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Voltaire Against the Jews, or The Limits of Toleration

By: Marco Piazza

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Voltaire Against the Jews, or The Limits of Toleration

By: Marco Piazza

This book challenges Voltaire’s doctrine of toleration. Can a Jew be a philosopher? And if so, at what cost? It seeks to provide an organic interpretation of Voltaire’s attitude towards Jews, problematising the issue against the background of his theory of toleration. To date, no monograph entirely dedicated to this theme has been written. This book attempts to provide an answer to the crucial questions that have emerged in the past fifty years through a process of reading and analysis that starts with the publication of Des Juifs (1756), and ends with the posthumous publication of the apocryphal article ‘Juifs’ in the Kehl edition of the Dictionnaire Philosophique (1784).

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3031187121

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Energetic Relaxation to Structured Deformations

A Multiscale Geometrical Basis for Variational Problems in Continuum Mechanics

By: José Matias,Marco Morandotti,David R. Owen

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Energetic Relaxation to Structured Deformations

A Multiscale Geometrical Basis for Variational Problems in Continuum Mechanics

By: José Matias,Marco Morandotti,David R. Owen

This book is the first organized collection of some results that have been obtained by the authors, their collaborators, and other researchers in the variational approach to structured deformations. It sets the basis and makes more accessible the theoretical apparatus for assigning an energy to a structured deformation, thereby providing motivation to researchers in applied mathematics, continuum mechanics, engineering, and materials science to study the deformation of a solid body without committing at the outset to a specific mechanical theory. Researchers will benefit from an approach in which elastic, plastic, and fracture phenomena can be treated in a unified way. The book is intended for an audience acquainted with measure theory, the theory of functions of bounded variation, and continuum mechanics. Any students in their last years of undergraduate studies, graduate students, and researchers with a background in applied mathematics, the calculus of variations, and continuum mechanics will have the prerequisite to read this book.

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9811988005

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Gramsci's Critique of Civil Society

Towards a New Concept of Hegemony

By: Marco Fonseca

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Gramsci's Critique of Civil Society

Towards a New Concept of Hegemony

By: Marco Fonseca

Antonio Gramsci was an Italian Marxist thinker whose radical ideas on how to build an alternative world from below remain vigorously relevant today. Gramsci’s philosophy of praxis critically dissects the institutions of modern liberal democracy to reveal what is perhaps its deepest secret: it is the most successful political system in modernity at preserving an objective condition of domination while transforming it into a subjective conviction of freedom. Based on a careful reading of Gramsci's The Prison Notebooks, Marco Fonseca shows hegemony as more than leadership of elites over subaltern majorities based on "consent". Following Gramsci’s critique of citizenship, civil society and democracy, including the current project of neoliberal "democracy promotion" particularly in the Global South, he discloses a hidden process of hegemony that generates the preconditions for consent and, thus, successful domination. As the struggles from Zapatismo to Chavismo and from the Arab Springs to Spain’s Podemos show, liberation is not possible without counter-hegemony. This book will be of interest to activist scholars engaged in the study of Marxism, Gramsci, political philosophy, and contemporary debates about the renewal of Marxist thought and the relevance of revolution and Communism for the twenty-first century.

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1317288270

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Russia's Posture in Space

Prospects for Europe

By: Marco Aliberti,Ksenia Lisitsyna

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Russia's Posture in Space

Prospects for Europe

By: Marco Aliberti,Ksenia Lisitsyna

The book sheds new lights on the evolution of Russian space activities with a focus on their strategy of international cooperation. This analysis is carried out in relation to the evolution of the domestic and international dynamics that have been impacting the country’s direction in space, with the ultimate goal of providing an assessment on their impact for current and foreseeable Europe-Russia space relations. Russia has traditionally been one of the two main strategic partners for Europe in its space endeavor. Hitherto, long-standing cooperation has been nurtured between the two actors in various areas, from scientific research to space transportation and human spaceflight. In recent years, however, a number of endogenous and exogenous developments has triggered significant changes in Russia’s space posture. These changes are evident in the adjustment of Russia’s space policies and programmatic goals, in the restructuring of the domestic space industry as well as in the attitude towards international space partnerships.

