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Advances in Microbiology, Infectious Diseases and Public Health: Volume 1
The Series will provide microbiologists, hygienists, epidemiologists and infectious diseases specialists with well-chosen contributed volumes containing updated information in the areas of basic and applied microbiology involving relevant issues for public health, including bacterial, fungal and parasitic infections, zoonosis and anthropozoonosis, environmental and food microbiology. The inc…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-26320-5
- Collation
- VI, 124
- Series Title
- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
- Call Number
- 576 ADV a
The Age of Figurative Theo-humanism
This is a comprehensive, integrated account of eighteenth and early nineteenth century German figurative aesthetics. The author focuses on the theologically-minded discourse on the visual arts that unfolded in Germany, circa 1754-1828, to critique the assumption that German romanticism and idealism pursued a formalist worship of beauty and of unbridled artistic autonomy. This book foregrounds w…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-10000-5
- Collation
- XVIII, 191
- Series Title
- Boston Studies in Philosophy, Religion and Public Life
- Call Number
- -
Economics and Ecology of Diversification
The monoculture systems that have been encouraged by governments since the 1960s have led to major socio-economic and environmental crises. Now the diversification of tree crop systems is advancing throughout the tropics. Why and when does diversification take place? What categories of farmers diversify? What obstacles do they have to overcome, and how do public and private policies interfere i…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-017-7293-8
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- 92 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
- Call Number
- IX, 340
Benign Tumors of the Liver
Diagnosis of benign liver tumors is experiencing exponential growth, mainly owing to the diffusion of more accurate imaging techniques. This monograph examines the epidemiology, histopathology and genetics of these tumors and provides a systematic overview of their evolution and differential diagnosis. Care is taken to document surgical indications accurately, with a view to assisting in the av…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-12985-3
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- XVI, 337
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 616.99
Landforms and Landscape Evolution of the Equatorial Margin of Northeast Brazi…
More than a simple monograph, the authors present a comprehensive geomorphic overview of a large tropical region where they show how deciphering the long-term landform evolution helps understanding the present set of landscapes and morphodynamic environments. The Equatorial margin of the Brazilian “Nordeste” displays stratigraphic landmarks whose interpretation reveals the age and nature of…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-18203-2
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- -
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- -
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Triticale
Triticale crop species has received substantial research support since the mid-20th century making it a commercial success in many countries, in diverse value propositions. However, no recent book captures the new knowledge and progresses made in more than 2 decades. The purpose of this work is to review and collate the new knowledge of triticale plant biology and agronomy, while considering th…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-22551-7
- Collation
- XI, 258
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- -
- Call Number
- -
Systemic Vasculitides: Current Status and Perspectives
In spite of their relatively low prevalence, systemic vasculitides have been the object of intensive basic and clinical investigations over the last few years. As a consequence, important advancements have been achieved: from updated diagnostic and classification criteria and a more rational nomenclature to the recognition of an expanding spectrum of clinical manifestations and potentially deva…
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-40136-2
- Collation
- XI, 438
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Transitions to Sustainability
This book calls for the conditions of transition to sustainability: How to take into consideration new global phenomena such as and of the dimension of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, financial crises, demographic dynamics, global urbanization, migrations and mobility, while bearing in mind short-term or local place-based issues, such as social justice or quality of life? Me…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-94-024-0388-6
- Collation
- XI, 162
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Contemporary French Administrative Law
Despite the growing scholarly interest in comparative public law, there remain relatively few works on the subject. Contemporary French Administrative Law aims to redress that imbalance, offering English-language readers an authoritative introduction to the key features of French administrative law and its institutions.
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- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781009057127
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 342 BEL c
Topology and Geometric Group Theory
This book presents articles at the interface of two active areas of research: classical topology and the relatively new field of geometric group theory. It includes two long survey articles, one on proofs of the Farrell–Jones conjectures, and the other on ends of spaces and groups. In 2010–2011, Ohio State University (OSU) hosted a special year in topology and geometric group theory. Over t…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-43674-6
- Collation
- XI, 174
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics
- Call Number
- -
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