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The Illustrious House of Ramires

By: José Maria de Eça de Queirós

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The Illustrious House of Ramires

By: José Maria de Eça de Queirós

In a brilliant new translation, the wonderful penultimate novel by Eça de Queirós: “Portugal's greatest novelist” (José Saramago) The Illustrious House of Ramires, presented here in a sparkling new translation by Margaret Jull Costa, is the favorite novel of many Eça de Queirós aficionados. This late masterpiece, wickedly funny and yet profoundly tender, centers on Gonçalo Ramires, heir to a family so aristocratic that it predates even the kings of Portugal. Gonçalo—charming but disastrously effete, idealistic but hopelessly weak—muddles through his pampered life, burdened by a grand ambition. He is determined to write a great historical novel based on the heroic deeds of his fierce medieval ancestors. But “the record of their valor,” as The London Spectator remarked, “is ironically counterpointed by his own chicanery. A combination of Don Quixote and Walter Mitty, Ramires is continually humiliated but at the same time kindhearted. Ironic comedy is the keynote of the novel. Eça de Queirós has justly been compared with Flaubert and Stendhal.

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0811226980

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Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

By: Carolina Maria De Jesus,Robert M. Levine,Beth Joan Vinkler,Emanuelle Oliveira

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Bitita's Diary: The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

The Autobiography of Carolina Maria de Jesus

By: Carolina Maria De Jesus,Robert M. Levine,Beth Joan Vinkler,Emanuelle Oliveira

Carolina Maria de Jesus (1914-1977), nicknamed Bitita, was a destitute black Brazilian woman born in the rural interior who migrated to the industrial city of Sao Paulo. This is her autobiography, which includes details about her experiences of race relations and sexual intimidation.

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1317475844

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Grapevine in a Changing Environment

A Molecular and Ecophysiological Perspective

By: Hernâni Gerós,Maria Manuela Chaves,Hipolito Medrano Gil,Serge Delrot

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Grapevine in a Changing Environment

A Molecular and Ecophysiological Perspective

By: Hernâni Gerós,Maria Manuela Chaves,Hipolito Medrano Gil,Serge Delrot

Grapes (Vitis spp.) are economically the most important fruit species in the world. Over the last decades many scientific advances have led to understand more deeply key physiological, biochemical, and molecular aspects of grape berry maturation. However, our knowledge on how grapevines respond to environmental stimuli and deal with biotic and abiotic stresses is still fragmented. Thus, this area of research is wide open for new scientific and technological advancements. Particularly, in the context of climate change, viticulture will have to adapt to higher temperatures, light intensity and atmospheric CO2 concentration, while water availability is expected to decrease in many viticultural regions, which poses new challenges to scientists and producers. With Grapevine in a Changing Environment, readers will benefit from a comprehensive and updated coverage on the intricate grapevine defense mechanisms against biotic and abiotic stress and on the new generation techniques that may be ultimately used to implement appropriate strategies aimed at the production and selection of more adapted genotypes. The book also provides valuable references in this research area and original data from several laboratories worldwide. Written by 63 international experts on grapevine ecophysiology, biochemistry and molecular biology, the book is a reference for a wide audience with different backgrounds, from plant physiologists, biochemists and graduate and post-graduate students, to viticulturists and enologists.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1118736044

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JUSTIÇA E DEMOCRACIA: as novas perspectivas da hermenêutica constitucional

By: Renata Furtado de Barros,Paula Maria Tecles Lara

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JUSTIÇA E DEMOCRACIA: as novas perspectivas da hermenêutica constitucional

