retorno a la democracia en América Latina.

Making Transparency Possible : An Interdisciplinary Dialogue

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910563153803321
• Autore: Krøvel Roy
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oslo, : Cappelen Damm Akademisk/NOASP (Nordic Open Access Scholarly Publishing), 2019
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (323 p.)
• Soggetti: Interdisciplinary studies; Media studies
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Sommario/riassunto: "Each year local and national economies throughout the world lose billions of dollars through so-called illicit financial flows. Conservative estimates indicate that over a billion dollars are diverted illegitimately out of countries in the Southern Hemisphere every year. This diversion of revenue reinforces poverty while facilitating the concentration of authority in the hands a select few through corruption and abuse of power. The authors' objective with this book is to increase transparency in finance and global financial transactions. Understanding the phenomenon of illicit financial flows requires input from several disciplines including law, finance and economics, and much of what is known about illicit financial flows is thanks to whistleblowers and investigative journalists. This anthology highlights journalism about illicit, global financial activity from an interdisciplinary perspective. In conveying the experiences of whistleblowers and investigative journalists who have been involved with the Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Lux Leaks and Swiss Leaks, the contributing authors underscore the need for journalism students to also learn the basics of economics, finance and law if they are to be able to carry out investigative projects in an increasingly more globalized economy. In the first part of the book, investigative journalists describe their work to expose corruption and capital flight, and whistleblowers in some of ; the most significant cases tell their stories, while lawyers and accountants explain what needs to be done at the legislative level. In the second half of the book, analyses of revelations of corruption and illegitimate financial flows are presented. The authors explore themes including the value of investigative journalism, new journalistic methods, inadequate protections for whistleblowers and the education of investigative journalists. This book will be of interest to anyone concerned about illicit financial flows, but especially to journalists, journalism students and journalism instructors seeking an understanding of what it takes to reveal the mechanisms behind illicit, global flows of wealth."; Hvert år tappes lokalsamfunn og stater over hele verden for milliarder av kroner på grunn av såkalt illegitim finansflyt. Forsiktige anslag indikerer at 10 milliarder kroner blir ført illegitimt ut av land i Sør hvert år. Skjulte finansstrømmer forsterker fattigdom samtidig som det legger til rette for at noen få holder seg ved makten gjennom korrupsjon og maktmisbruk. Forfatterne av denne boka ønsker å bidra til mer åpenhet om finans og globale finanstransaksjoner. For å forstå fenomenet illegetim finansflyt er det nødvendig med innspill fra flere fagfelt, som jus, finans og økonomi. Mye av det vi vet om skjulte finansstrømmer, vet vi takket være varslere og gravende journalister. Denne boka kaster lys over journalistikk om skjulte, globale finansstrømmer fra ulike fagdisiplinære perspektiv. Gjennom å lære av historiene til varslere og gravende journalister som har arbeidet med blant annet Panama Papers, Paradise Papers, Lux Leaks og Swiss Leaks, viser forfatterne at journaliststudenter bør lære mer om både økonomi, finans og jus dersom de skal kunne gjennomføre graveprosjekter i en stadig mer global økonomi. I første del av boka forteller gravende journalister om arbeidet for å avsløre korrupsjon og finansflukt. Varslere i noen av de mest kjente sakene forteller sin historie, mens advokater og revisorer forklarer hva som må gjøres med lovverket. Den andre delen av boka består av analyser av korrupsjonsavsløringer og illegitim finansflyt. Forfatterne belyser tema som verdien av gravejournalistikk, nye journalistiske metoder, mangelfull beskyttelse av varslere og utdanning av gravejournalister. Denne boka passer for alle som er interesserte i illegitim finansflyt, men passer spesielt for journalister, journaliststudenter og journalistikklærere som ønsker å forstå hva som trengs for å avdekke mekanismene i skjulte, globale finansstrømmer.

Activation and Detoxification Enzymes : Functions and Implications / / by Chang-Hwei Chen

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910847585003321
• Autore: Chen Chang-Hwei
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cham : , : Springer Nature Switzerland : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2024
• ISBN: 3-031-55287-3
• Edizione: [2nd ed. 2024.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (257 pages)
• Disciplina: 574.1925
• Soggetti: Human physiology; Enzymology; Pharmacology; Nutrition; Bioinformatics; Human Physiology; Computational and Systems Biology
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Overview -- Foreign Compounds: Foods, Drugs, Chemicals and Life Styles -- Transport and Excretion of Foreign Compounds -- Metabolic Conversion of Foreign Compounds -- Phase I Activation Enzymes -- Phase II Detoxification Enzymes -- Catalytic Reactions of Activation Enzymes -- Catalytic Reactions of Detoxification Enzymes -- Reactive Intermediates and their Interactions -- Metabolite - Associated Cell Toxicities -- Oxidative Stress and Electrophilic Stress -- Metabolic Enzymes: Polymorphism and Species Differences -- Defense Against Oxidative Stress: Nrf2-ARE Pathway -- Inducibility of Metabolic Enzymes -- Inducers of Metabolic Enzymes -- Diversified Classes of Enzyme Modulators -- Metabolite - Mediated Disease Conditions -- Metabolic Enzyme Induction for Health Benefits -- Diet Effects on Metabolic Enzymes.
• Sommario/riassunto: This book discusses the many advances in the understanding of the functions and implications of activation and detoxification enzymes. This organized, concise overview will meet the needs of those who are initially exposed to this important subject, particularly for students and ; researchers in the areas of biomedical sciences, biochemistry, nutrition, pharmacology, and chemistry. The book will also be valuable to advanced researchers. The book discusses subjects associated with foreign-compound-metabolizing enzymes with emphasis on biochemical aspects, including lipophilic foreign compounds, activation and detoxification enzymes, metabolic enzyme catalytic properties, reactive metabolic intermediates, biomedical and biochemical effects, genetic polymorphisms, enzyme inducibility, enzyme modulation for health benefits, dietary-related enzyme modulators, and structural characteristics of enzyme inducers. This new edition is updated throughout and features completely new chapters on Oxidative and Electrophilic Stresses, Metabolite- Mediated Disease Conditions, and Defense Mechanism: Nrf2-ARE Pathway. .