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Property rights and their violations expropriations and confiscations, 16th-20th centuries = La propriété violée : expropriations et confiscations, XVIE-XXE siècles /

Table of Contents: “…: the confiscation of property in ancien régime criminal law and doctrine / Annamaria Monti -- The "negotiations for the Palazzo that belonged to the deceased Tomaso Marino" : Palazzo Marino and its real estate evaluations and use from the sixteenth to the eighteenth centuries / Marica Forni -- Les confiscations militaires au sein des exploitations agricoles du Hainaut français au cours des guerres de la fin du règne de Louis XIV / Fulgence Delleaux -- Jewish assets in Italy : attachment, confiscation and restitution (1938-1945/1943-2001) / Marino Viganò -- Expropriations (et confiscations) d'immeubles pour la construction des offices / Claudia Conforti et Francesca Funis -- Expropriation, forced sale, and compensation : legal institutions and professional practice in Rome during the pontificate of Alexander VII Chigi (1655-1667) / Maria Grazia d'Amelio -- "For service of the most August and of the public" : expropriations and the building of the mercantile spaces in Trieste in the XVIIIth century / Daniele Andreozzi -- Confiscations puis indemnisation des nobles émigrés (1792-1826) dans le district de Rochefort (Charente-Inférieure, France) / Denis Gandouet -- From barons to peasant farmers : the privatisation of feudal lands in southern Italy in the nineteenth century / Paola Nardone -- L'expropriation d'utilité publique pour cause de risque naturel dans les départements alpins et algériens, seconde moitié du XIXe siècle / Nicolas Krautberger -- Expropriation for public use : construction of the railway line in Abruzzo / Natascia Ridolfi -- Expropriation as a planning tool : limitations and contradictions : the town plan for the central neighbourhoods of Padua (1921-1927) / Stefano Zaggia -- Wheat-storage in fascist Italy : evolution and policies / Manuel Vaquero Pińeiro -- De la liberté comme violation de la propriété privée : indemnités et abolitions de l'esclavage dans le Nouveau Monde (1777-1888) / Frederique Beauvois -- The Italy-Libya Agreement of 2 October 1956 : the Bank of Italy's assets in Libya after World War II / Donatella Strangio -- Expropriations qui créent des propriétaires : le cas des ventes et indemnisations de terres à Rio de Janeiro (Brésil), 1870-1910 / Manoela Pedroza.…”
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Automotive alloys 1999 /

Table of Contents: “…-- Overview of Doe's programs on aluminum and magnesium for automotive applications -- ALCAR : a model for horizontal R & D consortia -- Innovative aluminum applications for automotive use in europe -- Mechanical surface treatments on high-strength magnesium alloys for fatigue life improvements -- Metallurgical characteristics of conductive heat resistance seam welds on aluminum sheet -- Producing steering wheel frames with an AIMg5Si2Mn-type alloy -- Ductility and formability of automotive AI alloy sheet -- Effect of Si on the ageing behaviour and formability of alloys based on AA6016 -- Microstructural strengthening in AI-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys used in automotive bumpers -- The role of natural aging on subsequent precipitation during the artificial aging of AA6111 aluminum alloy -- A process model for the age hardening of a 319-type aluminum alloy -- Observation of through-thickness deformation bands in an AI6111 alloy deformed in plane strain tension -- Texture evolution of a strip cast AA5XXX aluminum alloy during annealing -- Improvement of hot ductility in AI-Mg base alloys caused by small amounts of additional elements -- Optimised 6XXX aluminum alloy sheet for autobody outer panels -- Microchemistry and microstructural aspects leading to stress corrosion cracking in AA508 -- Ductility and bendability in 6000 series automotive alloys -- The effect of pre-aging on artificial aging response in AI-Mg-Si-Cu alloy 6111 -- Effects of minor Sc and Zr additions on commercial AI-Mg-Mn alloys -- Age hardening behavior in a commercial 319-type aluminum alloy -- The optimized tensile and fatigue properties of semi-solid 357 and modified 319 aluminum automotive parts -- Mechanisms of soldering in high pressure die casting of AI-11SiCu-Fe alloy -- Fiction stir welding magnesium alloys -- Roll forming technology for manufacturing axisymmetric automotive components - II: application to fabrication of AI V96Ts3 and 295 cast alloy wheels -- Optimisation of the quality of high pressure die cast magnesium alloys -- High-cycle fatigue crack initiation site distribution in A356.2.…”
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Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas: Geo-historical Legacies and New Trends

