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Art and History

Rome and the Vatican

By: Stefano Masi,Serena De Leonardis

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Art and History

Rome and the Vatican

By: Stefano Masi,Serena De Leonardis

Discover the rich history and culture of some of the world¿s most influential historical places with these highly illustrated books, packed with informative and enlightening descriptions and information

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Casa Editrice Bonechi

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8847601789

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Mechanics of Microsystems

By: Alberto Corigliano,Raffaele Ardito,Claudia Comi,Attilio Frangi,Aldo Ghisi,Stefano Mariani

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Mechanics of Microsystems

By: Alberto Corigliano,Raffaele Ardito,Claudia Comi,Attilio Frangi,Aldo Ghisi,Stefano Mariani

Mechanics of Microsystems Alberto Corigliano, Raffaele Ardito, Claudia Comi, Attilio Frangi, Aldo Ghisi and Stefano Mariani, Politecnico di Milano, Italy A mechanical approach to microsystems, covering fundamental concepts including MEMS design, modelling and reliability Mechanics of Microsystems takes a mechanical approach to microsystems and covers fundamental concepts including MEMS design, modelling and reliability. The book examines the mechanical behaviour of microsystems from a ‘design for reliability’ point of view and includes examples of applications in industry. Mechanics of Microsystems is divided into two main parts. The first part recalls basic knowledge related to the microsystems behaviour and offers an overview on microsystems and fundamental design and modelling tools from a mechanical point of view, together with many practical examples of real microsystems. The second part covers the mechanical characterization of materials at the micro-scale and considers the most important reliability issues (fracture, fatigue, stiction, damping phenomena, etc) which are fundamental to fabricate a real working device. Key features: Provides an overview of MEMS, with special focus on mechanical-based Microsystems and reliability issues. Includes examples of applications in industry. Accompanied by a website hosting supplementary material. The book provides essential reading for researchers and practitioners working with MEMS, as well as graduate students in mechanical, materials and electrical engineering.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119053838

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9781119053835

Fluctuations in Markov Processes

Time Symmetry and Martingale Approximation

By: Tomasz Komorowski,Claudio Landim,Stefano Olla

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Fluctuations in Markov Processes

Time Symmetry and Martingale Approximation

By: Tomasz Komorowski,Claudio Landim,Stefano Olla

The present volume contains the most advanced theories on the martingale approach to central limit theorems. Using the time symmetry properties of the Markov processes, the book develops the techniques that allow us to deal with infinite dimensional models that appear in statistical mechanics and engineering (interacting particle systems, homogenization in random environments, and diffusion in turbulent flows, to mention just a few applications). The first part contains a detailed exposition of the method, and can be used as a text for graduate courses. The second concerns application to exclusion processes, in which the duality methods are fully exploited. The third part is about the homogenization of diffusions in random fields, including passive tracers in turbulent flows (including the superdiffusive behavior). There are no other books in the mathematical literature that deal with this kind of approach to the problem of the central limit theorem. Hence, this volume meets the demand for a monograph on this powerful approach, now widely used in many areas of probability and mathematical physics. The book also covers the connections with and application to hydrodynamic limits and homogenization theory, so besides probability researchers it will also be of interest also to mathematical physicists and analysts.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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364229880X

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9783642298806

Secret Passages

The Theory and Technique of Interpsychic Relations

By: Stefano Bolognini

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Secret Passages

The Theory and Technique of Interpsychic Relations

By: Stefano Bolognini

This book provides a theoretical and clinical exploration of the field of psychoanalysis. Offering a uniquely global perspective it considers trends in contemporary psychoanalysis, charting a course between the innovative and traditional.

