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From Few to Many

Ten Years of Health Insurance Expansion in Colombia

By: Antonio Giuffrida,Carmen Elisa Flórez,Úrsula Giedion,Enriqueta Cueto,Juan Gonzalo López,Amanda Glassman,Ramón A. Castaño,Diana M. Pinto,Renata Pardo,Teresa M. Tono,William D. Savedoff,Eduardo Andrés Alfonso,Leslie F. Stone,Álvaro López,Beatriz Yadira Díaz,María Luisa Escobar,Carlos H. Arango,Fernando Ruiz Gómez,Olga Lucía Acosta

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From Few to Many is the first comprehensive look at Colombia's 1993 health system reforms. It describes the implementation of universal health insurance, including a subsidized system for the poor, and examines the impact of this and other reforms during a time when Colombia experienced crushing recession and internal conflict that displaced half a million people. Prior to the reforms, a quarter of the Colombian population had health insurance. Subsidies failed to reach the poor, who were vulnerable to catastrophic financial consequences of illness. Yet by 2008, 85 percent of the population benefited from health insurance. From Few to Many describes the challenges and benefits of implementing social health reforms in a developing country, exploring health care financing, institutional reform, the effects of political will on health care, and more. The reforms have provided important lessons not only for continued reform in Colombia, but also for other nations facing similar challenges.

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Inter-American Development Bank

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1597820733

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Algebraic Structures and Their Representations

XV Coloquio Latinoamericano de Algebra, Cocoyoc, Morelos, México, July 20-26, 2003

By: José Antonio de la Peña,Ernesto Vallejo,Natig M. Atakishiyev

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Algebraic Structures and Their Representations

XV Coloquio Latinoamericano de Algebra, Cocoyoc, Morelos, México, July 20-26, 2003

By: José Antonio de la Peña,Ernesto Vallejo,Natig M. Atakishiyev

The Latin-American conference on algebra, the XV Coloquio Latinoamericano de Algebra (Cocoyoc, Mexico), consisted of plenary sessions of general interest and special sessions on algebraic combinatorics, associative rings, cohomology of rings and algebras, commutative algebra, group representations, Hopf algebras, number theory, quantum groups, and representation theory of algebras. This proceedings volume contains original research papers related to talks at the colloquium. In addition, there are several surveys presenting important topics to a broad mathematical audience. There are also two invited papers by Raymundo Bautista and Roberto Martinez, founders of the Mexican school of representation theory of algebras. The book is suitable for graduate students and researchers interested in algebra.

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American Mathematical Soc.

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0821836307

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Chemistry and Nutritional Effects of Capsicum

By: Valdir Florêncio da Veiga, Jr,Larissa Silveira Moreira Wiedemann,Claudio Pereira de Araujo, Jr,Ananda da Silva Antonio

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Chemistry and Nutritional Effects of Capsicum

By: Valdir Florêncio da Veiga, Jr,Larissa Silveira Moreira Wiedemann,Claudio Pereira de Araujo, Jr,Ananda da Silva Antonio

The Capsicum genus comprises the botanic species known as chili peppers, the most widely consumed natural product by humankind. Their usage is diverse and varies from food additives to defensive devices and medicines. Providing a comprehensive overview of the great popularization and socioeconomic importance of Capsicum, this book includes a holistic description of the properties of Capsicum and how this correlates with the chemical profile. Several of their specialized metabolites, such as capsaicinoids and carotenoids, are in fact responsible for peppers characterization as a functional food as they provide pungency, deterrent properties and outstanding biological activities such as antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, antimutagenic and chemopreventive. This book shows the big picture behind peppers featuring as functional foods using a biochemistry background to elucidate how the chemical composition of this genus can affect its unique bioactivity and sensorial characteristics. In addition, the state-of-art regarding Capsicum exploitation is also emphasized. Intended for all types of audiences, it is a resource for those curious about peppers pungency, for graduate students aiming to improve their skills and professional who need to update their knowledge regarding peppers chemistry and pharmacology.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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1839160640

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Multivariate Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Genomic Prediction

By: Osval Antonio Montesinos López,Abelardo Montesinos López,José Crossa

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Multivariate Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Genomic Prediction