Table of Contents: “…Carolina Saavedra, Julián López-Colás, Antonio López-Gay, Ron Lesthaeghe -- Chapter 8: Cohabitation in Brazil: Historical Legacy and Recent Evolution: Albert Esteve, Ron Lesthaeghe, Julián López-Colás, Antonio López-Gay and Maira Covre-Sussai -- Chapter 9: The Rise of Cohabitation in the Southern Cone: Georgina Binstock, Wanda Cabella, Viviana Salinas and Julián López-Colás -- Chapter 10: Conclusions: The Pan-American View: Ron Lesthaeghe and Albert Esteve.…”
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Climate Smart Agriculture Building Resilience to Climate Change /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Short History of the Evolution of the Climate Smart Agriculture Approach and its Links to Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture Debates -- Chapter 3:Economics of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 4:  Innovation in Response to Climate Change -- Chapter 5:  Use of Satellite Information on Wetness and Temperature for Decision of Crop Yield Prediction, River Discharge and Planning -- Chapter 6:  Early Warning Techniques for Local Climate Resilience: Smallholder Rice in Lao PDE -- Chapter 7 :  Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Climate Change in Southeast Asia:  The Case Study from Thailand and Vietnam -- Chapter 8:  U.S. …”
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The prospects of international trade regulation from fragmentation to coherence /

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Thoughtrave: An Interdimensional Conversation with Lady Gaga / by Baum, Robert Craig

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Participation in Courts and Tribunals : Concepts, Realities and Aspirations by Jacobson, Jessica

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The digital divide facing a crisis or creating a myth? /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: I The Set-Up: Documenters of the Digital Divide 1 -- 1 Falling through the Net: A Survey of the "Have-Nots" in Rural and -- Urban America 7 -- National Telecommunications and Information Administration -- 2 Falling through the Net: Defining the Digital Divide 17 -- National Telecommunications and Information Administration -- 3 The Evolution of the Digital Divide: Examining the Relationship of -- Race to Internet Access and Usage over Time 47 -- Donna L. …”
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Cohabitation and Marriage in the Americas: Geo-historical Legacies and New Trends

Table of Contents: “…Carolina Saavedra, Julián López-Colás, Antonio López-Gay, Ron Lesthaeghe -- Chapter 8: Cohabitation in Brazil: Historical Legacy and Recent Evolution: Albert Esteve, Ron Lesthaeghe, Julián López-Colás, Antonio López-Gay and Maira Covre-Sussai -- Chapter 9: The Rise of Cohabitation in the Southern Cone: Georgina Binstock, Wanda Cabella, Viviana Salinas and Julián López-Colás -- Chapter 10: Conclusions: The Pan-American View: Ron Lesthaeghe and Albert Esteve.…”
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Climate Smart Agriculture Building Resilience to Climate Change /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 1: Introduction -- Chapter 2: A Short History of the Evolution of the Climate Smart Agriculture Approach and its Links to Climate Change and Sustainable Agriculture Debates -- Chapter 3:Economics of Climate-Smart Agriculture -- Chapter 4:  Innovation in Response to Climate Change -- Chapter 5:  Use of Satellite Information on Wetness and Temperature for Decision of Crop Yield Prediction, River Discharge and Planning -- Chapter 6:  Early Warning Techniques for Local Climate Resilience: Smallholder Rice in Lao PDE -- Chapter 7 :  Farmers' Perceptions of and Adaptations to Climate Change in Southeast Asia:  The Case Study from Thailand and Vietnam -- Chapter 8:  U.S. …”
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Drug discovery handbook

Table of Contents: “…Lakings -- Strategies and methods in monitoring and targeting protein-protein interactions / Arianna Loregian, Giorgio Palù -- High throughput screening: evolution of technology and methods -- Martyn N. Banks ... …”
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The prospects of international trade regulation from fragmentation to coherence /

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Thoughtrave: An Interdimensional Conversation with Lady Gaga / by Baum, Robert Craig

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Participation in Courts and Tribunals : Concepts, Realities and Aspirations by Jacobson, Jessica

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Le mariage en Afrique : Pluralité des formes et des modèles matrimoniaux /

Table of Contents: “…Au-delà des normes de formation des couples au Burkina Faso : Quand les cultures s'epousent -- 4. Évolution des conditions economiques, mariage et constitution de la famille à Dakar et à Lome -- 5. …”
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Advancing U.S. Latino Entrepreneurship : A New National Economic Imperative /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5: The State of Latino Entrepreneurship: SLEI Research and Findings -- Part II: Macro Perspectives: A Regional Approach -- Chapter 6: Latino Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural America -- Chapter 7: Shaping Success: Exploring the Evolution of Latino Businesses in Three Major U.S. …”
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Le mariage en Afrique : Pluralité des formes et des modèles matrimoniaux /

Table of Contents: “…Au-delà des normes de formation des couples au Burkina Faso : Quand les cultures s'epousent -- 4. Évolution des conditions economiques, mariage et constitution de la famille à Dakar et à Lome -- 5. …”
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Advancing U.S. Latino Entrepreneurship : A New National Economic Imperative /

Table of Contents: “…Chapter 5: The State of Latino Entrepreneurship: SLEI Research and Findings -- Part II: Macro Perspectives: A Regional Approach -- