Archives are considered to be collections of administrative, legal, commercial and other records or the actual place where they are located. They have become ubiquitous in the modern world, but emerged not much later than the invention of writing. Following Foucault, who first used the word archive in a metaphorical sense as "the general system of the formation and transformation of statements" in his "Archaeology of Knowledge" (1969), postmodern theorists have tried to exploit the potential of this concept and initiated the "archival turn". In recent years, however, archives have attracted the attention of anthropologists and historians of different denominations regarding them as historical objects and "grounding" them again in real institutions. The papers in this volume explore the complex topic of the archive in a historical, systematic and comparative context and view it in the broader context of manuscript cultures by addressing questions like how, by whom and for which purpose were archival records produced, and if they differ from literary manuscripts regarding materials, formats, and producers (scribes).

A practical approach to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and its analyses, which are used worldwide in both research and clinical settings. This book includes practical guidelines with the theoretic background and provides details on microscopic and flow cytometric measurements for all known differential diagnostics made with BAL analyses, from chronic diseases like COPD, ILD via infectious diseases to inherited illness like cystic fibrosis. Includes BAL in both adult and pediatric medicine. The text is supported throughout by illustrations and clinical cases, serving as an invaluable resource for respiratory medicine and infectious disease clinicians and trainees. Key features: 1. Uses bronchoalveolar lavage in the infectious diseases field and the search for respiratory viruses using the RT-PCR technique, with contributions from worldwide experts. 2. Clarifies bronchoalveolar lavage technique and its diagnostic utility to respiratory physicians, cytologists and pathologists involved in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease. 3. Provides an updated perspective on the future applications of BAL techonology to research and clinical medicine.

A practical approach to bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) and its analyses, which are used worldwide in both research and clinical settings. This book includes practical guidelines with the theoretic background and provides details on microscopic and flow cytometric measurements for all known differential diagnostics made with BAL analyses, from chronic diseases like COPD, ILD via infectious diseases to inherited illness like cystic fibrosis. Includes BAL in both adult and pediatric medicine. The text is supported throughout by illustrations and clinical cases, serving as an invaluable resource for respiratory medicine and infectious disease clinicians and trainees. Key features: 1. Uses bronchoalveolar lavage in the infectious diseases field and the search for respiratory viruses using the RT-PCR technique, with contributions from worldwide experts. 2. Clarifies bronchoalveolar lavage technique and its diagnostic utility to respiratory physicians, cytologists and pathologists involved in the diagnosis of pulmonary disease. 3. Provides an updated perspective on the future applications of BAL techonology to research and clinical medicine.