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Journey to Albania

Architecture, expeditions and landscapes of tourism

By: Enrico Porfido,Giuseppe Resta

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Journey to Albania

Architecture, expeditions and landscapes of tourism

By: Enrico Porfido,Giuseppe Resta

Over the last ten years, Albania has undergone rapid development, becoming a well-recognised tourist destination within the Mediterranean region. Tourism represents one of the most significant opportunities for the country and – at the same time – a challenge for a developing nation and emerging economy – especially if we take into account an isolationist period of more than forty years during the social-communist dictatorship. This book aims to provide a base for discussion about the impact of tourism on the Albanian territory – firstly from a historical point of view, and secondly to observe a specific case study and analyse its impact. This book is a journey to Albania, looking at architecture, explorations, and landscapes from the traveller's perspective. Inevitably this will include other academic fields, such as geography, history, and spatial planning, and will also recognise the contested Italian influence as an additional layer of complexity in Albania's 20th century.

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Accademia University Press

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Advances in Italian Mechanism Science

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of IFToMM Italy - Volume 1

By: Giuseppe Quaglia

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Advances in Italian Mechanism Science

Proceedings of the 5th International Conference of IFToMM Italy - Volume 1

By: Giuseppe Quaglia

Zusammenfassung: This book presents the proceedings of the 5th International Conference of IFToMM ITALY (IFIT), held in Turin, Italy on September 11-13, 2024. It includes peer-reviewed papers on the latest advances in mechanism and machine science, discussing topics such as biomechanical engineering, computational kinematics, the history of mechanism and machine science, gearing and transmissions, multi-body dynamics, robotics and mechatronics, the dynamics of machinery, tribology, vibrations, rotor dynamics and vehicle dynamics. A valuable, up-to-date resource, it offers an essential overview of the subject for scientists and practitioners alike and inspires further investigations and research

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Springer Nature

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3031645537

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9783031645532

The Botany of Beer

An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing

By: Giuseppe Caruso

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The Botany of Beer

An Illustrated Guide to More Than 500 Plants Used in Brewing

By: Giuseppe Caruso

From mass-produced lagers to craft-brewery IPAs, from beers made in Trappist monasteries according to traditional techniques to those created by innovative local brewers seeking to capture regional terroir, the world of beer boasts endless varieties. The diversity of beer does not only reflect the differences among the people and cultures who brew this beverage. It also testifies to the vast range of plants that help give different styles of beer their distinguishing flavor profiles. This book is a comprehensive and beautifully illustrated compendium of the characteristics and properties of the plants used in making beer around the world. The botanical expert Giuseppe Caruso presents scientifically rigorous descriptions, accompanied by his own hand-drawn ink images, of more than 500 species. For each one, he gives the scientific classification, common names, and information about morphology, geographical distribution and habitat, and cultivation range. Caruso provides detailed information about each plant’s applications in beer making, including which of its parts are employed, as well as its chemical composition, its potential toxicity, and examples of beers and styles in which it is typically used. The book also considers historical uses, aiding brewers who seek to rediscover ancient and early modern concoctions. This book will appeal to a wide audience, from beer aficionados to botany enthusiasts, providing valuable information for homebrewers and professional beer makers alike. It reveals how botanical knowledge can open new possibilities for today’s and tomorrow’s brewers.

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Columbia University Press

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0231554176

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Neurotransmitters And Anterior Pituitary Function

By: Giuseppe Nistico,Umberto Scapagnini

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Neurotransmitters And Anterior Pituitary Function