By: Renata Furtado de Barros,Paula Maria Tecles Lara

A ABPJD (Academia Brasileira de Produção Jurídica Discente) apresenta seu terceiro livro produzido com a colaboração de diversos profissionais da área jurídica, intitulado: "JUSTIÇA E DEMOCRACIA: as novas perspectivas da hermenêutica constitucional". Essa obra é fruto de inúmeras pesquisas dos alunos do curso de Pós-Graduação em Direito da PUC Minas, tendo contado com a colaboração de diversos docentes e discentes de outras instituições espalhadas por todo o Brasil. Com o objetivo de facilitar a leitura, a obra foi dividida em dois volumes, sendo este o primeiro volume. O que se busca a todo momento é crer em um ordenamento jurídico mais justo e democrático, para tanto, entendemos que a hermenêutica é um caminho seguro para reflexão da aplicação das normas no Estado Democrático de Direito brasileiro. Esperamos que esse livro seja uma reflexão da hermenêutica constitucional e de seu papel na manutenção de ideais mais sólidos de Justiça e Democracia. As Organizadoras.

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1300495987

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Inventing a European Nation

Engineers for Portugal, from Baroque to Fascism

By: Maria Paula Diogo,Tiago Saraiva

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Inventing a European Nation

Engineers for Portugal, from Baroque to Fascism

By: Maria Paula Diogo,Tiago Saraiva

This book deals with the simultaneous making of Portuguese engineers and the Portuguese nation-state from the mid seventeenth century to the late twentieth century. It argues that the different meanings of being an engineer were directly dependent of projects of nation building and that one cannot understand the history of engineering in Portugal without detailing such projects. Symmetrically, the authors suggest that the very same ability of collectively imagining a nation relied on large measure on engineers and their practices. National culture was not only enacted through poetry, music, and history, but it demanded as well fortresses, railroads, steam engines, and dams. Portuguese engineers imagined their country in dialogue with Italian, British, French, German or American realities, many times overlapping such references. The book exemplifies how history of engineering makes more salient the transnational dimensions of national history. This is valid beyond the Portuguese case and draws attention to the potential of history of engineering for reshaping national histories and their local specificities into global narratives relevant for readers across different geographies.

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Springer Nature

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3031021290

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The Syntax of Portuguese

By: Mary A. Kato,Ana Maria Martins,Jairo Nunes

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The Syntax of Portuguese

By: Mary A. Kato,Ana Maria Martins,Jairo Nunes

Portuguese is the second most spoken Romance language in the world, and due to recent interest in comparative syntax, the literature on its syntax has increased exponentially, resulting in exciting discoveries of a range of aspects that have hitherto been overlooked. This book provides a theoretically grounded overview of the major syntactic properties of Portuguese, focusing on the differences between European and Brazilian Portuguese. It shows from a theoretical point of view how different syntactic properties are interconnected by comparing and contrasting the variances between pronominal and agreement systems, null subjects, null complements, and word order. It also highlights how small differences in the specification of syntactic properties may yield quite different dialects. It introduces key theoretical points without technical jargon, making the content accessible to specialist and non-specialists alike. It is essential reading for both academic researchers and students of Portuguese language, comparative syntax, Romance linguistics, and theoretical syntax.

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Cambridge University Press

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1009321692

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The Silver Bed of the Dukes of Cadaval

By: Celina Bastos,Maria João Ferreira,Inês Ferro,Joan Castaño García,Teresa Leonor M. Vale,Hugo Xavier,Manuel Lemos,Maria João Petisca,Isabel Tissot,Matthias Tissot

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The Silver Bed of the Dukes of Cadaval

By: Celina Bastos,Maria João Ferreira,Inês Ferro,Joan Castaño García,Teresa Leonor M. Vale,Hugo Xavier,Manuel Lemos,Maria João Petisca,Isabel Tissot,Matthias Tissot

Volume 3, "Collections In Focus | National Palaces | Sintra Queluz Pena".

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Parques de Sintra - Monte da Lua, S.A.

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9895406185

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Metal Ions

Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Volume 9

By: Maria Vasconcellos Morais,Maria-Amelia Santos

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Metal Ions

Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine, Volume 9

By: Maria Vasconcellos Morais,Maria-Amelia Santos

This is Volume 9 of the ninth International Symposium on Metal Ions in Biology and Medicine that was held in Lisbon, Portugal in May 2006. It comprises a host of papers from internationally regarded authorities in the field.