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The American Public Library Handbook

By: Guy A. Marco

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The American Public Library Handbook

By: Guy A. Marco

A detailed reference work that documents every aspect of the American public library experience through topical entries, statistics, biographies, and profiles. The American Public Library Handbook is the first reference work to focus on all aspects of the American public library experience, providing a topical perspective through comprehensive essays and biographical information on important public librarians. Based upon the author's own notes and extensive experience, as well as library periodicals, library reference books, monographs, textbooks, Internet sources, and correspondence with individual libraries, this book comprises nearly 1,000 entries addressing all aspects of public library service. Each topical essay considers terminology of the area covered, its historical context, and current concerns and issues. Biographies highlight the philosophical perspective of the individuals covered, while entries on specific libraries present timely data and interesting facts about each facility. This unique handbook also offers up-to-date statistics, historical highlights, and information about programs and events of individual libraries.

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Bloomsbury Publishing USA

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1591589118

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Radio Link Quality Estimation in Low-Power Wireless Networks

By: Nouha Baccour,Anis Koubâa,Claro Noda,Hossein Fotouhi,Mário Alves,Habib Youssef,Marco Antonio Zúñiga,Carlo Alberto Boano,Kay Römer,Daniele Puccinelli,Thiemo Voigt,Luca Mottola

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Radio Link Quality Estimation in Low-Power Wireless Networks

By: Nouha Baccour,Anis Koubâa,Claro Noda,Hossein Fotouhi,Mário Alves,Habib Youssef,Marco Antonio Zúñiga,Carlo Alberto Boano,Kay Römer,Daniele Puccinelli,Thiemo Voigt,Luca Mottola

This book provides a comprehensive survey on related work for radio link quality estimation, which covers the characteristics of low-power links, the fundamental concepts of link quality estimation in wireless sensor networks, a taxonomy of existing link quality estimators and their performance analysis. It then shows how link quality estimation can be used for designing protocols and mechanisms such as routing and hand-off. The final part is dedicated to radio interference estimation, generation and mitigation.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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Principles and concepts for development in nowadays society

By: Mauro Pinho,Marco Antonio Schueda,Danielle do Rocio Brostulin

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Principles and concepts for development in nowadays society

By: Mauro Pinho,Marco Antonio Schueda,Danielle do Rocio Brostulin

Temos o prazer de lançar o primeiro livro internacional do ano de 2022 voltado a área do desenvolvimento, que tem como título Principles and concepts for development in nowadays society, essa obra contém 152 artigos voltados a área multidisciplinar, sendo a mesma pela Seven Publicações Ltda. A Seven Editora, agradece e enaltasse os autores que fizeram parte desse livro. Desejamos uma boa leitura a todos

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Challenges to Emerging and Established Powers

Brazil, the United Kingdom and Global Order

By: Marco Vieira,Jonathan Grix

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Challenges to Emerging and Established Powers

Brazil, the United Kingdom and Global Order

By: Marco Vieira,Jonathan Grix

This edited volume explores the analytical possibilities of contrasting Brazil and the United Kingdom as examples of emerging and established powers, respectively. It is organised around several themes focusing on the roles of Brazil and the United Kingdom in the management of global economic governance, international development, international security, the politics of regional integration, global climate change governance, and the political leveraging of sports mega-events. Each chapter explores Brazil’s and/or the UK’s particular foreign policies and their resulting impact on these key areas of global governance and politics. The conceptual focus is on these states’ motivations as either status-seekers (Brazil) or status-maintainers (UK) in the context of a fast moving international landscape. The chapters in this book directly or indirectly indicate that these states wish to draw attention to their aspiring or established positions as key global players through either visible foreign policy action and/or symbolic rhetoric. This book was originally published as a special issue of Global Society.

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Discrete Variational Problems with Interfaces

By: Roberto Alicandro,Andrea Braides,Marco Cicalese,Margherita Solci

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Discrete Variational Problems with Interfaces

By: Roberto Alicandro,Andrea Braides,Marco Cicalese,Margherita Solci

A systematic presentation of discrete-to-continuum results and methods, offering new perspectives on intrinsically discrete problems.

