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Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

By: Michele Piana,A. Gordon Emslie,Anna Maria Massone,Brian R. Dennis

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Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

By: Michele Piana,A. Gordon Emslie,Anna Maria Massone,Brian R. Dennis

The idea for this text emerged over several years as the authors participated in research projects related to analysis of data from NASA's RHESSI Small Explorer mission. The data produced over the operational lifetime of this mission inspired many investigations related to a specific science question: the when, where, and how of electron acceleration during solar flares in the stressed magnetic environment of the active Sun. A vital key to unlocking this science problem is the ability to produce high-quality images of hard X-rays produced by bremsstrahlung radiation from electrons accelerated during a solar flare. The only practical way to do this within the technological and budgetary limitations of the RHESSI era was to opt for indirect modalities in which imaging information is encoded as a set of two-dimensional spatial Fourier components. Radio astronomers had employed Fourier imaging for many years. However, differently than for radio astronomy, X-ray images produced by RHESSI had to be constructed from a very limited number of sparsely distributed and very noisy Fourier components. Further, Fourier imaging is hardly intuitive, and extensive validation of the methods was necessary to ensure that they produced images with sufficient accuracy and fidelity for scientific applications. This book summarizes the results of this development of imaging techniques specifically designed for this form of data. It covers a set of published works that span over two decades, during which various imaging methods were introduced, validated, and applied to observations. Also considering that a new Fourier-based telescope, STIX, is now entering its nominal phase on-board the ESA Solar Orbiter, it became more and more apparent to the authors that it would be a good idea to put together a compendium of these imaging methods and their applications. Hence the book you are now reading.

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3030872777

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Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

IMISCOE Short Reader

By: Michele Nori,Domenica Farinella

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Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

IMISCOE Short Reader

By: Michele Nori,Domenica Farinella

This open access short reader looks into the dynamics which have reshaped rural development and human landscapes in European agriculture and the role of immigrant people. Within this framework it analyses contemporary rural migrations and the emergence of immigrants in relation to the incorporation of agrarian systems into global markets, the European agricultural governance (CAP), and the struggle of local territories as differentiated practices in constant stress between innovation and resilience. It specifically explores the case of immigrant shepherds to describe the reconfiguration of agriculture systems and rural landscapes in Europe following intense immigration and the related provision of skilled labour at a relatively low cost. Being written in a very accessible way, this reader is an interesting read to students, researchers, academics, policy makers, and practitioners.

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146

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Springer Nature

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303042863X

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9783030428631

Embracing Race

Why We Need Race-conscious Education Policy

By: Michele S. Moses

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Embracing Race

Why We Need Race-conscious Education Policy

By: Michele S. Moses

With clarity, passion, and creativity, Michele Moses offers a new and promising lens for viewing the unsolved issues of race and education. In this book, Moses provides a comprehensive examination of four major race-conscious educational policies: bilingual education, multicultural curricula, affirmative action, and remedial education. She argues, convincingly, that such policies are critical to fostering self-determination and personal autonomy in students who will otherwise be left with a deficient education. Presenting a strong, theoretically grounded case for race-conscious educational policies, this volume offers a new framework for examining the complex interaction between race, education, opportunities, and justice. Some of the important questions addressed in this volume include: -- What must the educational system do to promote social justice for students of color and poor students? -- What is required to help these students to develop self-determination? -- How will race-conscious educational policies help to provide a fair education for all students?

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Teachers College Press

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0807742376

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9780807742372

The Dark Heart of Florence

By: Michele Giuttari

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The Dark Heart of Florence

By: Michele Giuttari

It was a night that would be long remembered. The Florence police would come to call it a night of horror, the start of a new nightmare . . .' After enduring years at the mercy of an infamous serial killer, the people of Florence rejoice at news of his death - until a senator is found brutally murdered. To Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara the case is very much alive. But, with a powerful adversary conspiring against him, he is trapped in a spiral of corruption and deadly speculation. As the truth comes to light, Ferrara is left standing face-to-face with something truly rotten at the heart of the city . . . The Dark Heart of Florence is an evocative, gripping work of detective fiction, and a major bestseller across Europe. Originally published in Italian as I Sogni Cattivi di Firenze. 'A crime author with impeccable credentials: Giuttari is no less than the former head of the Florence police force, where he was on the case of the notorious serial killer The Monster of Florence. Who better to write about the dark undercurrents beneath the surface of the city?' Booklist