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274200629X

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Implementing Sustainable Development

From Global Policy to Local Action

By: Phillip J. Cooper,Claudia Maria Vargas

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Implementing Sustainable Development

From Global Policy to Local Action

By: Phillip J. Cooper,Claudia Maria Vargas

There is a great deal of rhetoric and no shortage of ideas about sustainable development. However, note Cooper and Vargas (both of the U. of Vermont), there has also been an implementation gap. Saying that implementation is the art of the feasible, they present a feasibility framework for profes

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742523616

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Advances in Artificial Intelligence

International Joint Conference 7th Ibero-American Conference on AI 15th Brazilian Symposium on AI IBERAMIA-SBIA 2000 Atibaia, SP, Brazil, November 19-22, 2000 Proceedings

By: Maria Carolina Monard

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Advances in Artificial Intelligence

International Joint Conference 7th Ibero-American Conference on AI 15th Brazilian Symposium on AI IBERAMIA-SBIA 2000 Atibaia, SP, Brazil, November 19-22, 2000 Proceedings

By: Maria Carolina Monard

This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the 7th Ibero-American Conference on AI and the 15th Brazilian Symposium on AI, IBERAMIA-SBIA 2000, held in Atibaia, Brazil in November 2000. The 48 revised full papers presented together with two invited contributions were carefully reviewed and selected from a total of 156 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on knowledge engineering and case-based reasoning, planning and scheduling, distributed AI and multi-agent systems, AI in education and intelligent tutoring systems, knowledge representation and reasoning, machine learning and knowledge acquisition, knowledge discovery and data mining, natural language processing, robotics, computer vision, uncertainty and fuzzy systems, and genetic algorithms and neural networks.

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354041276X

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The Ripple Effect

Gender and Race in Brazilian Culture and Literature

By: Maria José Somerlate Barbosa

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The Ripple Effect

Gender and Race in Brazilian Culture and Literature

By: Maria José Somerlate Barbosa

In The Ripple Effect: Gender and Race in Brazilian Culture and Literature, Barbosa adopts a comparative, multilayered, and interdisciplinary line of research to examine social values and cultural mores from the first decades of the twentieth century to the present. By analyzing the historical, cultural, religious, and interactive space of Brazil’s national identity, The Ripple Effect surveys expressive cultures and literary manifestations. It uses the martial art-dance-ritual capoeira as a lynchpin to disclose historical ambiguities and the negotiation of cultural and literary boundaries within the context of the ideological construct of a mestizo nation. The book also examines laws governing gender in Brazil and discusses honor killings and other types of violence against women. The Ripple Effect appraises the contributions that some iconic female figures have made to the development of Brazil’s distinctive cultural and literary production. Drawing on more than fifteen years of field, archival, and scholarly research, this work offers new interpretative venues, and broadens the critical focus and the methodological scope of previous scholarship. It reveals how literature and other arts can be used to document cultural norms, catalog life experiences, and analyze complex constructions of social values, ideas, and belief systems.