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100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future

By: Marco Rubio

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100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future

By: Marco Rubio

The 100 ideas contained in this book reflect the thoughts of thousands of Floridians who have taken the time to offer their personal insights into what it will take to preserve the state's legacy of opportunity. This book is a written commitment that will detail Florida's vision for the future, and how to make it a reality. 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future shows how every Floridian can enjoy freedom, opportunity, and the pursuit of happiness and leave for their children a better life than their own.

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1596985119

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International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention

History, Theory, and Interactions with Other Principles

By: Professor of International Law Marco Roscini

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International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention

History, Theory, and Interactions with Other Principles

By: Professor of International Law Marco Roscini

This book provides a systematic analysis of the principle of non-intervention from a historical, theoretical, and systematic perspective. Roscini argues that the principle is strictly linked to some fundamental notions of international law, such as sovereignty, use of force, self-determination, and human rights protection.

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0198786891

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Time Series

Modeling, Computation, and Inference, Second Edition

By: Raquel Prado,Marco A. R. Ferreira,Mike West

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Time Series

Modeling, Computation, and Inference, Second Edition

By: Raquel Prado,Marco A. R. Ferreira,Mike West

• Expanded on aspects of core model theory and methodology. • Multiple new examples and exercises. • Detailed development of dynamic factor models. • Updated discussion and connections with recent and current research frontiers.

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1498747043

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Matheuristics

Algorithms and Implementations

By: Vittorio Maniezzo,Marco Antonio Boschetti,Thomas Stützle

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Matheuristics

Algorithms and Implementations

By: Vittorio Maniezzo,Marco Antonio Boschetti,Thomas Stützle

This book is the first comprehensive tutorial on matheuristics. Matheuristics are based on mathematical extensions of previously known heuristics, mainly metaheuristics, and on original, area-specific approaches. This tutorial provides a detailed discussion of both contributions, presenting the pseudocodes of over 40 algorithms, abundant literature references, and for each case a step-by-step description of a sample run on a common Generalized Assignment Problem example. C++ source codes of all algorithms are available in an associated SW repository.

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Springer Nature

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3030702774

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Enzymes Involved in Glycolysis, Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Biosynthesis: Active Site Mechanism and Inhibition

By: Marco Brito-Arias

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Enzymes Involved in Glycolysis, Fatty Acid and Amino Acid Biosynthesis: Active Site Mechanism and Inhibition

By: Marco Brito-Arias

Multidisciplinary research involving crystallography, kinetic studies, molecular docking, genetics and other techniques in biochemistry has yielded a wealth of knowledge about the reaction mechanisms in cellular processes. This knowledge has allowed researchers to understand, in a better way, the normal functioning of the cell process, which is used as a reference point for learning about and preventing or correcting pathologies that cause diseases. This enzymology reference is a thorough compendium about reaction mechanisms occurring between the major enzymes related to the biosynthetic pathways of 3 important types of biological compounds – 6-carbon carbohydrates, fatty acids and amino acids – and their substrates, cofactors and residues. Readers will gain an understanding of the interaction between substrates or ligands with specific amino acid residues in biosynthetic enzymes. This understanding builds a foundation for learning about the biochemistry of different inhibitors used in the treatment of several diseases such as cancer, infectious diseases, and metabolic syndrome alterations such as diabetes and obesity. Enzymes covered in the book include aldolases, isomerases, kinases, mutases, synthases, dehydrogenases, reductases, transferases, hydrolases, lyases among others, all of which are wide spread in biochemical transformations. This reference, with its insights on common biochemical enzymes serves as a handy guide for students, researchers and professionals involved academia or industry related to pharmaceutical development, healthcare, food chemistry and other disciplines.