By: Giuseppe Nistico,Umberto Scapagnini

Neurotransmitters and Anterior Pituitary Function discusses research findings on neurotransmitter-neurohormone interactions in the control of the anterior pituitary. This book contains five chapters that specifically tackle the most salient constituents of the neural-endocrine communication system in mammals. This book deals first with the biochemistry, physiology, and pharmacology of proved or putative neurotransmitters, as well as some of the techniques used for determining their synthesis or turnover in the central nervous system (CNS) of experimental animals or in man. These topics are followed by a discussion on the principal functions of the most well-known neurotransmitter containing neurons based on sophisticated techniques for neurotransmitter measurements. A chapter highlights both traditional and a vast series of developed drugs that affect both neurotransmitter and neuroendocrine function. Discussions then shift to the experimental evidence on pituitary function control by the brain through releasing and inhibiting hormones secreted by hypothalamic neuroendocrine cells; the chemical isolation, identification, and synthesis of hypothalamic neurohormones; and concepts of their mechanism of action at the level of the pituitary cells. This text further explores the role of specific brain neurotransmitters in controlling pituitary hormone secretions in both experimental animals and in man and the possible CNS site(s) where neurotransmitters and neurohormones interact for the control of anterior pituitary secretion. The concluding chapter describes the actual or potential application of neuropharmacologic approaches to the diagnosis of and therapy for specific disorders of neuroendocrine function. Clinical neuroendocrinologists and researchers and students in neuroendocrinology, neurobiology, neuropharmacology, neurophysiology, and psychiatry will find this book invaluable.

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Elsevier

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0323149928

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Dinosaur Tracks from Brazil

A Lost World of Gondwana

By: Giuseppe Leonardi,Ismar de Souza Carvalho

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Dinosaur Tracks from Brazil

A Lost World of Gondwana

By: Giuseppe Leonardi,Ismar de Souza Carvalho

Dinosaur Tracks from Brazil is the first full-length study of dinosaurs in Brazil. Some 500 dinosaur trackways from the Cretaceous period still remain in the Rio do Peixe basins of Brazil, making it one of the largest trackways in the world. Veteran paleontologists Giuseppe Leonardi and Ismar de Souza Carvalho painstakingly document and analyze each track found at 37 individual sites and at approximately 96 stratigraphic levels. Richly illustrated and containing a wealth of data, Leonardi and de Souza Carvalho brilliantly reconstruct the taxonomic groups of the dinosaurs from the area and show how they moved across the alluvial fans, meandering rivers, and shallow lakes of ancient Gondwana. Dinosaur Tracks from Brazil is essential reading for paleontologists.

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Indiana University Press

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0253057248

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A Sociology of Religious Freedom

By: Olga Breskaya,Giuseppe Giordan,James T. Richardson

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A Sociology of Religious Freedom

By: Olga Breskaya,Giuseppe Giordan,James T. Richardson

In recent years, the relevance of religious freedom has spread well beyond academia, becoming a reference point for international relations, multi-level policy development, as well as interfaith negotiations. Meanwhile, scholarship on religious freedom has flourished on the boundaries of sociology, law, comparative politics, history, and theology. This book presents a systematic sociological analysis of religious freedom, bringing together classical sociological theories and empirical perspectives developed during the last three decades. It addresses three major questions involved in any sociology of religious freedom. First: considering its complex and controversial nature, how can religious freedom be defined? Second: what are the recurrent sociological conditions and relevant social perceptions that will foster an understanding of religious freedom in varying political, legal, and socioreligious contexts? And third, what are the mechanisms of social implementation of religious freedom that contribute to making it a fundamental value in a society? Olga Breskaya, Giuseppe Giordan, and James T. Richardson suggest that a sociological definition of religious freedom requires us to take into account historical, philosophical, legal, religious, and political considerations of a given society-and that the social dimensions of religious freedom are as important as the legal ones.

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Oxford University Press

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0197533817

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The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process

The Frustrating Knot of Europe

By: Giuseppe Martinico

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The Tangled Complexity of the EU Constitutional Process

The Frustrating Knot of Europe

By: Giuseppe Martinico

Despite, or perhaps because of, the rejection of the EU Constitutional Treaty eventually leading to the adoption of the Lisbon Treaty, the debates concerning the European Union's constitutional framework continue. This book builds on the discourse in European Union constitutionalism in order to offer a novel analysis of the EU's constitutional developments. The book considers the constitutional trends of the process of EU integration before applying a transdisciplinary concept of complexity developed in the work of Edgar Morin to the EU. In doing this Giuseppe Martinico sets out a unique account of EU constitutionalism which argues that the EU legal order is a complex entity which shares some features with complex natural systems. The book then goes on to explore the methodological implications of such constitutional complexity for the study of EU law.