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Purdue University Press

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161249854X

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Goa

A Daughter's Story

By: Maria Couto

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Goa

A Daughter's Story

By: Maria Couto

In December 1961, Indian Troops Marched Into Goa Putting An End To Over 450 Years Of Portuguese Rule, The Longest Spell Of Colonialism On The Subcontinent, And Goa Became Part Of The Indian Union. In Popular Imagination, However, Goa Has Remained A Place Not Quite India, And Stereotypes About Goa And Goans Abound. Maria Aurora Couto S Unique Blend Of Biography, Memoir And Social History Brings Us The Goa Behind The Beaches And Booze Culture That Is Projected For The Tourist And Which Has Unfortunately Come To Define Goa For The Vast Majority Outside The State. Starting With An Account Of The Immediate Aftermath Of Liberation, Couto Goes Back And Forth In Time To Examine The Fundamental Transformations In Goan Society From 1510, When Afonso De Albuquerque Conquered Goa, Up To The Present. Drawing Upon The Experiences Of Her Own Family And Those Of Others, Both Hindu And Catholic, She Writes Of The Influences That Have Touched All Goans The Luso-Indian Culture; Conversion And The Inquisition; Political And Cultural Changes In Europe Such As The French Revolution And The Ideals Of Republicanism; Folk Traditions, Music And The Konkani Language; And, Ultimately, Freedom And Integration With India. In The Process She Reveals How Goa, Which Combines The Best Of Traditional And Cosmopolitan Lifestyles, Has Evolved Into India S Twenty-First-Century Model Of Economic Development And Communal Harmony. Written With Sensitivity, Insight And Scholarship, Goa: A Daughter S Story Is At Once Expansive And Intimate: A Moving Narrative About Home, The Village And The World, In Which The Author Crosses The Boundaries Between History And Memory, Truth And Imagination, To Evoke Personal And Community Experience. It Is As Much An Appraisal Of Goa S Past As It Is An Examination Of Its Present And A Vision For Its Future.

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Penguin Books India

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0143033433

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9780143033431

Ten Myths About the Jews

By: Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro

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Ten Myths About the Jews

By: Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro

Ten Myths about the Jews analyzes the complex facets of anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism in an accessible and easy-to-read format. Based on wide research, Brazilian historian Maria Luiza Tucci Carneiro examines different manifestations against Jews and their faith through history and political culture along the centuries. Ten omnipresent accusations were configured by anti-Semites in axioms that became myths: Myth 1: The Jews killed Christ. Myth 2: The Jews are a secret entity. Myth 3: The Jews control the world economy. Myth 4: There are no poor Jews. Myth 5: The Jews are greedy. Myth 6: The Jews have no homeland. Myth 7: The Jews are racists. Myth 8: The Jews are parasites. Myth 9: The Jews control the media. Myth 10: The Jews manipulate the United States. Tucci Carneiro unmasks the roots of anti-Semitism and exposes contemporary prejudices. Her book is an invitation to reflect upon current realities marked by racism and shows how the main myths about the Jews have been vested of a verisimilitude that has persisted for the last 2000 years, all over the world, by means of hatred of the other, political/religious opportunism and economic deceit. The myths are kept alive by means of constant repetition and re-elaboration of a particular narrative, invariably seductive. The author proves each of the ten myths in terms of their historical record, their origins and purposes. Even though Jews are fully integrated into western society in multiple ways (entrepreneurship, medicine, literature, philosophy, the arts), racist myths against the community have been particularly resilient; they attempt to override common sense and their continuous circulation and rehashing through scapegoating and caricature has had profound negative repercussions for society as a whole. Ten Myths, now published in five languages, is an essential tool in the struggle against the discourse of racist hatred.

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178284676X

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AI*IA 2007: Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing

10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, Rome, Italy, September 10-13, 2007, Proceedings

By: Associazione italiana per l'intelligenza artificiale. Congress,Roberto Basili,Maria Teresa Pazienza

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AI*IA 2007: Artificial Intelligence and Human-Oriented Computing

10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, Rome, Italy, September 10-13, 2007, Proceedings

By: Associazione italiana per l'intelligenza artificiale. Congress,Roberto Basili,Maria Teresa Pazienza

Annotation This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 10th Congress of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, AI*IA 2007, held in Rome, Italy, in September 2007. The 42 revised full papers presented together with 14 revised poster papers and 3 invited talks were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on knowledge representation and reasoning, multiagent systems, distributed AIai, knowledge engineering, ontologies and the semantic Web, machine learning, natural language processing, information retrieval and extraction, planning and scheduling, AI and applications. Three special tracks depicting progresses in significant application fields that represent increasingly relevant topics contain 18 additional papers on AI and robotics, AI and expressive media, and intelligent access to multimedia information.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540747818

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Masterstroke

the 48 most powerful negotiation tactics

By: Francisco Guirado Bernabeu,Victor Eduardo Mendes,Maria Eugênia Cauduro,Nilton Antonio de Almeida,Maria Regina de Morais Xausa

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Masterstroke

the 48 most powerful negotiation tactics

By: Francisco Guirado Bernabeu,Victor Eduardo Mendes,Maria Eugênia Cauduro,Nilton Antonio de Almeida,Maria Regina de Morais Xausa

A practical guide that will deeply change the way you negotiate and make decisions in a negotiation! Who has never felt vulnerable after a negotiation after realizing that they did not recognize a tactic their counterpart used? Just like in a game of chess, negotiation tactics are intentional practices adopted during negotiations in order to produce the desired and predetermined effects on the counterpart you are negotiating with. For this reason, it is vital to know them, both to improve your understanding of the scenario in which you are negotiating and to know how and when to use them in order to maximize the desired results. This book compiles the 48 most powerful negotiation tactics, constituting a practical guide that presents not only the description of each tactic but also the explanation of how and why they work, their desired effects, examples of applications, and, mainly, how to neutralize them when they are used against you. Once you have finished reading, you will certainly be better prepared to understand the negotiations in which you will participate, as well as have at your disposal a real guide to facilitate your decision on how to act during them. In short: this book is a must-have, it is a practical guide to always have on your side to be ready and willing to negotiate.

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Editora Dialética

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6525285445

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Our Adventures During the War of 1870

Vol. II

By: Emma Maria Pearson,Louisa Elizabeth Maclaughlin

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Our Adventures During the War of 1870

Vol. II

By: Emma Maria Pearson,Louisa Elizabeth Maclaughlin

Reprint of the original, first published in 1871. The publishing house Anatiposi publishes historical books as reprints. Due to their age, these books may have missing pages or inferior quality. Our aim is to preserve these books and make them available to the public so that they do not get lost.

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3382163551

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9783382163556

Recovered Voices, Newfound Questions

Family archives and historical research

By: Maria de Lurdes Rosa,Rita Sampaio da Nóvoa,Alice Borges Gago,Maria João da Câmara

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Recovered Voices, Newfound Questions

Family archives and historical research

By: Maria de Lurdes Rosa,Rita Sampaio da Nóvoa,Alice Borges Gago,Maria João da Câmara

O objectivo da obra é o de apresentar arquivos muito pouco conhecidos, ou mesmo desconhecidos, interrogá-los e analisá-los à luz de novas perspectivas históricas e arquivísticas, descobrir as “vozes” de quem os produziu - e formular, assim, novas questões de investigação. Divide-se em três partes: “Recovering, reconstructing and (re)discovering family and personal archives”; “From a social, political and cultural history of the families to a social history of the archives”; “Public preservation and promotion of family and personal archives”.

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Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra / Coimbra University Press

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9892617932

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9789892617930

ESTUDOS INTERDISCIPLINARES EM CONTABILIDADE Volume I

By: CLEBERSON ELLER LOOSE,LILIANE MARIA NERY ANDRADE,SUZENIR AGUIAR DA SILVA SATO

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ESTUDOS INTERDISCIPLINARES EM CONTABILIDADE Volume I

By: CLEBERSON ELLER LOOSE,LILIANE MARIA NERY ANDRADE,SUZENIR AGUIAR DA SILVA SATO

Com os avanços na área científica e tecnológica ocorrido nas últimas décadas, nos mais diversos segmentos das atividades ligadas à agropecuária, têm proporcionado o surgimento de inúmeros produtos alternativos. Dentre eles está o frango caipira que surgiu como proposta diferenciada para consumidores preocupados com a saúde, segurança alimentar, meio ambiente e ecologia sustentável (CARBONE, SATO E MOORI,2004).

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1365845885

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The Portuguese Revolution of 1974-1975

An Unexpected Path to Democracy

By: Maria Inácia Rezola PhD

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The Portuguese Revolution of 1974-1975

An Unexpected Path to Democracy

By: Maria Inácia Rezola PhD

As Portugal is celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Carnation Revolution, this book conveys a global and differentiating perspective on the aims and actions of its three main protagonists – the Armed Forces, the political parties and mass social organizations – by close examination of original archival documentation; oral and written primary sources; and government records.