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Bentham Science Publishers

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9811460884

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Technology in Financial Markets

Complex Change and Disruption

By: Marco Dell'Erba

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Technology in Financial Markets

Complex Change and Disruption

By: Marco Dell'Erba

In recent years, technology has emerged as a disruptive force in the economy and finance, leading to the establishment of new economic and financial paradigms. Focusing on blockchain technology and its implementations in finance, Technology in Financial Markets proposes a novel theoretical approach to disruption. Relying on complexity science, it develops a dynamic perspective on the study of disruptive phenomena and their relationship to financial regulation and the law. It identifies the intrinsic interconnections characterizing the "multidimensional" technology-driven transformations, involving commercial practices, capital markets, corporate-governance, central banking, and financial networks. From this perspective, it considers the way they are reflected at the level of contract law, financial law, corporate law, central banking law. The book adopts a unique comparative approach and explains and clarifies the factual and historical dimensions underlying the emergence of the crypto-economy. In this book blockchain is used as a case study. Blockchain exemplifies the way each subpart of the financial system - commercial practices, financial markets, corporations, central banking, networks - and consequently each subcategory of financial regulation evolves on an individual basis. It shows how such subparts evolve altogether bringing systemic transformations, and ultimately leading to the creation of new economic and financial paradigms. The book considers both these perspectives, analysing the evolution of each subpart and emphasizing the interconnected transformations. In doing this, it adopts the structure of an ascending climax, starting from contracts, and escalating to increasingly broad dimensions, in particular capital markets, corporate governance, central banking, and financial networks.

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Oxford University Press

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0198873638

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Towards Evolvable Hardware

The Evolutionary Engineering Approach

By: Eduardo Sanchez,Marco Tomassini

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Towards Evolvable Hardware

The Evolutionary Engineering Approach

By: Eduardo Sanchez,Marco Tomassini

Evolutionary computing, inspired by the biological world, is one of the emergent technologies of our time. Being essentially a software activity, it has been successfully applied, e.g. for optimization and machine learning in various areas. The tremendous increase in computational power and, more recently, the appearance of a new generation of programmable logic devices allow for a new approach to designing computing machines inspired by biological models: it is now possible to make the hardware itself evolve. This book is based on a workshop on evolvable hardware, held in Lausanne, Switzerland, in October 1995. It reports the state of the art of research in this field and presents two introductory chapters, written with the novice reader in mind.

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3540610936

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Augusto "César" Sandino

Messiah of Light and Truth

By: Marco Aurelio Navarro-Genie

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Augusto "César" Sandino

Messiah of Light and Truth

By: Marco Aurelio Navarro-Genie

Ultimately, Sandino saw himself as a Divine incarnation. In exploring how religion dominated his persona and activated his political and social projects, this book portrays Sandino as not just a rebel but a revolutionary prophet and messiah. It is at once an intriguing and significant contribution to the growing literature on Sandino, on Nicaraguan and Latin American history, and on millenarian movements and religions."--BOOK JACKET.

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Syracuse University Press

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0815629494

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Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units

By: Marco Mattioli

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Savoia-Marchetti S.79 Sparviero Bomber Units

By: Marco Mattioli

Initially developed by Savoia-Marchetti as a transport, the aircraft had evolved into a dedicated medium bomber by the time the S.79-I made its combat debut in the Spanish Civil War in 1936. During World War 2, it became Italy's most successful bomber, and the most produced, with around 1370 built between 1936 and early 1944. Although initially hampered by poor tactics, the S.79 bomber crews nonetheless scored sunk a number of Allied vessels, and provided a constant threat to Allied sailors in the Mediterranean in the early stages of the war. In East Africa and the Red Sea the Sparvieri were the most modern bombers in-theatre, proving a challenge to RAF and SAAF biplane fighters. Using specially commissioned full-colour artwork, first-hand accounts and historic photographs, this volume chronicles the history of the S.79's war in the Mediterranean, North African, Balkan, and East African theatres.