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Routledge

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0415688191

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The Boss of Bosses

The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia

By: Attilio Bolzoni,Giuseppe D'Avanzo

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The Boss of Bosses

The Life of the Infamous Toto Riina Dreaded Head of the Sicilian Mafia

By: Attilio Bolzoni,Giuseppe D'Avanzo

This is the true story of Totò Riina, the Cosa Nostra boss who rose from nothing to become the most powerful man in Sicily. The picture emerges of a bloodthirsty, power-hungry monster who, despite his lowly beginnings, is able to outmanoeuvre the other Mafia chiefs and take control of the organisation. However, the story is not just that of Riina, but also of Sicily itself. D'Avanzo and Bolzoni have transformed a complex series of events spanning several decades into a gripping narrative. In prison for 18 years now, Totò Riina still remains the dictator of the Cosa Nostra. This book tells the haunting and disturbing tale, with thorough investigation and testimony of the Sicilian Corleone.

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Orion

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1409153819

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Filtering Populist Claims to Fight Populism

The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective

By: Giuseppe Martinico

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Filtering Populist Claims to Fight Populism

The Italian Case in a Comparative Perspective

By: Giuseppe Martinico

The new wave of populism that has emerged over the last five years in Europe and in the US urgently needs to be better understood in a comparative and historical context. Using Italy – including the experiment of a self-styled populist coalition government – as a case study, this book investigates how populists in power borrow, use and manipulate categories of constitutional theory and instruments of constitutional law. Giuseppe Martinico goes beyond treating constitutionalism and populism as purely antithetical to dive deeply into the impact of populism on the activity of some instruments of constitutional democracy, endeavoring to explore their role as possible fora of populist claims and targets of populist attacks. Most importantly, he points to ways in which constitutional democracies can channel populist claims without jeopardizing the legacy of post-World War II constitutionalism. This book is aimed at academics and practicing lawyers interested in populism and comparative constitutional law.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108853439

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The Messina Strait Bridge

A Challenge and a Dream

By: Fabio Brancaleoni,Giorgio Diana,Ezio Faccioli,Giuseppe Fiammenghi,Ian P.T. Firth,Niels J. Gimsing,Michele Jamiolkowski,Peter Sluszka,Giovanni Solari,Gianluca Valensise,Enzo Vullo

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The Messina Strait Bridge

A Challenge and a Dream

By: Fabio Brancaleoni,Giorgio Diana,Ezio Faccioli,Giuseppe Fiammenghi,Ian P.T. Firth,Niels J. Gimsing,Michele Jamiolkowski,Peter Sluszka,Giovanni Solari,Gianluca Valensise,Enzo Vullo

This book describes the enormous depth of work carried out since the early 1970s on the Messina Strait Bridge, up to the recent award of the detailed design and construction contract. This important work has included extensive studies, concepts and design developments, with far reaching applications, which have all confirmed the feasibility of this

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CRC Press

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1482266369

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Advanced Materials for Joint Implants

By: Giuseppe Pezzotti

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Advanced Materials for Joint Implants

By: Giuseppe Pezzotti

Based on an interdisciplinary approach that directly bridges orthopedic concepts to surface science, this book details cutting-edge research in bioceramics science, physical chemistry, biomedical optics, and nanomechanics. The book cites some of the more conventional spectroscopic characterization techniques-including Raman and cathodoluminescence

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9814364398

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9789814364393

A History of Italian Colonialism, 1860–1907

Europe’s Last Empire

By: Giuseppe Finaldi

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A History of Italian Colonialism, 1860–1907

Europe’s Last Empire

By: Giuseppe Finaldi

This book provides a narrative history of Italian colonialism from Italian unification in the 1860s to the first decade of the twentieth century; that is, it details Italy’s imperialism in the years of the Scramble for Africa. It deals with the factors that drove Italy to search for territory in Africa in the 1870s and 1880s and describes the reasoning behind the trajectories adopted and objectives pursued. The events that brought Italy to open conflict with the Ethiopian Empire culminating in the Italian defeat at Adowa in March 1896 are central to the book. However its scope is much broader, as it considers the establishment of Italian power in Eritrea as well as Somalia before and after the defeat. By telling its history, it explains why Italy emerged irresolute and humiliated in this, its first thrust into Africa, yet nonetheless determined to pursue expansion in the future. The seeds for the conquest of Libya in 1911 and Ethiopia in 1935 had been sown.