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Routledge

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113688243X

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9781136882432

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

By: Stefano Mancuso

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The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

A New Understanding of Plant Intelligence and Behavior

By: Stefano Mancuso

In this thought-provoking, handsomely illustrated book, Italian neurobiologist Stefano Mancuso considers the fundamental differences between plants and animals and challenges our assumptions about which is the ‘higher’ form of life.” —The Wall Street Journal “Fascinating…full of optimism…this quick, accessible read will appeal to anyone with interest in how plants continue to surprise us.” —Library Journal Do plants have intelligence? Do they have memory? Are they better problem solvers than people? The Revolutionary Genius of Plants—a fascinating, paradigm-shifting work that upends everything you thought you knew about plants—makes a compelling scientific case that these and other astonishing ideas are all true. Plants make up eighty percent of the weight of all living things on earth, and yet it is easy to forget that these innocuous, beautiful organisms are responsible for not only the air that lets us survive, but for many of our modern comforts: our medicine, food supply, even our fossil fuels. On the forefront of uncovering the essential truths about plants, world-renowned scientist Stefano Mancuso reveals the surprisingly sophisticated ability of plants to innovate, to remember, and to learn, offering us creative solutions to the most vexing technological and ecological problems that face us today. Despite not having brains or central nervous systems, plants perceive their surroundings with an even greater sensitivity than animals. They efficiently explore and react promptly to potentially damaging external events thanks to their cooperative, shared systems; without any central command centers, they are able to remember prior catastrophic events and to actively adapt to new ones. Every page of The Revolutionary Genius of Plants bubbles over with Stefano Mancuso’s infectious love for plants and for the eye-opening research that makes it more and more clear how remarkable our fellow inhabitants on this planet really are. In his hands, complicated science is wonderfully accessible, and he has loaded the book with gorgeous photographs that make for an unforgettable reading experience. The Revolutionary Genius of Plants opens the doors to a new understanding of life on earth.

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Simon and Schuster

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1501187872

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9781501187872

Sentimental Opera

Questions of Genre in the Age of Bourgeois Drama

By: Stefano Castelvecchi

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Sentimental Opera

Questions of Genre in the Age of Bourgeois Drama

By: Stefano Castelvecchi

Sentimental Opera is a study of the relationship between opera and two major phenomena of eighteenth-century European culture - the cult of sensibility and the emergence of bourgeois drama. A thorough examination of social and cultural contexts helps to explain the success of operas such as Paisiello's Nina as well as the extreme emotional reactions of their audiences. Like their counterparts in drama, literature and painting, these works brought to the fore serious contemporary problems including the widespread execution of deserters, the treatment of the insane, and anxieties relative to social and familial roles. They also developed a specifically operatic version of the dominant language of sensibility. This wide-ranging study involves such major cultural figures as Goldoni, Diderot and Mozart, while refining our understanding of the theatrical genre system of their time.

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Cambridge University Press

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110746952X

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9781107469525

Building a Passive House

The Architect's Logbook

By: Stefano Piraccini,Kristian Fabbri

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Building a Passive House

The Architect's Logbook

By: Stefano Piraccini,Kristian Fabbri

This book describes step-by-step the entire building process of a passive, energy-efficient house in a Mediterranean climate. It chronicles the creation of the Fiorita Passive House in Cesena, Italy, offering designers valuable tips and practical advice for their own projects. Written as a logbook, it not only provides essential technical information but is also an exciting story of the challenges encountered and the solutions that were found. “How and where do I start when building a passive house? Do I need consultants? Will it cost too much? What precautions should I take in a Mediterranean region? What tools do I need? I want to build in wood, but what technical solutions should I use? What must I do regarding plants and equipment? And then, finally, will it really work?” These and many other questions filled the head of the author and designer when he tried his hand at building a passive house in the Mediterranean. The designer, S. Piraccini, had long sought a book that would answer these answers – in vain. So he decided to brave these dangerous waters alone, and after successfully completing his project, he decided to write a book to help others in the same situation. The book is accompanied by detailed information on building physics and HVAC systems by his fellow architect, K. Fabbri.