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Liverpool University Press

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1835536573

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II-VI Semiconductor Materials and their Applications

By: Maria C. Tamargo

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II-VI Semiconductor Materials and their Applications

By: Maria C. Tamargo

II-VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications deals with II-VI compound semiconductors and the status of the two areas of current optoelectronics applications: blue-green emitters and IR detectors. Specifically, the growth, charactrtization, materials and device issues for these two applications are described. Emphasis is placed on the wide bandgap emitters where much progress has occurred recently. The book also presents new directions that have potential, future applications in optoelectronics for II-VI materials. In particular, it discusses the status of dilute magnetic semiconductors for mango-optical and electromagnetic devices, nonlinear optical properties, photorefractive effects and new materials and physics phenomena, such as self-organized, low-dimensional structures. II_VI Semiconductor Materials and Their Applications is a valuable reference book for researchers in the field as well as a textbook for materials science and applied physics courses.

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CRC Press

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1560329149

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The Airline Profit Cycle

A System Analysis of Airline Industry Dynamics

By: Eva-Maria Cronrath

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The Airline Profit Cycle

A System Analysis of Airline Industry Dynamics

By: Eva-Maria Cronrath

The air transport industry has high economic impact; it supports more than 60 million jobs worldwide. Since the early years of commercial air travel, passenger numbers have grown tremendously. However, for decades airlines’ financial results have been swinging between profits and losses. The airline industry’s aggregate net average profit between 1970 and 2010 was close to zero, which implies bankruptcies and layoffs in downturns. The profit cycle’s amplitude has been rising over time, which means that problems have become increasingly severe and also shows that the industry may not have learned from the past. More stable financial results could not only facilitate airline management decisions and improve investors’ confidence but also preserve employment. This book offers a thorough understanding of the airline profit cycle’s causes and drivers, and it presents measures to achieve a higher and more stable profitability level. This is the first in-depth examination of the airline profit cycle. The airline industry is modelled as a complex dynamic system, which is used for quantitative simulations of ‘what if’ scenarios. These experiments reveal that the general economic environment, such as GDP or fuel price developments, influence the airline industry’s profitability pattern as well as certain regulations or aircraft manufactures’ policies. Yet despite all circumstances, simulations show that airlines’ own management decisions are sufficient to generate higher and more stable profits in the industry. This book is useful for aviation industry decision makers, investors, policy makers, and researchers because it explains why the airline industry earns or loses money. This knowledge will advance forecasting and market intelligence. Furthermore, the book offers practitioners different suggestions to sustainably improve the airline industry’s profitability. The book is also recommended as a case study for system analysis as well as industry cyclicality at graduate or postgraduate level for courses such as engineering, economics, or management.

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135174397X

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Journal Of A Voyage To Brazil

By: Maria Graham

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Journal Of A Voyage To Brazil

By: Maria Graham

Journal of a Voyage to Brazil" by Maria Graham is an illuminating travelogue that captures the spirit of exploration and cultural immersion in the vast and diverse landscapes of Brazil. Maria Graham, a keen observer and skilled writer, takes readers on a captivating journey through the enchanting landscapes, vibrant cities, and indigenous cultures of this South American gem. This journal offers a firsthand account of Graham's experiences, weaving together her impressions of Brazil's natural beauty, the intricacies of its flora and fauna, and the colorful tapestry of its people. From the bustling markets of Rio de Janeiro to the serene Amazon rainforest, Graham's narrative unfolds as a vibrant and insightful exploration of Brazil's geography and cultural richness. "Journal of a Voyage to Brazil" serves as both a travel guide and a cultural documentation, providing readers with a window into the complexities and wonders of Brazil during the time of Graham's travels. This work is a must-read for those fascinated by the intersection of travel, cultural exploration, and natural history. Embark on this literary voyage with Maria Graham and experience the allure of Brazil through her keen observations and vivid storytelling. Discover the beauty and diversity of this captivating country, as documented in the pages of Graham's insightful and engaging journal.