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1472818857

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Cancer Genomics

Chapter 16. Thyroid Cancer

By: Angela Greco,Claudia Miranda,Maria Grazia Borrello,Marco A. Pierotti

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Cancer Genomics

Chapter 16. Thyroid Cancer

By: Angela Greco,Claudia Miranda,Maria Grazia Borrello,Marco A. Pierotti

Thyroid cancer represents the most common endocrine malignancy and its incidence is increasing. The majority of thyroid tumours (90–95%) originate from the follicular epithelial cells; it includes several histotypes and related variants characterized by different biological and clinical behavior, such as differentiated papillary and follicular carcinoma (PTC and FTC), and poorly differentiated and anaplastic carcinoma (PDTC and ATC). Medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) represents a small fraction of thyroid tumors and originates from the parafollicular C cells. PTCs feature a frequent deregulation of the MAPK pathway, as RET/PTC, TRK, RAS or BRAF oncogenes have been found in about 70% of cases. FTCs are associated with RAS mutations and PAX8/PPARγ oncogenic chromosome rearrangements. PDTCs and ATCs display some alterations occurring in differentiated tumors, as well as other alterations specific of late tumor stages. MTC carry RET or RAS mutations. Here we summarize the molecular alterations detected in each thyroid tumor type, their role in the process of thyroid carcinogenesis, as well as how high-throughput gene expression analyses have contributed to the study of this malignancy.

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Elsevier Inc. Chapters

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0128061138

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Zero in conduct

By: Marco Edoardo Sanfelici

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Zero in conduct

By: Marco Edoardo Sanfelici

The book collects the best report cards of Marco Edoardo Sanfelici. The judgments which, after every Juventus match, photograph the performance of the Bianconeri eleven are sentences without appeal. From the brilliant and passionate mind of a fan commentator, here are the hilarious evaluations that testify better than any VAR image the behavior on the field of your greatest idols.

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Babelcube Inc.

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1667420305

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Strategy and Performance of Water Supply and Sanitation Providers

UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

By: Marco Schouten

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Strategy and Performance of Water Supply and Sanitation Providers

UNESCO-IHE PhD Thesis

By: Marco Schouten

The continuous growth in the demand for water supply and sanitation services has posed decision makers with the challenge to discover new, and to adapt existing, institutions. Since the last two decades, the most prominent institutional change for the water and sanitation sector is neo-liberalism. Neo-liberalism manifests itself in the water sector

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1439873925

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Mafia Politics

By: Marco Santoro

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Mafia Politics

By: Marco Santoro

This ground-breaking book offers a deep and original analysis of the Mafia – in particular Cosa Nostra – as a distinct form of politics. Marco Santoro breaks with criminal and economic approaches which see the Mafia as an industry of private protection and rationally calculating wealth accumulation. Instead he argues that it represents an alternative way of organizing political relations, the exercise of power, and the struggle for prestige. Nor is this a distortion or failure of the modern Western state, based on the rule of law: the Mafia is best understood as an older, alternative tradition of politics, a distinctly Southern institutional arrangement of social life focused on personal ties and obligations. Today, the Mafia still thrives among subaltern classes and in regions that the modern state has not yet incorporated, as a conservative counter-politics of prestige. Pivotal to understanding this world is a cultural sociology of the Mafia, offering the tools and concepts necessary to penetrate the symbolism and structures of Mafia life. Blending diverse theoretical strands with folk sources and the voices of Mafiosi themselves, Santoro develops a political theory of the Mafia, shedding new light on this captivating, global, and remarkably resilient phenomenon.

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1509545824

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International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention

History, Theory, and Interactions with Other Principles

By: Marco Roscini

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International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention

History, Theory, and Interactions with Other Principles

By: Marco Roscini

The principle of non-intervention in the domestic affairs of states is one of the most venerable principles of international law. Although not expressly mentioned in the Charter of the United Nations, at least as an inter-state prohibition, the principle currently appears in a plethora of treaties and UN General Assembly resolutions and has been invoked like a mantra by states of all geographical and political denominations. Despite this, the determination of its exact content has remained an enigma. International Law and the Principle of Non-Intervention: History, Theory, and Interactions with Other Principles solves this enigma by exploring what constitutes an 'intervention' in international law and when interventions are unlawful. These questions are approached from three different perspectives, which are reflected in the book's structure: historical, theoretical, and systematic. Through a comprehensive survey of primary documents and of over 200 cases of intervention from the mid-18th century to the present day, as well as an extensive literature search, this work provides an in-depth analysis of the principle of non-intervention which links it to fundamental notions of international law, including sovereignty, use of force, self-determination, and human rights protection.