By: Osval Antonio Montesinos López,Abelardo Montesinos López,José Crossa

This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license This open access book brings together the latest genome base prediction models currently being used by statisticians, breeders and data scientists. It provides an accessible way to understand the theory behind each statistical learning tool, the required pre-processing, the basics of model building, how to train statistical learning methods, the basic R scripts needed to implement each statistical learning tool, and the output of each tool. To do so, for each tool the book provides background theory, some elements of the R statistical software for its implementation, the conceptual underpinnings, and at least two illustrative examples with data from real-world genomic selection experiments. Lastly, worked-out examples help readers check their own comprehension.The book will greatly appeal to readers in plant (and animal) breeding, geneticists and statisticians, as it provides in a very accessible way the necessary theory, the appropriate R code, and illustrative examples for a complete understanding of each statistical learning tool. In addition, it weighs the advantages and disadvantages of each tool.

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Springer Nature

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3030890104

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Bad Blood (Business or Blood TV Tie-in)

Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War

By: Peter Edwards,Antonio Nicaso

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Bad Blood (Business or Blood TV Tie-in)

Business or Blood: Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War

By: Peter Edwards,Antonio Nicaso

After enemies murdered his family and plundered his empire, a legendary Mafioso emerged from prison to a fateful dilemma: Rebuild or seek revenge? Montreal godfather Vito Rizzuto sat helpless in a Colorado penitentiary while learning that unidentified assassins had killed his eldest son, and likely heir, and then murdered his father. Subsequent deaths of Vito’s loyal associates filled the news throughout hissentence. From their comfortable base in the Toronto area, the Calabrian ’Ndrangheta seemed the obvious culprits; but, as internationally bestselling crime writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso reveal in this compelling and far-reaching investigation, many unseen hands were at work. In 2012, Vito Rizzuto emerged from prison, a sixty-six-year-old man who could carefully reconstruct his crime family or damn the consequences and punish his betrayers. From the events leading to his imprisonment, through the bloodshed following his release, to his mysterious death in 2013 and morerecent efforts to continue his family’s dominance, Bad Blood is the final word in the story of a twenty-first-century criminal mastermind.

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Vintage Canada

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0735274541

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The Politics of Public Administration Reform in Italy

By: Sabrina Cavatorto,Antonio La Spina

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The Politics of Public Administration Reform in Italy

By: Sabrina Cavatorto,Antonio La Spina

This book provides a stimulating presentation of the Italian administrative system through an empirical and critical perspective on the processes of administrative reform at the national level. It focuses on some of the most recent changes developed during the years of austerity and fiscal crisis and offers an updated perspective on the attempts made by Italian governments to modernize national public administration through the ‘new public management’ and ‘governance’ paradigms. These frameworks have been suggested as models to enhance efficiency, transparency, accountability and public participation. The book studies international and supranational influence, policy diffusion, domestic politics and institutional dynamics, administrative traditions, and functional explanations—all determinants of policy outputs and outcomes, and possibly of policy learning as well. This book is the first to set out such a comprehensive and up-to-date analysis for non-Italian readers.

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3030322882

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Prison Notebooks

By: Antonio Gramsci

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Prison Notebooks

By: Antonio Gramsci

Based on the authoritative Italian edition of Gramsci's work, 'Quaderni del Carcere', this translation presents the intellectual as he ought to be read and understood.

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Columbia University Press

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0231060831

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Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 82, 3 december 2013

By: Antonio Gianfagna

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Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 82, 3 december 2013

