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Hayao Miyazaki s Nausica of the Valley of the Wind, based on his own manga, was released in 1984 and has been a cult classic ever since. Includes sketches, developmental water colors, cel animation, and more.

Since the 4th Edition appeared, a fast evolution of the field has occurred. The Fifth Edition of this classic work provides an up-to-date account of the nonlinear phenomena occurring inside optical fibers, the basis of all our telecommunications infrastructure, as well as being used in the medical field. Reflecting the big developments in research, this new edition includes major new content: slow light effects, which offers a reduction in noise and power consumption, and more ordered network traffic; stimulated Brillouin scattering; vectorial treatment of highly nonlinear fibers; and a brand new chapter on supercontinuum generation in optical fibers.

Once Otto learns the word \"no\" he will not stop saying it, but after a very bad day at school, Daddy finds a way to remind him of another special word.

Description du sujet. L'angady (bêche malgache) et son utilisation agricole (labour) sont encore très présentes aujourd'hui dans le petit paysannat à Madagascar. Objectifs. Cet article vise (i) à préciser l’importance et la place de cet outil dans l’équipement agricole du petit paysannat, (ii) à faire ressortir les dimensions culturelles qui lui sont attachées et (iii) à poser quelques réflexions sur l’attitude du paysan malgache vis-à-vis des pratiques de non-labour telles que celles préconisées dans l’« agriculture de conservation ». Méthode. Pour les objectifs (i) et (ii), il s’agit de simples études bibliographiques. Pour l’objectif (iii), la réflexion s’appuie sur les résultats d’un projet de développement basé sur l’agriculture de conservation ainsi que sur une évaluation post-projet. Résultats. Il est montré que l'angady est toujours très présente et dominante dans l’équipement du paysan malgache mais au-delà du simple outil agricole, l’angady est aussi un objet culturel associé au labour et qui fait partie symboliquement de l'identité du paysan malgache. Un vaste projet de développement agricole autour de l’« agriculture de conservation » – dont l’un des principes est l’abandon total ou partiel du labour – a été mené à Madagascar pendant plus de 10 ans mais avec un niveau d’appropriation par le petit paysannat malgache relativement faible et une diffusion très limitée. Conclusions. Les résultats publiés ainsi que l’évaluation qui en a été faite post-projet conduisent les auteurs de cet article à émettre l’hypothèse (qui reste à tester), qu’au-delà des conclusions principales des évaluateurs, la dimension culturelle de l’angady pourrait être prise, au moins partiellement, en considération pour expliquer ce faible niveau d’appropriation des pratiques alternatives proposées par la recherche. The angady (Madagascar), an agricultural tool and a cultural dimension. Reflections on the adoption of innovations such as Conservation Agriculture in small Malagasy peasantry Description of the subject. The angady (Malagasy spade) and its agricultural use (plowing) are still very much in evidence in Madagascar's small farming community. Objectives. This article aims (i) to clarify the importance of the angady in the agricultural equipment of the small peasantry, (ii) to evaluate the cultural dimensions attached to it, and (iii) to present some reflections on the attitude of the Malagasy peasant towards no-till practices. Method. Objectives (i) and (ii) are simply bibliographical studies. Objective (iii) is the analysis of the results of a sustainable development project based on conservation agriculture, and on a post-project evaluation. Results. It is shown that the angady is still very present and dominant in the equipment of the Malagasy farmer, but beyond being a simple agricultural tool, the angady is also a cultural object associated with plowing and is symbolically part of the identity of the Malagasy farmer. A vast agricultural development project based on \"conservation agriculture\" – one of whose principles is the total or partial abandonment of plowing – has been running in Madagascar for over 10 years, but with a relatively low level of appropriation by the small Malagasy peasantry and a very limited dissemination. Conclusions. The published results and the post-project evaluation lead the authors of this article to put forward the hypothesis (yet to be tested) that, beyond the main conclusions of the evaluators, the cultural dimension of the angady could be taken into consideration, at least partially, to explain this low level of adoption of the alternative practices proposed by the research.

This book is a tutorial-based introduction to nonlinear optics that is suitable for graduate-level courses in electrical and electronic engineering, and for electronic and computer engineering departments, physics departments, and as a reference for industry practitioners of nonlinear optics. It will appeal to a wide audience of optics, physics and electrical and electronic engineering students, as well as practitioners in related fields, such as materials science and chemistry.