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Oxford University Press

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0191090573

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Environmental Standards

Combined Exposures and Their Effects on Human Beings and Their Environment

By: Christian Streffer,Josef Bücker,Adrienne Cansier,Dieter Cansier,Carl Friedrich Gethmann,Robert Guderian,Gerd Hanekamp,Dietrich Henschler,Gerald Pöch,Eckard Rehbinder,Ortwin Renn,Marco Slesina,Kerstin Wuttke

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Environmental Standards

Combined Exposures and Their Effects on Human Beings and Their Environment

The rapid growth of the world population - nearly six-fold over the last hundred years - combined with the rising number of technical installations especially in the industrialized countries has lead to ever tighter and more strained living spaces on our planet. Because ofthe inevitable processes oflife, man was at first an exploiter rather than a careful preserver of the environment. Environmental awareness with the intention to conserve the environment has grown only in the last few decades. Environmental standards have been defined and limit values have been set largely guided, however, by scientific and medical data on single exposures, while public opinion, on the other hand, now increasingly calls for astronger consideration of the more complex situations following combined exposures. Furthermore, it turned out that environmental standards, while necessarily based on scientific data, must also take into account ethical, legal, economic, and sociological aspects. A task of such complexity can only be dealt with appropriately in the framework of an inter disciplinary group.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540440976

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Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology

From Theory to R Tools

By: Francesco de Bello,Carlos P. Carmona,André T. C. Dias,Lars Götzenberger,Marco Moretti,Matty P. Berg

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Handbook of Trait-Based Ecology

From Theory to R Tools

By: Francesco de Bello,Carlos P. Carmona,André T. C. Dias,Lars Götzenberger,Marco Moretti,Matty P. Berg

Functional ecology is the branch of ecology that focuses on various functions that species play in the community or ecosystem in which they occur. This accessible guide offers the main concepts and tools in trait-based ecology, and their tricks, covering different trophic levels and organism types. It is designed for students, researchers and practitioners who wish to get a handy synthesis of existing concepts, tools and trends in trait-based ecology, and wish to apply it to their own field of interest. Where relevant, exercises specifically designed to be run in R are included, along with accompanying on-line resources including solutions for exercises and R functions, and updates reflecting current developments in this fast-changing field. Based on more than a decade of teaching experience, the authors developed and improved the way theoretical aspects and analytical tools of trait-based ecology are introduced and explained to readers.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108613012

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Party Change, Recent Democracies, and Portugal

Comparative Perspectives

By: Marco Lisi

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Party Change, Recent Democracies, and Portugal

Comparative Perspectives

By: Marco Lisi

This book offers a critical overview on the literature on party change and provides original data on several dimensions of party organizations, focusing in particular on Portuguese political parties. The Portuguese case study will be used to illustrate how political parties evolve and the main differences in the trajectory experienced by parties in old democracies. Therefore, starting from the main theoretical contributions used to study party change, this book examines some key dimensions of the role played by political parties: ideological and programmatic orientations, the social basis of support, party organization, electoral campaigns and the elections of party leaders. Through a wide and rich data collection and the comparative perspective adopted, this book furthers our understanding of how Portuguese political parties have changed and the impact of this change on the quality of democracy.

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Lexington Books

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073919366X

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Bat Island

A Rare Journey Into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats

By: Rachel A. Page,Dina K. N. Dechmann,M. Teague O'Mara,Marco Tschapka,The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