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Taylor & Francis

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1315520249

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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: State of the Art, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

By: Luigi Padeletti,Martina Nesti,Giuseppe Boriani

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Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy: State of the Art, An Issue of Heart Failure Clinics

By: Luigi Padeletti,Martina Nesti,Giuseppe Boriani

The latest developments in the field of Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy are featured in this issue of Heart Failure Clinics. Edited by Drs. Luigi Padeletti, Martina Nesti, and Giuseppe Boriani, the issue includes more than 20 articles in the following areas: heart failure; cost of heart failure; ventricular dissynchrony and resynchronization; assessment of dissynchrony; indication for CRT implantation; implantation technique; measures to improve CRT benefit on AF patients; and many more.

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323482805

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9780323482806

Alienated Wisdom

Enquiry into Jewish Philosophy and Scepticism

By: Giuseppe Veltri

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Alienated Wisdom

Enquiry into Jewish Philosophy and Scepticism

By: Giuseppe Veltri

The present study addresses problems of an epistemological nature which hinge on the question of how to define Jewish thought. It will take its start in an ancient question, that of the relationship between Jewish culture, Greek philosophy, and then Greco-Roman (and Christian) thought in connection with the query into the history and genealogy of wisdom and knowledge. Our journey into the history of the denomination ‘Jewish philosophy’ will include a leg that will lead us to certain declarations of political, moral, and scientific principles, and then on to the birth of what is called philosophia perennis or, in Christian circles, prisca theologia. Our subject of inquiry will thus be the birth of the concept of Jewish philosophy, Jewish theology and Jewish philosophy of religion. A special emphasis will fall on the topic treated in the last part of this study: Jewish scepticism, a theme that involves a philosophical attitude founded on dialectical "enquiry", as the etymology of the Greek word skepsis properly means.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110603683

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9783110603682

Delphi Masterworks of Giuseppe Verdi (Illustrated)

By: Giuseppe Verdi,Peter Russell

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Delphi Masterworks of Giuseppe Verdi (Illustrated)

By: Giuseppe Verdi,Peter Russell

The operas of the Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi are among the greatest achievements of nineteenth century culture and remain at the heart of the opera repertory today. His extraordinary works took the opera world by storm, transforming and dominating the world of opera for over 30 years. Verdi modified the rigid conventions of the bel canto style, which had previously depended on the showcasing of singers at the expense of dramatic values. He changed this system to form an overall dramatic masterpiece, giving the singers melody and brilliance in ample measure. Delphi’s Great Composers Series offers concise illustrated guides to the life and works of our greatest composers. Analysing the masterworks of each composer, these interactive eBooks include links to popular streaming services, allowing you to listen to the pieces of music you are reading about. Evaluating the masterworks of each composer, you will explore the development of their works, tracing how they changed the course of music history. Whether a classical novice or a cultivated connoisseur, this series offers an intriguing overview of the world’s most famous and iconic compositions. This volume presents Verdi’s masterworks in succinct detail, with informative introductions, accompanying illustrations and the usual Delphi bonus features. (Version 1) * Concise and informative overview of Verdi’s masterworks * Learn about the operas that made Verdi a celebrated composer * Links to popular streaming services (free and paid), allowing you to listen to the masterpieces that you’re reading about * Features a special ‘Complete Compositions’ section, with an index of Verdi’s complete works and links to popular streaming services * Includes a selection of English translations of the librettos * Also features three biographies, including Frederick James Crowest’s seminal study — explore Verdi's intriguing musical and personal life Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to browse through our range of exciting eBooks CONTENTS: The Masterworks Oberto Un giorno di regno Nabucco Ernani I due Foscari Macbeth Il corsaro La battaglia di Legnano Luisa Miller Rigoletto Il trovatore La traviata Les vêpres siciliennes Inno delle nazioni Don Carlos Aida Messa da Requiem Falstaff Complete Compositions Index of Verdi’s Compositions The Librettos Rigoletto Il trovatore La traviata La Forza del Destino Aida The Biographies Verdi: Man and Musician, by Frederick James Crowest Giuseppe Verdi by Harriette Brower History of the Opera by Henry Sutherland Edwards Please visit www.delphiclassics.com to learn more about our wide range of exciting titles

