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Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

By: Adriana Oliva,Andrew E. Z. Short

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Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

By: Adriana Oliva,Andrew E. Z. Short

The water scavenger beetle genus Berosus Leach is the largest of more than 170 genera in the superfamily Hydrophiloidea. Although it is better known that some aquatic beetle groups, many new species in the genus remain to be discovered. This work treats the Berosus of Venezuela?a country that lies at interchange of several major Neotropical regions, including the Andes, the Amazon, the Guiana Shield, and the West Indies. Previously, only nine species of the genus were known from Venezuela, while this work records 36, including fourteen new species. Among these new species are several that are only found in water-filled holes and seepages on ancient granite outcrops in the Guiana Shield region in Amazonas and Bol?var States. Venezuela?s central Llanos, or savannah region, is particularly rich in species. Several species that were previously known only from Brazil have their ranges extended far northward. It is likely additional fieldwork will yield yet even more discoveries.

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954642644X

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Intellectuals and Communist Culture

Itineraries, Problems, and Debates in Post-war Argentina

By: Adriana Petra

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Intellectuals and Communist Culture

Itineraries, Problems, and Debates in Post-war Argentina

By: Adriana Petra

This book investigates a central chapter in the history of 20th century intellectualism: the commitment to the communist ideal and the Soviet Union. Focusing on Argentina, whose communist party was among the most important in Latin America, Petra engages with the current literature on Western communism in order to conduct an exhaustive study of the intellectuals, cultural organizations, publications, and debates within Argentine communism in the decades following World War II. Based on rigorous archival research from diverse sources, Petra’s book distances itself from existing teleological visions and institutional approaches to the communist world, offering instead a complex framework in which multiple contexts, scales, and actors frame the larger problem: the intellectual commitment to a political project that brooked no dissent. Intellectuals and Communist Culture also addresses the emergence of Peronism, a crucial movement in Argentine political life to this very day, thus offering an important chapter on Latin American political and intellectual history and an invaluable contribution to the global history of the international communist movement.

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470

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Springer Nature

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3030985628

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9783030985622

Palermo city guide

a guided tour of the city and its surroundings through historical itineraries

By: Adriana Chirco

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Palermo city guide

a guided tour of the city and its surroundings through historical itineraries

By: Adriana Chirco

Palermo has about 3,000 years of history and its roots predate the Punic colonisation of the 8th century BC. Because of its favourable geographical location and its fertile land, the city was preyed upon by a variety of peoples and was conquered, among others, by the Muslims, the Normans, the Aragonese and the Spaniards. From the 16th century onwards a number of hamlets and new agglomerations started to spring up in the country environs. All these have now been absorbed by urbanisation. The countryside was also characterised by the social phenomenon of villeggiatura, which considerably enhanced urbanisation of the countryside from the 17th century to the 1850s. This has given the city and its environs a unique image, outstanding for its blend of different architectural styles and historical strata. This guide, based on a number of historical itineraries, is intended to enable the visitor to discover Palermo and its surroundings through a detailed account of the countless churches, the numerous palazzi and the various street patterns which all testify to the city’s development throughout the centuries.

