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The Grid and the Park Public Space and Urban Culture in Buenos Aires, 1887â€â€¦
Since its publication in Spanish in 1998, The Grid and the Park not only revitalized studies on the history of Buenos Aires, but also laid the foundation for a specific type of cultural work on the city —an urban perspective for cultural history, as its author would describe it— that has had a sustained impact in Latin America. Public space, embodied in the grid of city blocks and the park …
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Crafting the 613 Commandments Maimonides on the Enumeration, Classification,…
Rabbinic tradition has it that 613 commandments were given to Moses on Mount Sinai, but it does not specify those included in the enumeration. Maimonides methodically and artfully crafts a list of 613 commandments in a work that serves as a prolegemenon to the Mishneh Torah, his monumental code of law. This book explores the surprising way Maimonides put this tradition to use and his possible r…
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The Idea of Europe: Enlightenment Perspectives
"In view of the challenges—many of which are political—that different European countries are currently facing, scholars who work on the eighteenth century have compiled this anthology which includes earlier recognitions of common values and past considerations of questions which often remain pertinent nowadays. During the Enlightenment, many men and women of letters envisaged the continentâ…
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Obstacles to Environmental Progress A U.S. perspective
environment;policy;biology;earth sciences;United States;obstacles to progress;environmental policy;environmental law;environmental regulation;environmental science;environmental progress;environmental solutions;environmental justice;sustainability;uncertainty;decision processes;climate change;problem solving;unintended consequences;systems perspective;environmental monitoring;freedom and enviro…
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Current Understanding and Treatment of Gliomas
This book reviews the significant advances in our understanding of glioma biology that have been achieved during the past decade and describes in detail the resultant new approaches to treatment. Improvements in surgical techniques, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy are comprehensively covered, with discussion of their impact in decreasing patient morbidity and increasing survival. In additio…
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Fractured Tablets Forgetfulness and Fallibility in Late Ancient Rabbinic Cul…
This book examines the significant role that memory failures play in early rabbinic literature. The rabbis who shaped Judaism in late antiquity envisioned the commitment to the Torah and its commandments as governing every aspect of a person’s life. Their vision of a Jewish subject who must keep constant mental track of multiple obligations and teachings led them to be preoccupied with forget…
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Scattering Chaff Canadian Air Power and Censorship During the Kosovo War
Most Canadians know little, if anything at all, about the role of the Canadian Air Force in the 1999 Kosovo Air War. Yet lives were at put at stake as mission dedication and military skill were pushed to the limit. Some of Canada’s most prominent journalists attempted to report on the war, but came away virtually empty handed. Daily briefings given at the National Defence Headquarters provide…
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Physics of Liquid Matter: Modern Problems; Proceedings, Kyiv, Ukraine, 23-27 …
Prosiding ini terdiri dari makalah-makalah yang diundang dan makalah kontribusi yang dipresentasikan pada Konferensi Internasional ke-6 "Physics of Liquid Matter: Modern Problems" (PLMMP-2014) yang diselenggarakan pada tanggal 23-27 Mei 2014 di Kyiv, Ukraina. Pemahaman tentang sifat-sifat zat cair merupakan batu fondasi bagi banyak disiplin ilmu sains dan teknik termasuk fisika, kimia, teknik k…
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- Vol. 171
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- Proceedings in Physics (SPPHY)
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Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conversion
Catatan tentang konversi energi surya fotovoltaik ini merupakan hasil kuliah yang diberikan kepada mahasiswa pascasarjana di Departemen Fisika Universitas Carl von ssietzky Oldenburg selama dua dekade terakhir, yang bertujuan untuk meningkatkan jumlah generasi muda yang mendapatkan keahlian di bidang 'fotovoltaik', untuk memotivasi kaum muda kolega dan lulusan dan Ph.D. siswa di bidang fisika, …
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Towards Global Sustainability Issues, New Indicators and Economic Policy
This study develops a new indicator for national and global sustainability. The main components of the EIIW-vita indicator are: the share of renewable energy, the genuine savings rate and the relative "green export" position of the respective countries; it is in line with OECD requirements on composite indicators. As green exports are related to technological progress and environmental-friendly…
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