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1788779835

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Redefining Retail

10 Guiding Principles for a Post-Digital World

By: Philip Kotler,Giuseppe Stigliano

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Redefining Retail

10 Guiding Principles for a Post-Digital World

By: Philip Kotler,Giuseppe Stigliano

Discover the new realities of working in the post-digital era of consumer brand and retail marketing. In Redefining Retail: 10 Guiding Principles for a Post-Digital World, renowned international marketers Prof. Philip Kotler and Dr. Giuseppe Stigliano deliver a timely and insightful examination of retail and consumer brand marketing. In the book, you’ll find practical and concrete techniques for redefining your organisation’s internal operations and processes, as well as its business strategy. You’ll rethink the entire value chain as you consider the growing importance of sustainability, diversity and inclusion, working policies, and more. The authors describe ten critical principles that should guide the actions of your company, whether you work with a startup, an SME, or a large, established organization. They also discuss: The main challenges retailers face in a world that’s been fundamentally transformed by the digital revolution. How to future-proof your marketing strategy, including 10 guiding principles for a new customer experience at retailers and consumer brands. The opportunities and threats of creating a seamless customer journey in the physical, digital, and virtual realms. Perfect for managers, entrepreneurs, consultants, and investors in both the B2B and B2C sectors, Redefining Retail: 10 Guiding Principles for a Post-Digital World will also prove invaluable to students of management, marketing and business administration, as well as anyone with an interest in the evolution of commerce.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1394204701

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9781394204700

Social Management

Principles, Governance and Practice

By: Giuseppe Argiolas

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Social Management

Principles, Governance and Practice

By: Giuseppe Argiolas

This book presents a new governance framework for socially oriented business management. It offers a detailed and comprehensive analysis of socially oriented business and its key stakeholders, and introduces a managerial model that is both sustainable in the long term and effective. The book first provides an overview of these organizations and compares the most common managerial systems. It then introduces the concept of Corporate Social Responsibility, and explains the fundamentals for action by and within the business. Based on this framework, it develops an integrated approach for the management of the socially oriented enterprise and explains the interplay between the central drivers for this management model and how to put the model into practice. The book is a valuable resource for graduate and advanced undergraduate courses in sustainable management.

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Springer

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3319545825

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Controlled Drug Delivery Systems

Towards New Frontiers in Patient Care

By: Filippo Rossi,Giuseppe Perale,Maurizio Masi

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Controlled Drug Delivery Systems

Towards New Frontiers in Patient Care

By: Filippo Rossi,Giuseppe Perale,Maurizio Masi

This book offers a state-of-the-art overview of controlled drug delivery systems, covering the most important innovative applications. The principles of controlled drug release and the mechanisms involved in controlled release are clearly explained. The various existing polymeric drug delivery systems are reviewed, and new frontiers in material design are examined in detail, covering a wide range of polymer modification techniques. The concluding chapter is a case study focusing on use of a drug-eluting stent. The book is designed to provide the reader with a complete understanding of the mechanisms and design of controlled drug delivery systems, and to this end includes numerous step-by-step tutorials. It illustrates how chemical engineers can advance medical care by designing polymeric delivery systems that achieve either temporal or spatial control of drug delivery and thus ensure more effective therapy that eliminates the potential for both under- and overdosing.

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3319022881

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Ecco!

An Introduction to Advanced Italian

By: Giuseppe Iavicoli

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Ecco!

An Introduction to Advanced Italian

By: Giuseppe Iavicoli

Written in easy, conversational English, ECCO! reviews and explains all major points of Italian grammar, with special attention to those areas that appear more foreign to English speakers. Emphasis is also placed on vocabulary enrichment. The book presents about 6,000 Italian words, grouped thematically by structural or grammatical characteristics, many of them illustrated by examples. It also includes about 1,000 Italian idioms (particular turns of phrase peculiar to the language) and lists all irregular forms of verbs and nouns. Students wanting to move beyond an elementary acquaintance with Italian will fi nd the book useful as a self-teaching tool, an adjunct to other textbooks or as a reference source

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Xlibris Corporation

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1483695360

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Renaissance Philosophy in Jewish Garb

Foundations and Challenges in Judaism on the Eve of Modernity

By: Giuseppe Veltri

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Renaissance Philosophy in Jewish Garb

Foundations and Challenges in Judaism on the Eve of Modernity

By: Giuseppe Veltri

The book deals with the coordinates of a oemodernitya as premises of Jewish philosophy in the Renaissance and early modern period.