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145

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Dario Flaccovio Editore

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8857903478

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9788857903477

Autonomy and Independence

Aging in an Era of Technology

By: Lili Liu,Christine Daum,Massimo Poesio

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Autonomy and Independence

Aging in an Era of Technology

By: Lili Liu,Christine Daum,Massimo Poesio

This book looks at how AgeTech can support the autonomy and independence of people as they grow older. The authors challenge readers to reflect on the concepts of autonomy and independence not as absolutes but as experiences situated within older adults’ social connections and environments. Eleven personas of people around the world provide the context for readers to consider the influence of culture and values on how we understand autonomy and independence and the potential role of technology-based supports. The global pandemic provides a backdrop for the unprecedentedly rapid adoption of AgeTech, such as information and communication technologies or mobile applications that benefit older adults. Each persona in the book demonstrates the opportunity for AgeTech to facilitate autonomy and independence in supporting one’s identity, decision making, advance care planning, self care, health management, economic and social participation, enjoyment and self fulfillment and mobility in the community. The book features AgeTech from around the world to provide examples of commercially available products as well as research and development within the field. Despite the promise of AgeTech, the book highlights the “digital divide,” where some older people experience inadequate access to technology due to their geographic location, socio-economic status, and age. This book is accessible and relevant to everyday readers. Older adults will recognize themselves or peers in the personas and may glean insight from the solutions. Care partners and service providers will identify with the challenges of the personas. AgeTech entrepreneurs, especially “seniorpreneurs,” will appreciate that their endeavours represent a growing trend. Researchers will be reminded that the most important research questions are those that will enhance the quality of life of older adults and their sense of autonomy and independence, or relational autonomy and interdependence.

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Springer Nature

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3031037642

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9783031037641

Gender and Nationalism in Colonial Cuba

The Travels of Santa Cruz Y Montalvo, Condesa de Merlin

By: Adriana Méndez Rodenas

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Gender and Nationalism in Colonial Cuba

The Travels of Santa Cruz Y Montalvo, Condesa de Merlin

By: Adriana Méndez Rodenas

Upon her return to Paris, Merlin expanded this into La Havane, an ambitious three-volume account of the political, social, and economic organization of the island. From the viewpoint of feminist and psychoanalytical theory, Gender and Nationalism in Colonial Cuba explores the many ways in which issues of gender have contributed to Merlin's virtual absence from the canons of literature and from the discourses on Cuban national identity.

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Vanderbilt University Press

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0826512992

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9780826512994

Making Sustainability Work

Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts

By: Marc J. Epstein,Adriana Rejc Buhovac

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Making Sustainability Work

Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts

By: Marc J. Epstein,Adriana Rejc Buhovac

The ultimate "how-to-do-it" guide for corporate leaders, strategists, academics, sustainability consultants, and anyone else with an interest in actually making sustainability work for organizations. An updated edition of a landmark book at a time when a growing number of corporate leaders are asking for urgent help in "getting this done".

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Routledge

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1351276425

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9781351276429

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Colombia

By: Adriana Rocío Cardozo Silva

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Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Colombia

By: Adriana Rocío Cardozo Silva

This book analyses the distributional effects of economic growth on different dimensions of poverty in Colombia. It provides a microeconomic perspective on how economic growth affected poverty and inequality at the household level, as well as a macroeconomic perspective on the effects of growth on regional living standards. The study incorporates recent discussions on multidimensional analysis of well-being and goes beyond traditional income based measures, thereby contributing to the ongoing research on how to measure pro-poor growth and on the importance of incorporating different dimensions of well-being in convergence analysis.

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228

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Peter Lang

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363160386X

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9783631603864

Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysis

Fundamentals and Prospects for Application

By: Adriana Zaleska-Medynska

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Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysis

Fundamentals and Prospects for Application

By: Adriana Zaleska-Medynska

Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysis: Fundamentals and Prospects for Application explains the principles and fundamentals of metal oxide-based photocatalysis and the requirements necessary for their use in photocatalysis. It also discusses preparation methods for photocatalysis, and the advantages, disadvantages and achievements of the most important metal oxides (TiO2, ZnO, Fe2O3, Ta2O3, CuO, NiO, Cr2O3, RuO2, etc.). The book concludes with the most important photocatalytic applications and an overview of the future. Applications are organized by potential needs and solutions, addressing such areas as water treatment, hydrogen production, air treatment, chemical synthesis, and applications in medicine and construction. - Provides coverage of applications, presenting needs and solutions - Covers essential applications, such as water treatment, hydrogen production, air depollution, medical applications, and much more - Includes the characterization of the most important metal oxides used in heterogeneous photocatalysis