By: Antonio Gianfagna

Raffaella De Luca, Miguel Angel Cau Ontiveros, Domenico Miriello, Alessandra Pecci, Emilia Le Pera, Andrea Bloise and Gino Mirocle Crisci, Archaeometric study of mortars and plasters from the Roman City of Pollentia (Mallorca - Balearic Islands) Fabio Fratini, Andrea Cagnini, Simone Porcinai, Paola Lorenzi and Stefano Pasolini, An unusual mortar with a magnesium binder in the Perseus of Giovan Battista Pieratti in Boboli Gardens (Florence) Alessandra Pecci, Almost ten years of plasters residue analysis in Italy: activity areas and the function of structures Cristiana Nunes, Zuzana Slížková and Dana Křivánková, Lime-based mortars with linseed oil: sodium chloride resistance assessment and characterization of the degraded material Maria Elena Moschella, Walter Canavesio, Mariano Cristellotti and Emanuele Costa, Investigation about ancient mortars and plasters in the Mondovì cathedral (Cuneo, Italy) Vincenzina La Spina, Fabio Fratini, Emma Cantisani, Camilla Mileto and Fernando Vegas López-Manzanares, The ancient gypsum mortars of the historical façades in the city center of Valencia (Spain) Alessandra Bonazza, Chiara Ciantelli, Alessandro Sardella, Elena Pecchioni, Orlando Favoni, Irene Natali and Cristina Sabbioni, Characterization of hydraulic mortars from archaeological complexes in Petra Letizia Bonizzoni, Valentina Brunello and Simone Caglio, Scientific analyses beyond the excavation: studies for a non invasive preliminary approach Rossella Agostino, Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Simona Raneri, Giuseppe Sabatino and Maria Maddalena Sica, Mortars and plasters from the Bruttii - Roman city of Taureana (Palmi, RC, Italy) - preliminary data Deodato Tapete, Fabio Fratini, Barbara Mazzei, Emma Cantisani and Elena Pecchioni, Petrographic study of lime-based mortars and carbonate incrustation processes of mural paintings in Roman catacombs Nadia Bianco, Angela Calia, Giampiero Denotarpietro and Pietro Negro, Hydraulic mortar and problems related to the suitability for restoration Sergio Sfrecola, Stefano Vassallo and Paola Parodi, Genoese “intonachino” plasters between the 12th and the 18th century: archaeometric analyses Claudia Pelosi, Ulderico Santamaria, Giorgia Agresti, Giulia De Vivo and Davide Bandera, Analysis and laboratory tests to evaluate the composition and the behaviour of some dehumidifying mortars used in the restoration field

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Edizioni Nuova Cultura

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8868122367

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Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America

By: Mauro Agnoletti,Antonio Santoro,Beatrice Fiore,Francesco Piras,Federica Romano,Alessandra Bazzurro

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Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America

By: Mauro Agnoletti,Antonio Santoro,Beatrice Fiore,Francesco Piras,Federica Romano,Alessandra Bazzurro

Agriculture is often considered as one of the main threats to ecosystems. Unsustainable farming practices often result in habitat loss, inefficient use of water, soil degradation, pollution, genetic erosion, among other negative impacts on human life, including hunger, low food quality, reduced access to food resources, as well as the abandonment of rural areas. Nevertheless, when agriculture is practiced in a sustainable way, it can contribute to the preservation of many habitats, to the protection of watersheds, to the preservation and improvement of soil health. The use of sustainable and ecological practices is the key feature distinguishing traditional agriculture from intensive one. It may not provide very high yields, but ensures sustainable harvests over time, thanks to time-tested technologies and traditional know-hows and also represent examples of adaptation to harsh environmental conditions. Based on this approach, in 2002, FAO launched the concept of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems (GIAHS) Programme, to identify and safeguard agricultural systems that are ensuring food and livelihood security, while maintaining magnificent landscapes, agricultural biodiversity, traditional knowledge, cultural and social values. This book presents 18 examples of these traditional agriculture systems around the world, with a special focus on Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America, as a result of the “GIAHS Building Capacity” project co-funded by the Italian Agency for Development Cooperation (AICS) and carried out by the Department of Agriculture, Food, Environment and Forestry (DAGRI) of the University of Florence (Italy).

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3031448812

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Business or Blood

Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War

By: Peter Edwards,Antonio Nicaso

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Business or Blood

Mafia Boss Vito Rizzuto's Last War

By: Peter Edwards,Antonio Nicaso

Bestselling crime writers Peter Edwards and Antonio Nicaso reveal the final years of Canada's top mafia boss, Vito Rizzuto, and his bloody war to avenge his family and control the North American drug trade. Until Vito Rizzuto went to prison in 2006 for his role in a decades-old Brooklyn triple murder, he ruled the Port of Montreal, the northern gateway to the major American drug markets. A master diplomat, he won the respect of rival mafia clans, bikers and street gangs, and criminal business thrived on his turf. His family prospered and his empire grew--until one of North America's true Teflon dons finally lost his veneer. As he watched helplessly from his Colorado prison, the murders of his son and father made international headlines; the killings of his lieutenants and friends filled the pages of Canadian news; and the influence of the 'Ndrangheta, the Calabrian Mafia, spread across Montreal faster than the blood of Rizzuto's crime family. In 2012, Vito Rizzuto emerged from prison, a 66-year-old man who could carefully rebuild his criminal empire or seek bloody revenge and damn the consequences. From the events leading to his imprisonment to his shocking death in December 2013, Business or Blood is the final chapter of Vito's story.