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BRILL

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9004171967

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9789004171961

Thinking, Observing and Mining the Universe

Proceedings of the International Conference : Sorrento, Italy, 22-27 September 2003

By: Giuseppe Longo,Gennaro Miele

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Thinking, Observing and Mining the Universe

Proceedings of the International Conference : Sorrento, Italy, 22-27 September 2003

By: Giuseppe Longo,Gennaro Miele

This is a collection of review articles and more specialized papers on the main issues of early universe physics. Both theoretical and experimental fields of research are dealt with. Contents: Direct Search for Wimps (R Bernabei et al.); Ultra High Energy Cosmic Rays (P Blasi); Structure and Evolution of Cluster Galaxies (G Busarello et al.); Status of Ligo Interferometers (E D'Ambrosio); The Cosmic Renaissance: Reionization Era as the New Cosmological Frontier (S G Djorgovski); High-Energy Neutrino Astronomy (F Halzen); Microlensing Towards the LMC (P Jetzer); Present and Future Neutrino Oscillation Experiments (T Kajita); Axion Dark Matter (E Mass); Dark Matter and Supersymmetry (S Scopel); Curvature Quintessence (S Capozziello et al.); Van Der Waals Quintessence (S Capozziello et al.); Effects of BBN on Population III Stars (F Iocco); An Updated Nuclear Reaction Network for BBN (P D Serpico); Active Star-Forming Galaxies in Pairs in the 2DF (G Sorrentino et al.); and other papers. Readership: Particle physicists interested in the early universe, as well as astrophysicists and cosmologists.

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World Scientific

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9812702997

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Dante's Vision and the Circle of Knowledge

By: Giuseppe Mazzotta

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Dante's Vision and the Circle of Knowledge

By: Giuseppe Mazzotta

In a masterly synthesis of historical and literary analysis, Giuseppe Mazzotta shows how medieval knowledge systems--the cycle of the liberal arts, ethics, politics, and theology--interacted with poetry and elevated the Divine Comedy to a central position in shaping all other forms of discursive knowledge. To trace the circle of Dante's intellectual concerns, Mazzotta examines the structure and aims of medieval encyclopedias, especially in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries; the medieval classification of knowledge; the battle of the arts; the role of the imagination; the tension between knowledge and vision; and Dante's theological speculations in his constitution of what Mazzotta calls aesthetic, ludic theology. As a poet, Dante puts himself at the center of intellectual debates of his time and radically redefines their configuration. In this book, Mazzotta offers powerful new readings of a poet who stands amid his culture's crisis and fragmentation, one who responds to and counters them in his work. In a critical gesture that enacts Dante's own insight, Mazzotta's practice is also a fresh contribution to the theoretical literary debates of the present. Originally published in 1992. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

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Princeton University Press

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140086304X

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The Interaction Between Europe's Legal Systems

Judicial Dialogue and the Creation of Supranational Laws

By: Giuseppe Martinico,Oreste Pollicino

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The Interaction Between Europe's Legal Systems

Judicial Dialogue and the Creation of Supranational Laws

By: Giuseppe Martinico,Oreste Pollicino

This detailed book begins with some reflections on the importance of judicial interactions in European constitutional law, before going on to compare the relationships between national judges and supranational laws across 27 European jurisdictions. For the same jurisdictions it then makes a careful assessment of way in which ECHR and EU law is handled before national courts and also sets this in the context of the original goals and aims of the two regimes. Finally, the authors broaden the perspective to bring in the prospects of European enlargement towards the East, and consider the implications of this for the rapprochement between the two regimes. the Interaction between Europe's Legal Systems will strongly appeal to academics and students in European law, comparative law, theory of law, postgraduate students and LLM students in European law and in comparative law.