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372

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Elsevier

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0128116331

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9780128116333

Zapotecs on the Move

Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

By: Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

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Zapotecs on the Move

Cultural, Social, and Political Processes in Transnational Perspective

By: Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez

Through interviews with three generations of Yalálag Zapotecs (“Yaláltecos”) in Los Angeles and Yalálag, Oaxaca, this book examines the impact of international migration on this community. It traces five decades of migration to Los Angeles in order to delineate migration patterns, community formation in Los Angeles, and the emergence of transnational identities of the first and second generations of Yalálag Zapotecs in the United States, exploring why these immigrants and their descendents now think of themselves as Mexican, Mexican Indian immigrants, Oaxaqueños, and Latinos—identities they did not claim in Mexico. Based on multi-site fieldwork conducted over a five-year period, Adriana Cruz-Manjarrez analyzes how and why Yalálag Zapotec identity and culture have been reconfigured in the United States, using such cultural practices as music, dance, and religious rituals as a lens to bring this dynamic process into focus. By illustrating the sociocultural, economic, and political practices that link immigrants in Los Angeles to those left behind, the book documents how transnational migration has reflected, shaped, and transformed these practices in both their place of origin and immigration.

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261

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Rutgers University Press

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0813560721

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9780813560724

Anfibios y reptiles del municipio de San José del Guaviare (Guaviare, Colombia)

Guía de Campo del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales n.o 24

By: Martha Lucía Calderón Espinosa,Guido Fabián Medina Rangel,Adriana Jerez,Juan Camilo Ríos Orjuela,Yeny Rocío López

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Anfibios y reptiles del municipio de San José del Guaviare (Guaviare, Colombia)

Guía de Campo del Instituto de Ciencias Naturales n.o 24

By: Martha Lucía Calderón Espinosa,Guido Fabián Medina Rangel,Adriana Jerez,Juan Camilo Ríos Orjuela,Yeny Rocío López

El departamento del Guaviare es una zona de confluencia de elementos de la Amazonía, Orinoquía y escudo guayanés, condición que se refleja en la diversidad de anfibios y reptiles. Esta obra, que incluye algunas de las especies de este grupo faunístico registradas en el municipio de San José del Guaviare, nace del interés de la Universidad Nacional de Colombia y de la financiación de la "Dirección Nacional de Extensión, Innovación y Propiedad Intelectual", por apoyar proyectos sociales de turismo naturaleza en la región.

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Universidad Nacional de Colombia

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9587837401

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9789587837407

Biodegradable Composites for Bone Regeneration

By: Luigi Calandrelli,Paola Laurienzo,Adriana Oliva

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Biodegradable Composites for Bone Regeneration

By: Luigi Calandrelli,Paola Laurienzo,Adriana Oliva

In the present book, after briefly summarising recent literature concerning modification and applications of these materials, several recent developments of bio-composites containing silica nanoparticles or calcium sulphate intended for bone regeneration are reported. The composites are characterised with respect to their chemical-physical and mechanical properties. Their bio-compatibility and capacity to induce the osteoblastic phenotype in human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells have been assessed. The authors focus on two particular systems based on either natural or synthetic bio-polymers with different biofillers: alginate/chitosan blends with calcium sulphate and poly(-caprolactone) with silica nanoparticles.

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1608769577

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Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

By: Adriana Oliva,Andrew E. Z. Short

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Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

Intellectuals and Communist Culture

Intellectuals and Communist Culture

Palermo city guide

Palermo city guide

Autonomy and Independence

Autonomy and Independence

Gender and Nationalism in Colonial Cuba

Gender and Nationalism in Colonial Cuba

Making Sustainability Work

Making Sustainability Work

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Colombia

Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Colombia

Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysis

Metal Oxide-Based Photocatalysis

Zapotecs on the Move

Zapotecs on the Move

Anfibios y reptiles del municipio de San José del Guaviare (Guaviare, Colombia)

Anfibios y reptiles del municipio de San José del Guaviare (Guaviare, Colombia)

Biodegradable Composites for Bone Regeneration

Biodegradable Composites for Bone Regeneration

Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

Review of the Berosus Leach of Venezuela (Coleoptera, Hydrophilidae, Berosini) with description of fourteen new species

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