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0345813774

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Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence - 6th edition

By: Michelle Bureau,Pierre Genton,Charlotte Dravet,Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta,Renzo Guerrini,Carlo Alberto Tassinari,Pierre Thomas,Peter Wolf

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Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence - 6th edition

By: Michelle Bureau,Pierre Genton,Charlotte Dravet,Antonio V. Delgado-Escueta,Renzo Guerrini,Carlo Alberto Tassinari,Pierre Thomas,Peter Wolf

Since 1984, the year of the publication of its first edition, the famous “Blue Guide” has been the international reference for paediatricians and neuropaediatricians with regard to epileptic syndromes in infants, children and adolescents. This 6th edition reviews some of the most noteworthy developments in the field, particularly in epileptic syndromes, but also focuses on the genetic aspects of the syndromes and their development. Progress brought about by advances in neuroimaging is also discussed in addition to specific etiologies such as parasitic diseases and immune and autoimmune diseases. The different backgrounds of the contributors - coordinators and authors – ensure that the book’s longstanding reputation for objectivity and seriousness, built over almost 35 years, remain well-deserved. This book written by the current leading specialists is recognized worldwide as the international reference in epilepsy.

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2742016090

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Advanced Topics in Microelectronics and System Design

By: Giuseppe Ferla,Luigi Fortuna,Antonio Imbruglia

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Advanced Topics in Microelectronics and System Design

By: Giuseppe Ferla,Luigi Fortuna,Antonio Imbruglia

This volume covers a wide area ? from research topics to the design and improvement of integrated circuit devices, already existing or to be introduced to the market.

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World Scientific

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9810244576

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Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 84,1 april 2015

By: Antonio Gianfagna

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Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 84,1 april 2015

By: Antonio Gianfagna

Simona Raneri, Germana Barone, Vincenza Crupi, Francesca Longo, Domenico Majolino, Paolo Mazzoleni, Davide Tanasi, Josè Teixeira and Venuti Valentina Technological analysis of Sicilian prehistoric pottery production through small angle neutron scattering techniqueSimona Raneri, Germana Barone, Paolo Mazzoleni, Davide Tanasi and Emanuele Costa Mobility of men versus mobility of goods: archaeometric characterization of Middle Bronze Age pottery in Malta and Sicily (15th-13th century BC)Judit Molera, Javier Iñañez, Glòria Molina, Josep Burch, Xavier Alberch, Michael D. Glascock and Trinitat Pradell Lustre and glazed ceramic collection from Mas Llorens, 16th-17th centuries (Salt, Girona). Provenance and technologyCelestino Grifa, Alberto De Bonis, Vincenza Guarino, Chiara Maria Petrone, Chiara Germinario, Mariano Mercurio, Gianluca Soricelli, Alessio Langella and Vincenzo Morra Thin walled pottery from Alife (Northern Campania, Italy)Svetlana Valiulina and Tatiana Shlykova Iranian Bowl from Biliar: Complex Research and ConservationFatma Madkour, Hisham Imam, Khaled Elsayed and Galila Meheina Elemental Analysis Study of Glazes and Ceramic Bodies from Mamluk and Ottoman Periods in Egypt by Laser-Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy (LIBS) Fernanda Inserra, Alessandra Pecci, Miguel Ángel Cau Ontiveros and Jordi Roig Buxó Organic residues analysis of Late Antique pottery from Plaça Major-Horts de Can Torras (Castellar del Vallés, Catalonia, Spain)Marino Maggetti, Andreas Heege and Vincent Serneels Technological aspects of an early 19th c. English and French white earthenware assemblage from Bern (Switzerland)Leandro Fantuzzi, Miguel A. Cau Ontiveros and Josep Maria Macias Amphorae from the Late Antique city of Tarraco-Tarracona (Catalonia, Spain): archaeometric characterizationShlomo Shoval and Yitzhak Paz Analyzing the fired-clay ceramic of EBA Canaanite pottery using FT-IR spectroscopy and LA-ICP-MS