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Edward Elgar Publishing

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1781005664

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Smoking Prevention and Cessation

By: Giuseppe La Torre

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Smoking Prevention and Cessation

By: Giuseppe La Torre

Tobacco smoking is considered the big killer and one of the most avoidable risk factors for many human pathologies. Reducing and controlling tobacco smoking should be a primary aim for a certain population, in order to reduce harms to health caused by this important risk factor, and it seems urgent to adopt intervention tools involved in responsibility fields such as health care, education, politics, economy and media. Among health professionals the prevalence of tobacco smoke is extremely high, more than other professional categories, and this could be partly attributed to a low weight that tobacco smoking has in the medical curriculum of future physicians, that will contribute in a determinant way to healthy choices of their patients. In order to realise that, the medical students need to be adequately trained with the aim of acquire competences and skills that help patients to prevent tobacco smoking and to increase smoking cessation, through a programme oriented to specific issue related to the potential harm of tobacco products. A survey conducted by Ferry et al. in the American Schools of Medicine underlined the lack of courses related to tobacco smoking. Moreover, a randomised trial carried out by Cummings et al., the Schools of Medicine result as the ideal setting to teach smoking cessation techniques to health professionals. The National Cancer Institute in 1992 recommended that primary and secondary prevention interventions on tobacco smoking will become mandatory in the curriculum of Medical USA students. However, until now this recommendation still is far from being fully implemented. The aim of the book is to give an overview on the epidemiology of tobacco smoking among different settings and populations, but with a special focus on health professionals and medicals students, and to show available examples of smoking prevention and cessation training in different settings.

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The Metric Space Approach

By: Pavel Zezula,Giuseppe Amato,Vlastislav Dohnal,Michal Batko

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The Metric Space Approach

By: Pavel Zezula,Giuseppe Amato,Vlastislav Dohnal,Michal Batko

The area of similarity searching is a very hot topic for both research and c- mercial applications. Current data processing applications use data with c- siderably less structure and much less precise queries than traditional database systems. Examples are multimedia data like images or videos that offer query by example search, product catalogs that provide users with preference based search, scientific data records from observations or experimental analyses such as biochemical and medical data, or XML documents that come from hetero- neous data sources on the Web or in intranets and thus does not exhibit a global schema. Such data can neither be ordered in a canonical manner nor meani- fully searched by precise database queries that would return exact matches. This novel situation is what has given rise to similarity searching, also - ferred to as content based or similarity retrieval. The most general approach to similarity search, still allowing construction of index structures, is modeled in metric space. In this book. Prof. Zezula and his co authors provide the first monograph on this topic, describing its theoretical background as well as the practical search tools of this innovative technology.

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Rigoletto

By: Giuseppe Verdi

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Rigoletto

By: Giuseppe Verdi

The subject cannot fail!' exulted Verdi, when recommending Victor Hugo's play Le Roi s'amuse to his librettist. But the censors made every effort to stop it, and the baritone was not easily convinced that a hunchback role would suit him. Jonathan Keates gives a vivid insight into the composition of a masterpiece. Verdi long afterwards thought it his best work, and Roger Parker explains why. Peter Nichols, author of several bestselling books in Italy, picks out some of the peculiarly Italian attitudes and characters in the opera which make it timeless - and incredibly modern.Contents: Introduction, Jonathan Keates; Musical Commentary, Roger Parker; The Timelessness of 'Rigoletto', Peter Nichols; Rigoletto: Text by Francesco Maria Piave after Victor Hugo's 'Le Roi s'amuse'; Rigoletto: English translation by James Fenton

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Multicriteria Evaluation in a Fuzzy Environment

Theory and Applications in Ecological Economics

By: Giuseppe Munda

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Multicriteria Evaluation in a Fuzzy Environment

Theory and Applications in Ecological Economics

By: Giuseppe Munda

This book is the result of some years of research carried out at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam and at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. The awareness of actual and potential conflicts between economic progress in production, consumption, and technology and the environment has led to the concept of "sustainable development", implying that economic and ecological values are well balanced in evaluation and decision making. The linkages between ecosystems and economic systems are the focus of ecological economics. In ecological economics, a multidimensional approach to economic and policy-making is emphasised. In this book, the introduction of multicriteria decision aid techniques in the framework of ecological economics is widely discussed. Since such techniques are based on a "constructive" rationality and allow one to take into account conflictual, multidimensional, incommensurable and uncertain effects of decisions, they can be considered perfectly consistent with the methodological foundations of ecological economics. Since here the assumption is accepted that efficiency, equity and sustainability are the three conflictual values of economics, a mathematical procedure able to deal with these issues in an operational framework is developed, with a particular view on imprecise information in a practical environmental planning context. Given the problem of the differences in the measurement levels of the variables used for economic-ecological modelling, multicriteria methods able to deal with mixed information (both qualitative and quantitative measurements) can be considered particularly useful. Another problem related to the available information concerns the uncertainty (stochastic and/or fuzzy) contained in this information.