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Bat Island

A Rare Journey Into the Hidden World of Tropical Bats

By: Rachel A. Page,Dina K. N. Dechmann,M. Teague O'Mara,Marco Tschapka,The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Featuring incredible photography and insight from an international team with long-term ties to the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Bat Island spotlights the unique beauty and environmental importance of the seventy-six species of bats on Panama’s Barro Colorado Island. For decades, scientists at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute have studied the remarkable biodiversity of bats on Barro Colorado Island in Panama, where an astonishing seventy-six species coexist. Now, for the first time, Smithsonian scientists’ expertise pairs with the stunning photography of National Geographic contributor Christian Ziegler for a captivating visual journey into the fascinating world of these elusive night creatures. Bats are unique among mammals: they have acquired true flight, provide essential ecosystem services, and represent the ecologically most diverse group of mammals worldwide. Synthesizing decades-worth of intensive study, Drs. Rachel Page, Dina Dechmann, Teague O’Mara, and Marco Tschapka provide authoritative insight alongside 150 photographs that showcase bats’ extraordinary environmental adaptations and rich natural history. OVER 150 STUNNING PHOTOGRAPHS: National Geographic photographer and contributor Christian Ziegler has captured over a decade’s worth of images of the myriad of bat species living on Barro Colorado Island that capture these elusive animals in a variety of settings, from night shots of flight through the tropical rainforest to closeups of their remarkable wings and feeding patterns. WRITTEN BY SMITHSONIAN SCIENTISTS: All chapters of Bat Island are written by scientists long affiliated with the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, one of the world’s leading tropical research organizations that spans a century. Topics include bats’ diverse sensory abilities, foraging strategies, roosting ecologies, and social systems. DECADES OF CUTTING-EDGE RESEARCH: Bat Island, published in partnership with the Smithsonian, presents fascinating insights from scientists working at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which boasts decades of study of the hyperdiverse bat population on Barro Colorado Island in addition to the most comprehensive and long-term datasets on tropical bats. CALL FOR CONSERVATION: Drs. Page, Dechmann, O’Mara, and Tschapka highlight how bats are threatened by habit fragmentation and land degradation, and communicate the initiatives needed to ensure the survival of these animals, which are critical to maintaining healthy, balanced ecosystems. RARE BEAUTY: Award-winning photojournalist Christian Ziegler’s photography illuminates the unique beauty and allure of bats and the tropical rainforest in Panama.

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Evolutionary Electronics

Automatic Design of Electronic Circuits and Systems by Genetic Algorithms

By: Ricardo Salem Zebulum,Marco Aurelio Pacheco,Marley Maria Be Vellasco

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Evolutionary Electronics

Automatic Design of Electronic Circuits and Systems by Genetic Algorithms

By: Ricardo Salem Zebulum,Marco Aurelio Pacheco,Marley Maria Be Vellasco

From the explosion of interest, research, and applications of evolutionary computation a new field emerges-evolutionary electronics. Focused on applying evolutionary computation concepts and techniques to the domain of electronics, many researchers now see it as holding the greatest potential for overcoming the drawbacks of conventional design techniques. Evolutionary Electronics: Automatic Design of Electronic Circuits and Systems by Genetic Algorithms formally introduces and defines this area of research, presents its main challenges in electronic design, and explores emerging technologies. It describes the evolutionary computation paradigm and its primary algorithms, and explores topics of current interest, such as multi-objective optimization. The authors examine numerous evolutionary electronics applications, draw conclusions about those applications, and sketch the future of evolutionary computation and its applications in electronics. In coming years, the appearance of more and more advanced technologies will increase the complexity of optimization and synthesis problems, and evolutionary electronics will almost certainly become a key to solving those problems. Evolutionary Electronics is your key to discovering and unlocking the potential of this promising new field.

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Veneers

Fantasy | Risk | Success

By: Maciej Zarow,Walter Devoto,Margarida Henrique,Louis Hardan,Marco Nicastro,Daniele Rondoni

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Veneers

Fantasy | Risk | Success

By: Maciej Zarow,Walter Devoto,Margarida Henrique,Louis Hardan,Marco Nicastro,Daniele Rondoni

Veneers is not a book to impress, but a book to teach, wherein the author's deep knowledge of the foundations of dentistry is revealed. The need to carry out adequate diagnoses that consider functional aspects fundamental to achieving success in this compromised type of treatment is emphasized. The book answers a number of questions: Is veneering a challenge? What do you need to have a predictable key to success in your workshop? And – What did I have to learn and remember well, after an era of uncertainty, trials, and material choices, to treat this therapy as an ordinary but demanding clinical procedure? Through detailed clinical cases, this book shows when veneers are indicated, when to avoid them, what risks lie in wait, how to prepare the teeth, what type of materials to use, and how to proceed with cementation. It also shows where this type of treatment is going in the future, with the incorporation of the digital workflow. This book is a must for clinicians dedicated to esthetic restorative dentistry.