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Rio de Janeiro in the Global Meat Market, c. 1850 to c. 1930

How Fresh and Salted Meat Arrived at the Carioca Table

By: Maria-Aparecida Lopes

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Rio de Janeiro in the Global Meat Market, c. 1850 to c. 1930

How Fresh and Salted Meat Arrived at the Carioca Table

By: Maria-Aparecida Lopes

This book examines the meat provision system of Rio de Janeiro from the 1850s to the 1930s. Until the 1920s, Rio was Brazil’s economic hub, main industrial city, and prime consumer market. Meat consumption was an indicator of living standards and a matter of public concern. The work unveils that in the second half of the nineteenth century, the city was well supplied with red meat. Initially, dwellers relied mostly on salted meat; then, in the latter decades of the 1800s, two sets of changes upgraded fresh meat deliveries. First, ranching expansion and transportation innovation in southeast and central-west Brazil guaranteed a continuous flow of cattle to Rio. Second, the municipal centralization of meat processing and distribution made its provision regular and predictable. By the early twentieth century, fresh meat replaced salted meat in the urban marketplace. This study examines these developments in light of national and global developments in the livestock and meat industries.

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1000414728

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9781000414721

Tapiz para un Pasado

By: Maria Isabel Mathieu

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Tapiz para un Pasado

By: Maria Isabel Mathieu

En esta obra María Isabel Mathieu, usa toda la destreza de que es capaz, para poder de una forma biográfica narrar partes de la vida de una pareja, que habiendo cada uno sufrido fuertes tropezones que los arrojaron al suelo. Juntos de la mano se levantaron en medio de la humildad. La fatalidad les da una estocada mortal, tratando de reivindicar lo hecho con dinero. Una historia real, matizada con algunas pinceladas de fantasía y datos recopilados de la gaceta. Algunos nombres y lugares, han sido cambiados por razones obvias para poder de una forma biográfica narrar partes de la vida de una pareja, que habiendo cada uno sufrido fuertes tropezones que los arrojaron al suelo. Juntos de la mano se levantaron en medio de la humildad. La fatalidad les da una estocada mortal, tratando de reivindicar lo hecho con dinero. Una historia real, matizada con algunas pinceladas de fantasía y datos recopilados de la gaceta. Algunos nombres y lugares, han sido cambiados por razones obvias. La protagonista de Tapiz para un Pasado "Kanella" como es nombrada en la historia, habla de una forma muy tenue durante la presentación del este libro en Barnes & Noble, mientras que la autora con pena en su alma, observa el dolor que se refleja el rostro de su gran amiga. Esta nota debajo de la foto por favor comenzar a escribirla al lado de la misma, para que no quede el espacio blanco.

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1463331533

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9781463331535

Eça de Queiroz

By: Maria Filomena Mónica

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Eça de Queiroz

By: Maria Filomena Mónica

The first literary biography in English of Eça de Queiroz, the Portuguese Dickens.

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Tamesis Books

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1855661152

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9781855661158

Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting

By: Alina Maria Holban,Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

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Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting

By: Alina Maria Holban,Alexandru Mihai Grumezescu

Nanoarchitectonics for Smart Delivery and Drug Targeting is one of the first books on the market to exclusively focus on the topic of nanoarchitectonics, a rapidly developing area of nanotechnology which allows scientists to arrange nanoscale structural units, typically a group of atoms or molecules, in an intended configuration. This book assesses novel applications of nanomaterials in the areas of smart delivery and drug targeting using nanoarchitectonics and discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each application. - Provides a scholarly introduction to the uses of nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery and targeting - Explores novel opportunities and ideas for developing and improving nanoscale drug delivery systems through the use of nanoarchitectonics, allowing scientists to see how this exciting new technology is used in practice - Assesses the pros and cons of each application, allowing readers to assess when it is most appropriate to use nanoarchitectonics in drug delivery

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William Andrew

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0323477224

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9780323477222

Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use

From Materials to Applications

By: Maria Vallet-Regí,Daniel Arcos Navarrete,Daniel Arcos

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Biomimetic Nanoceramics in Clinical Use

From Materials to Applications

By: Maria Vallet-Regí,Daniel Arcos Navarrete,Daniel Arcos

The first book on bioactive nanoceramics to unite the many multidisciplinary concepts useful for those working in bioceramics today.