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Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy

By: Giuseppe Munda

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Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation for a Sustainable Economy

By: Giuseppe Munda

One of the main novelties of this book is its establishment of a clear relationship between social and public choice on one hand and multiple criteria decision analysis on the other. This relationship leads to the new concept of Social Multi-Criteria Evaluation (SMCE). SMCE is proposed as a policy framework to integrate different scientific languages, for example, when concerns about civil society and future generations have to be considered along with policy imperatives and market conditions.

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Sustainable Innovations in Food Packaging

By: Teresa De Pilli,Antonietta Baiano,Giuseppe Lopriore,Carlo Russo,Giulio Mario Cappelletti

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Sustainable Innovations in Food Packaging

By: Teresa De Pilli,Antonietta Baiano,Giuseppe Lopriore,Carlo Russo,Giulio Mario Cappelletti

This book explores the latest advances in the sustainable production of packaged foods. Packaging plays an important role in sustainable food production and consumption in industrialized countries, where there is an increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact of packaged foods. For example, the European Union recommends packaging from renewable sources, with a focus on bio-based materials. Sustainable packaging processes guarantee the reuse of the entire waste material and at the same time avoid the loss of food safety and quality during storage by preventing food-borne diseases and chemical contamination. Furthermore, the dramatic problem of plastic waste accumulation and the conservation of oil and food resources need to be taken into consideration. This book presents eco-friendly packaging strategies to reduce food and plastic waste and address the end-of-life issues of persistent materials. It particularly focuses on the production of biodegradable microbial polymers and the use of by-products and waste from the agricultural and food industries. These strategies promote an innovative and productive waste-based food packaging economy, separating the food packaging industry from fossil reserves and allowing bio-polymers to return to the soil. Lastly, the book covers life-cycle assessment, life-cycle costing, and externality assessment to help readers understand the economical reliability of the innovations presented.

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Probabilistic Approaches to Recommendations

By: Nicola Barbieri,Giuseppe Manco,Ettore Ritacco

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Probabilistic Approaches to Recommendations

By: Nicola Barbieri,Giuseppe Manco,Ettore Ritacco

The importance of accurate recommender systems has been widely recognized by academia and industry, and recommendation is rapidly becoming one of the most successful applications of data mining and machine learning. Understanding and predicting the choices and preferences of users is a challenging task: real-world scenarios involve users behaving in complex situations, where prior beliefs, specific tendencies, and reciprocal influences jointly contribute to determining the preferences of users toward huge amounts of information, services, and products. Probabilistic modeling represents a robust formal mathematical framework to model these assumptions and study their effects in the recommendation process. This book starts with a brief summary of the recommendation problem and its challenges and a review of some widely used techniques Next, we introduce and discuss probabilistic approaches for modeling preference data. We focus our attention on methods based on latent factors, such as mixture models, probabilistic matrix factorization, and topic models, for explicit and implicit preference data. These methods represent a significant advance in the research and technology of recommendation. The resulting models allow us to identify complex patterns in preference data, which can be exploited to predict future purchases effectively. The extreme sparsity of preference data poses serious challenges to the modeling of user preferences, especially in the cases where few observations are available. Bayesian inference techniques elegantly address the need for regularization, and their integration with latent factor modeling helps to boost the performances of the basic techniques. We summarize the strengths and weakness of several approaches by considering two different but related evaluation perspectives, namely, rating prediction and recommendation accuracy. Furthermore, we describe how probabilistic methods based on latent factors enable the exploitation of preference patterns in novel applications beyond rating prediction or recommendation accuracy. We finally discuss the application of probabilistic techniques in two additional scenarios, characterized by the availability of side information besides preference data. In summary, the book categorizes the myriad probabilistic approaches to recommendations and provides guidelines for their adoption in real-world situations.

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