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386867652X

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Holy Mary of Guadalupe

By: Paul De Marco

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Holy Mary of Guadalupe

By: Paul De Marco

The military campaign of Hernan Cortes and the Conquistadors resulted in the destruction of the great city of Tenochtitlan in modern-day Mexico and the collapse of the Aztec Empire in 1521. The Spanish invasion had also seen the introduction of smallpox, a disease which would kill millions of Mexican Indians in just a few years. This once-proud nation had lost its leaders, their temple had been destroyed, and human sacrifice to their gods had been outlawed. But the apparitions of Our Lady to a poor Indian named Juan Diego at Tepeyac Hill in December 1531, and the miraculous appearance of her image on his tilma, would result in the greatest conversion to Christianity in history. This book gives a fascinating insight into these events and Our Lady's message for each of us, as well as drawing comparisons with the apparitions at Lourdes in 1858 and Fatima in 1917.

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Lulu.com

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0244491801

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An American Son

A Memoir

By: Marco Rubio

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An American Son

A Memoir

By: Marco Rubio

Few politicians have risen to national prominence as quickly as Marco Rubio. Here is the full story of his unlikely journey. Florida Senator Marco Rubio electrified the 2012 Republican National Convention by telling the story of his parents, who were struggling immigrants from Cuba. They embraced their new country and taught their children to appreciate its unique opportunities. Every sacrifice they made over the years, as they worked hard at blue-collar jobs in Miami and Las Vegas, was for their children. Young Marco grew up dreaming about football, not politics. In this fascinating memoir, he reveals how he ended up running for the West Miami City Commission, and then the Florida House of Representatives. In just six years he rose to Speaker of the Florida House. He then won his U.S. Senate campaign as an extreme long shot. Now Rubio speaks on the national stage about the better future that’s possible if we return to our founding principles. In that vision, as in his family’s story, Rubio proves that the American Dream is still alive for those who pursue it.

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1101592370

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Computer-Guided Dental Implants and Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Applications

By: Marco Rinaldi,Scott D Ganz,Angelo Mottola

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Computer-Guided Dental Implants and Reconstructive Surgery

Clinical Applications

By: Marco Rinaldi,Scott D Ganz,Angelo Mottola

Written by recognized dental implant surgery experts Marco Rinaldi, Scott Ganz, and Angelo Mottola, Computer-Guided Applications for Dental Implants, Bone Grafting, and Reconstructive Surgery is the first text to provide state-of-the-art information on procedures and techniques used in guided dental implant surgery and bone grafting. It begins with the basic principles of guided dental implants including anatomical obstacles, pathologies, and pharmacological management of patients, and then uses a templated, atlas format to discuss clinical case studies. With a companion website includes videos demonstrating surgical procedures, this text makes it easier for the entire surgical team to share in the diagnosis and treatment planning for patients receiving implants. - Coverage of computer-guided surgery from treatment planning to recovery includes a combination of actual 3-D computed imagery and clinical photos to clearly demonstrate implant surgeries. - Bone grafting protocols address 3-D evaluation of bone density and the use of bone grafts to augment bone volume prior to dental implant surgery. - 40 case studies include pre- and post-operative considerations as well as the description of the surgical procedure, using high-quality clinical photos as well as CT and 3-D images to clearly illustrate every guided-implant challenge. - Over 1,800 full-color images include pre-, intra-, and post-operative photographs, showing pathologies, procedures, and outcomes. - Expert, authoritative authors provide guidance based upon extensive experience with current techniques as well as the latest technological advances in guided-implant surgery. - A companion website includes 10 video clips that are linked to selected clinical cases in the text. - Digital book formats supplement the print book, making this reference easy to access on iPads, tablets, e-readers, and smart phones.

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Between Legitimacy and Violence

A History of Colombia, 1875–2002

By: Marco Palacios

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Between Legitimacy and Violence

A History of Colombia, 1875–2002

By: Marco Palacios

DIVComprehensive overview of modern Colombian history considers why Colombia's long-established, stable political institutions have not been able to prevent frequent and extreme violence./div

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