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Royal Society of Chemistry

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0854041427

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9780854041428

Insurance Law in Portugal

By: Joana Neto Anjos,Joana Vicente,Gabriela Lacerda Assunção,Geraldo Rocha Ribeiro,Maria Inês de Oliveira Martins

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Insurance Law in Portugal

By: Joana Neto Anjos,Joana Vicente,Gabriela Lacerda Assunção,Geraldo Rocha Ribeiro,Maria Inês de Oliveira Martins

Derived from the renowned multi-volume International Encyclopaedia of Laws, this book provides valuable practical insight into both public supervisory legislation concerning insurance and private insurance contract law in Portugal. An informative general introduction surveying the legal, political, financial, and commercial background and surroundings of insurance provides a sound foundation for the specific detail that follows. The book covers all essential aspects of the law and regulation governing insurance policies and instruments. Its detailed exposition includes examination of the form of the insurance company and its reserves and investments; the insurance contract; the legal aspects of the various branches of property and liability insurance; motor vehicle insurance schemes; life insurance, health insurance, and workmen’s compensation schemes; reinsurance, co-insurance, and pooling; taxation of insurance; and risk management and prevention. Succinct yet eminently practical, the book will be a valuable resource for lawyers handling cases affecting Portugal. It will be of practical utility to those both in public service and private practice called on to develop and to apply the laws of insurance, and of special interest as a contribution to the much-needed harmonization of insurance law.

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Kluwer Law International B.V.

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9403513489

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9789403513485

Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants

By: Sally Francis,Maria Teresa Ramandi

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Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants

By: Sally Francis,Maria Teresa Ramandi

In Crocologia – A Detailed Study of Saffron, the King of Plants, Sally Francis and Maria Teresa Ramandi present the first translation into English of Johann Ferdinand Hertodt’s seminal 1671 work Crocologia, a book uniquely devoted to the medical uses of saffron. Hertodt discusses saffron’s origin, related species, cultivation, selection, properties and lists all its pharmaceutical preparations. Hertodt then journeys through diseases of the human body, presenting saffron-containing formulae for their treatment. The two authors complement the translation with a biography of Hertodt, and detail saffron’s botany, current production, uses, its changing reputation as a drug, and review findings from new medical research. There is a full Glossary, and translation of a contemporary animadversion of Crocologia by Hertodt’s rival, Wenzel Maximilian Ardensbach.

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BRILL

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9004435298

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9789004435292

Legal Professionals in White-Collar Crime

Knowing, Thinking and Acting

By: Maria Eugenia Trombini

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Legal Professionals in White-Collar Crime

Knowing, Thinking and Acting

By: Maria Eugenia Trombini

This work is dedicated to map the modes of thinking and acting of legal professionals who work in white-collar crime. Lawyers, whose decisions generate economic and political consequences, stand at a strategic location between the state and key segments of society. This monograph’s approach is linked to the foundations of the sociology of knowledge, that culture antecedes and anchors social action. It starts by reconstructing the worldviews that legal professionals hold about corruption and its main participants, and then advances to examine decision-making. The author is introducing an innovative dataset comprised of interviews, court records and biographical data to investigate Brazilian lawyers (1985-2021). The study’s qualitative findings show a professional cognitive pattern that is apolitical and technical, and criticizes unskilled people working in the state administration more than businesspeople. The dominant mindset understands corporate-state relations as a self-feeding system that requires qualification and awareness of international trends to counter crime. The decision-making patterns confirm: (i) that prosecutors and judges prioritize the ends, fighting corruption, and use existing legislation and organizational resources to secure verdicts; (ii) the asymmetries between how bribe-payers and bribe-payees are treated.

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Springer Nature

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3658407476

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9783658407476

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