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333

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Springer

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3319699385

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9783319699387

Capital Markets

Perspettives over the last decade

By: Stefano Caselli,Stefano Gatti

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Capital Markets

Perspettives over the last decade

By: Stefano Caselli,Stefano Gatti

This book is the result of the 10-year collaboration between Equita and Bocconi to carry out research and studies on capital markets. Well before the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the overall evidence showed that capital markets in Italy were still underdeveloped. In fact, the past decade was characterized by serious weaknesses in the structure and functioning of these markets. The lack of a robust financial infrastructure of capital markets, the need to strengthen the investor base, and flaws in the intermediation structure of capital markets were clear factors of competitive disadvantage for Italy vis-à-vis other European countries. Today, the financial and macroeconomic scenario has dramatically changed. The geopolitical tensions brought about by the Russian-Ukrainian war, the new inflationary scenario and the quantitative tightening of central banks worldwide have put an end to a period of inflated prices on financial assets. The effects on Italian capital markets have been immediate, and rather painful. In this scenario characterized by lights and shadows, Italian capital markets are being presented with an unmissable occasion to become a catalyst for the postpandemic recovery. In this book, the reader can understand the reasons why Italian capital markets have never taken off, and at the same time why the scenario is hopefully changing.

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EGEA spa

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8823886511

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9788823886513

Wine Economics

By: Stefano Castriota

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Wine Economics

By: Stefano Castriota

A comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the economics of the production, distribution, and consumption of wine. Wine economics is a growing subfield that examines the economics of the production, distribution, and consumption of wine. In this book, Stefano Castriota takes a comprehensive and interdisciplinary approach to the study of wine economics, drawing on literature from industrial organization, welfare economics, economic policy, political economy, management, finance, health economics, law, and criminology. Castriota explores how wine markets operate and how they are regulated, covering such diverse topics as the health economics of wine consumption (both the positive health effects associated with moderate wine intake and the negative effects of alcohol abuse), the competition and profitability of wineries, the function of wine as an investment, and the quality of wine. He examines differences between the wine industries in the Old World and the New World, comparing small, family-owned wineries with larger conglomerates, and analyzes the regulation of wine in the United States versus the European Union. He concludes with a series of recommendations to ensure open and efficient wine markets while protecting public health. Originally published in Italy as Economia del Vino, this English translation has been extensively revised. It includes additional material focusing on the English-speaking countries of the New World, particularly the regulatory environment of the United States and the lingering effects of Prohibition.

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MIT Press

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0262044676

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9780262044677

The Human Evolutionary Transition

From Animal Intelligence to Culture

By: Magnus Enquist,Stefano Ghirlanda,Johan Lind

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The Human Evolutionary Transition

From Animal Intelligence to Culture

By: Magnus Enquist,Stefano Ghirlanda,Johan Lind

A major new theory of why human intelligence has not evolved in other species The Human Evolutionary Transition offers a unified view of the evolution of intelligence, presenting a bold and provocative new account of how animals and humans have followed two powerful yet very different evolutionary paths to intelligence. This incisive book shows how animals rely on robust associative mechanisms that are guided by genetic information, which enable animals to sidestep complex problems in learning and decision making but ultimately limit what they can learn. Humans embody an evolutionary transition to a different kind of intelligence, one that relies on behavioral and mental flexibility. The book argues that flexibility is useless to most animals because they lack sufficient opportunities to learn new behavioral and mental skills. Humans find these opportunities in lengthy childhoods and through culture. Blending the latest findings in fields ranging from psychology to evolutionary anthropology, The Human Evolutionary Transition draws on computational analyses of the problems organisms face, extensive overviews of empirical data on animal and human learning, and mathematical modeling and computer simulations of hypotheses about intelligence. This compelling book demonstrates that animal and human intelligence evolved from similar selection pressures while identifying bottlenecks in evolution that may explain why human-like intelligence is so rare.

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Princeton University Press

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0691240760

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9780691240763

Arabic and contact-induced change

By: Stefano Manfredi

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Arabic and contact-induced change

By: Stefano Manfredi

This volume offers a synthesis of current expertise on contact-induced change in Arabic and its neighbours, with thirty chapters written by many of the leading experts on this topic. Its purpose is to showcase the current state of knowledge regarding the diverse outcomes of contacts between Arabic and other languages, in a format that is both accessible and useful to Arabists, historical linguists, and students of language contact.