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Little, Brown Book Group

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1405521988

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9781405521987

Sustainable Luxury Brands

Evidence from Research and Implications for Managers

By: Cesare Amatulli,Matteo De Angelis,Michele Costabile,Gianluigi Guido

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Sustainable Luxury Brands

Evidence from Research and Implications for Managers

By: Cesare Amatulli,Matteo De Angelis,Michele Costabile,Gianluigi Guido

This book counteracts the claim that luxury and sustainability are conflicting concepts, and contends that they can successfully co-exist. Discussing key characteristics of luxury such as craftsmanship and preservation of artisan skills, product quality and durability, and limited quantities of luxury goods, the authors argue that luxury brands are inherently sustainable from economic, social and environmental perspectives. Sustainable Luxury Brands gives a comprehensive overview of luxury to demonstrate this claim, also focusing on sustainable luxury from a consumer perspective. The authors furthermore compare and contrast sustainability within the mass market to the luxury sector, and present insights into current and upcoming topics in luxury research.

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Springer

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1137601590

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For a Liberatory Politics of Home

By: Michele Lancione

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For a Liberatory Politics of Home

By: Michele Lancione

In For a Liberatory Politics of Home, Michele Lancione questions accepted understandings of home and homelessness to offer a radical proposition: homelessness cannot be solved without dismantling current understandings of home. Conventionally, home is framed as a place of security and belonging, while its loss defines what it means to be homeless. On the basis of this binary, a whole industry of policy interventions, knowledge production, and organizing fails to provide solutions to homelessness but perpetuates violent and precarious forms of inhabitation. Drawing on his research and activism around housing in Europe, Lancione attends to the interlocking crises of home and homelessness by recentering the political charge of precarious dwelling. It is there, if often in unannounced ways, that a profound struggle for a differential kind of homing signals multiple possibilities to transcend the violences of home/homelessness. In advancing a new approach to work with the politics of inhabitation, Lancione provides a critique of current practices and offers a transformative vision for a renewed, liberatory politics of home.

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Duke University Press

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1478027428

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Italian Bed and Breakfast

A Caffeletto Guide

By: Michele Ballarati,Anne Marshall,Margherita Piccolomini

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Italian Bed and Breakfast

A Caffeletto Guide

By: Michele Ballarati,Anne Marshall,Margherita Piccolomini

Discover the Italy of warm hospitality, of homemade bread and cappuccino in the morning, of beautiful hidden gardens, of quiet castles outside the well-trodden paths of the country's big cities. From Caffelletto, the premiere Italian bed & breakfast chain, comes" Italian Bed and Breakfasts, a guide to Italy's most enchanting private homes, including an eighteenth-century palazzo in the heart of Florence, a seaside hideaway with a view of Mount Vesuvius, and a mountain chalet in the heart of the Dolomites. Chosen for historic association, location, comfort, and hospitality, the rooms are dream accommodations for the traveler craving an authentic Italian experience. Ideal for travelers who are more interested in experiencing the genuine Italian life than staying at another hip hotel, "Bed & Breakfast Italy caters to the curious spirit. Complete with color photography that makes planning a vacation irresistible, "Bed & Breakfast Italy provides all of the information that a traveler will need-from price and level of quality to a description of the local cuisine and the distance to the nearest city. Buon viagem!

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Rizzoli International Publications

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0847826880

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9780847826889

Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

By: Michele Piana,A. Gordon Emslie,Anna Maria Massone,Brian R. Dennis

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By: Michele Piana,A. Gordon Emslie,Anna Maria Massone,Brian R. Dennis

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Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Migration, Agriculture and Rural Development

Embracing Race

Embracing Race

The Dark Heart of Florence

The Dark Heart of Florence

Sustainable Luxury Brands

Sustainable Luxury Brands

For a Liberatory Politics of Home

For a Liberatory Politics of Home

Italian Bed and Breakfast

Italian Bed and Breakfast

Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

Hard X-Ray Imaging of Solar Flares

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