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8868124963

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Metodo Simoncini

By: Antonio Cavedoni,Elisa Rebellato

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Metodo Simoncini

By: Antonio Cavedoni,Elisa Rebellato

Catalogo/monografia bilingue (ita / en). Questo catalogo costituisce la prima monografia organica su Francesco Simoncini, ricostruita attraverso il materiale iconografico e documentario – in gran parte inedito – esposto nella omonima mostra di Bologna. Un libro che ripercorre le innovazioni e i traguardi raggiunti da questo singolare personaggio del Novecento italiano. Imprenditore dalle idee innovative e progettista autodidatta di caratteri per la stampa, Simoncini ha testimoniato come pochi altri il valore di un approccio globale al progetto, dove estetica e funzionalità, umanità e ricerca sono tutti elementi equivalenti e indispensabili. Nel progettare i propri caratteri, Simoncini si è sempre posto come obiettivi essenziali la chiarezza e la leggibilità. Questa attenzione, unita alle capacità imprenditoriali e alla diffusione della tecnologia Linotype, fece sì che a partire dagli anni Cinquanta i suoi caratteri ebbero largo impiego in ogni ambito della stampa in Italia: dal Delia, progettato per gli elenchi telefonici, al Garamond Simoncini, impiegato dalle edizioni Einaudi a partire dal 1960, e divenuto il carattere più emblematico e rappresentativo dell’editoria italiana del dopoguerra. E ancora oggi alcuni dei suoi caratteri, anche se creati per una tecnologia ormai obsoleta, sono noti e apprezzati in tutto il mondo. Anche come imprenditore Simoncini si distinse per le sue iniziative originali, sempre attente a valorizzare il contributo dei collaboratori e dei dipendenti. Alla fine della guerra, era riuscito a trasformare la piccola officina paterna di riparazioni per Linotype in una grande industria internazionale per la progettazione e produzione di caratteri. La sua attenzione si estese anche al di fuori dell’azienda assumendo ruoli di rilievo in associazioni di settore e impegnandosi nella formazione dei giovani tecnici e nella standardizzazione della tecnologia. Il catalogo è arricchito dai contributi di Antonio Cavedoni, disegnatore di caratteri, e Elisa Rebellato, studiosa di storia dell’editoria. I loro saggi ripercorrono sia la vicenda biografica e imprenditoriale di Francesco Simoncini che l’analisi dei principali caratteri prodotti dalle Officine Simoncini. Una mostra di Griffo, la grande festa delle lettere, sul contributo di Francesco Simoncini (1912-1975) come imprenditore e type designer, curata da Antonio Cavedoni ed Elisa Rebellato. Traduzione di Johanna Bishop. Grafica: Dina&Solomon. Ebook a layout fisso: se ne consiglia la lettura su uno schermo ampio.

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From Few to Many

From Few to Many

Algebraic Structures and Their Representations

Algebraic Structures and Their Representations

Chemistry and Nutritional Effects of Capsicum

Chemistry and Nutritional Effects of Capsicum

Multivariate Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Genomic Prediction

Multivariate Statistical Machine Learning Methods for Genomic Prediction

Bad Blood (Business or Blood TV Tie-in)

Bad Blood (Business or Blood TV Tie-in)

The Politics of Public Administration Reform in Italy

The Politics of Public Administration Reform in Italy

Prison Notebooks

Prison Notebooks

Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 82, 3 december 2013

Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 82, 3 december 2013

Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America

Agricultural Heritage Systems in Europe, Asia, Africa, Central and South America

Business or Blood

Business or Blood

Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence - 6th edition

Epileptic Syndromes in Infancy, Childhood and Adolescence - 6th edition

Advanced Topics in Microelectronics and System Design

Advanced Topics in Microelectronics and System Design

Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 84,1 april 2015

Periodico di Mineralogia Vol. 84,1 april 2015

Metodo Simoncini

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