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Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Gardens of the Anthropocene

By: Marcello Di Paola

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Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Gardens of the Anthropocene

By: Marcello Di Paola

This book proposes and defends the practice of urban gardening as an ecologically and socially beneficial, culturally innovative, morally appropriate, ethically uplifting, and politically incisive way for individuals and variously networked collectives to contribute to a successful management of some defining challenges of the Anthropocene – this new epoch in which no earthly place, form, entity, process, or system escapes the reach of human activity – including urban resilience and climate change.

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3319711660

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Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Gardens of the Anthropocene

By: Marcello Di Paola

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Gardens of the Anthropocene

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At the Roots of Italian Identity

'Race' and 'Nation' in the Italian Risorgimento, 1796-1870

By: Edoardo Marcello Barsotti

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'Race' and 'Nation' in the Italian Risorgimento, 1796-1870

By: Edoardo Marcello Barsotti

This book investigates the relationship between the ideas of nation and race among the nationalist intelligentsia of the Italian Risorgimento and argues that ideas of race played a considerable role in defining Italian national identity. The author argues that the racialization of the Italians dates back to the early Napoleonic age and that naturalistic racialism—or race-thinking based on the taxonomies of the natural history of man—emerged well before the traditionally presumed date of the late 1860s and the advent of positivist anthropology. The book draws upon a wide number of sources including the work of Vincenzo Cuoco, Giuseppe Micali, Adriano Balbi, Alessanro Manzoni, Giandomenico Romagnosi, Cesare Balbo, Vincenzo Gioberti, and Carlo Cattaneo. Themes explored include links to antiquity on the Italian peninsula, archaeology, and race-thinking.

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Routledge

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1000331377

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Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Arianna Mencattini,Paola Casti

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Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

By: Arianna Mencattini,Paola Casti

The identification and interpretation of the signs of breast cancer in mammographic images from screening programs can be very difficult due to the subtle and diversified appearance of breast disease. This book presents new image processing and pattern recognition techniques for computer-aided detection and diagnosis of breast cancer in its various forms. The main goals are: (1) the identification of bilateral asymmetry as an early sign of breast disease which is not detectable by other existing approaches; and (2) the detection and classification of masses and regions of architectural distortion, as benign lesions or malignant tumors, in a unified framework that does not require accurate extraction of the contours of the lesions. The innovative aspects of the work include the design and validation of landmarking algorithms, automatic Tabár masking procedures, and various feature descriptors for quantification of similarity and for contour independent classification of mammographic lesions. Characterization of breast tissue patterns is achieved by means of multidirectional Gabor filters. For the classification tasks, pattern recognition strategies, including Fisher linear discriminant analysis, Bayesian classifiers, support vector machines, and neural networks are applied using automatic selection of features and cross-validation techniques. Computer-aided detection of bilateral asymmetry resulted in accuracy up to 0.94, with sensitivity and specificity of 1 and 0.88, respectively. Computer-aided diagnosis of automatically detected lesions provided sensitivity of detection of malignant tumors in the range of [0.70, 0.81] at a range of falsely detected tumors of [0.82, 3.47] per image. The techniques presented in this work are effective in detecting and characterizing various mammographic signs of breast disease.

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166

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Springer Nature

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3031016645

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9783031016646

Insect-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century

By: Marcello Nicoletti

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Insect-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century

By: Marcello Nicoletti

Insect-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century provides a comprehensive look at the most notorious diseases carried by insects. It offers an assessment of current and potential insect-vectored diseases as they relate to human health and agricultural and livestock production. Written by a leading expert in insect-borne diseases, it examines the history of insect-borne diseases, beginning with those that have been well-known to scientists for decades, also including recent outbreaks like Zika. The book takes into consideration environmental conditions and climate change and explores the bionetworks and system biology of potential new superorganisms, offering preventative and protective solutions. This is a must-have resource for entomology researchers and students who seek the most up-to-date information on disease-causing pathogens transmitted by insects. This book will also serve as a resource for ordinary people whose lives may be affected by such diseases. - Details the leading insect-transmitted diseases, including malaria, West Nile, Zika, dengue, yellow fever and Xylella - Examines containment issues, including resistance phenomena among insects and microorganisms - Offers alternative solutions to protection and prevention, including natural and environmentally-friendly insecticides

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Academic Press

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0128187077

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9780128187074

Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics

Lectures given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, June 15-22, 1998

By: Angelo Marcello Anile,Walter Allegretto,Christian Ringhofer

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Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics

Lectures given at the C.I.M.E. Summer School held in Cetraro, Italy, June 15-22, 1998

By: Angelo Marcello Anile,Walter Allegretto,Christian Ringhofer

On the the mathematical aspects of the theory of carrier transport in semiconductor devices. The subjects covered include hydrodynamical models for semiconductors based on the maximum entropy principle of extended thermodynamics, mathematical theory of drift-diffusion equations with applications, and the methods of asymptotic analysis.

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149

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Springer

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3540452222

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9783540452225

Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering

Innovative Technologies

By: Vincenzo Piemonte,Marcello De Falco,Angelo Basile

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Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering

Innovative Technologies

By: Vincenzo Piemonte,Marcello De Falco,Angelo Basile

Sustainable development is an area that has world-wide appeal, from developed industrialized countries to the developing world. Development of innovative technologies to achieve sustainability is being addressed by many European countries, the USA and also China and India. The need for chemical processes to be safe, compact, flexible, energy efficient, and environmentally benign and conducive to the rapid commercialization of new products poses new challenges for chemical engineers. This book examines the newest technologies for sustainable development in chemical engineering, through careful analysis of the technical aspects, and discussion of the possible fields of industrial development. The book is broad in its coverage, and is divided into four sections: Energy Production, covering renewable energies, innovative solar technologies, cogeneration plants, and smart grids Process Intensification, describing why it is important in the chemical and petrochemical industry, the engineering approach, and nanoparticles as a smart technology for bioremediation Bio-based Platform Chemicals, including the production of bioethanol and biodiesel, bioplastics production and biodegradability, and biosurfactants Soil and Water Remediation, covering water management and re-use, and soil remediation technologies Throughout the book there are case studies and examples of industrial processes in practice.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118629841

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9781118629840

History Of A Resistance

The Italian Military Internees

By: Marcello De Caro

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History Of A Resistance

The Italian Military Internees

By: Marcello De Caro

History of a Resistance is an important contribution to understanding the choice made by Italian soldiers after the armistice. In fact, during the Second World War, among the millions of soldiers taken prisoner by the Germans, only the Italians captured after 8th September 1943 were offered the chance to be freed in exchange for joining the Third Reich and the newly formed Italian Social Republic. This proposal was rejected by the vast majority, who preferred to face the harsh conditions of the German Lagers, even at the risk of their lives, so as not to contribute actively to the Nazi-Fascist war effort. The tragic story of the IMIs (Internati Militari Italiani - Italian Military Internees) is in its own right a chapter, so far too little known, in the history of the Resistance.

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183

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CIESSE Edizioni di SANTI Carlo

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8866604534

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9788866604532

Book's by Marcello Di Paola

Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

Ethics and Politics of the Built Environment

At the Roots of Italian Identity

At the Roots of Italian Identity

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

Computerized Analysis of Mammographic Images for Detection and Characterization of Breast Cancer

Insect-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century

Insect-Borne Diseases in the 21st Century

Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics

Mathematical Problems in Semiconductor Physics

Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering

Sustainable Development in Chemical Engineering

History Of A Resistance

History Of A Resistance

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