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Language Science Press

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3961102511

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9783961102518

Option Pricing and Estimation of Financial Models with R

By: Stefano M. Iacus

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Option Pricing and Estimation of Financial Models with R

By: Stefano M. Iacus

Presents inference and simulation of stochastic process in the field of model calibration for financial times series modelled by continuous time processes and numerical option pricing. Introduces the bases of probability theory and goes on to explain how to model financial times series with continuous models, how to calibrate them from discrete data and further covers option pricing with one or more underlying assets based on these models. Analysis and implementation of models goes beyond the standard Black and Scholes framework and includes Markov switching models, Lévy models and other models with jumps (e.g. the telegraph process); Topics other than option pricing include: volatility and covariation estimation, change point analysis, asymptotic expansion and classification of financial time series from a statistical viewpoint. The book features problems with solutions and examples. All the examples and R code are available as an additional R package, therefore all the examples can be reproduced.

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John Wiley & Sons

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1119990203

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9781119990208

The Right to Confrontation in Europe

Absent, Anonymous and Vulnerable Witnesses

By: Stefano Maffei

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The Right to Confrontation in Europe

Absent, Anonymous and Vulnerable Witnesses

By: Stefano Maffei

Investigates the theory and practice of the Right to Confrontation, and the right of an accused person to examine witnesses against him. This book tackles the question of what values and interests should allow incursions into this fundamental right. A conceptual analysis is developed in order to define the concept of testimonial evidence.

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Apollo Books

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9089520708

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9789089520708

Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System

By: Stefano Bianchi,Carlo Martinoli

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Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System

By: Stefano Bianchi,Carlo Martinoli

A comprehensive reference and practical guide on the technology and application of ultrasound to the musculoskeletal system. It is organized into two main sections. The first is devoted to general aspects, while the second provides a systematic overview of the applications of musculoskeletal ultrasound in different areas of the body. Ultrasound scans are correlated with drawings, photographs, images obtained using other modalities, and anatomic specimens. There is a generous complement of high-quality illustrations based on high-end equipment. This book will acquaint beginners with the basics of musculoskeletal ultrasound, while more advanced sonologists and sonographers will learn new skills, means of avoiding pitfalls, and ways of effectively relating the ultrasound study to the clinical background.

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974

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3540281630

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9783540281634

Art and History

Rome and the Vatican

By: Stefano Masi,Serena De Leonardis

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Art and History

Rome and the Vatican

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Casa Editrice Bonechi

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8847601789

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Cicero’s Philosophy

By: Stefano Maso

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Cicero’s Philosophy

By: Stefano Maso

Cicero was not only a great Roman politician, lawyer and orator: he also dealt extensively with philosophy, which he believed constituted the surest foundation for his commitment to civic affairs. Not limiting himself to the translation of previous philosophical thought, he critically addressed central theoretical questions, and thereby made a lasting impact on Roman intellectual life. This book offers a modern guide to interpretations of Cicero’s philosophical studies, one that ranges across his numerous philosophical works. Addressed to students and scholars of ancient philosophy, and to interested readers in the humanities more generally, the volume aims to break down the boundaries between the philosophical, literary and linguistic dimensions of Cicero’s highly influential oeuvre. Stefano Maso is a full professor in Ancient Philosophy at the University of Ca’ Foscari – Venice. Among his books are: Grasp and Dissent: Cicero and Epicurean Philosophy (Brepols 2015); Epicurus on Eidola: Peri Phuseos Book II. Update, Proposals, and Discussions (ed. with F. Masi, Hakkert 2015). He is co-editor of “Lexis. Poetica, retorica e comunicazione nella tradizione classica”.

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Walter de Gruyter GmbH & Co KG

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3110661837

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9783110661835

Book's by Stefano Masi

Art and History

Art and History

Mechanics of Microsystems

Mechanics of Microsystems

Fluctuations in Markov Processes

Fluctuations in Markov Processes

Secret Passages

Secret Passages

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

The Revolutionary Genius of Plants

Sentimental Opera

Sentimental Opera

Building a Passive House

Building a Passive House

Capital Markets

Capital Markets

Wine Economics

Wine Economics

The Human Evolutionary Transition

The Human Evolutionary Transition

Arabic and contact-induced change

Arabic and contact-induced change

Option Pricing and Estimation of Financial Models with R

Option Pricing and Estimation of Financial Models with R

The Right to Confrontation in Europe

The Right to Confrontation in Europe

Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System

Ultrasound of the Musculoskeletal System

Art and History

Art and History

Cicero’s Philosophy

Cicero’s Philosophy

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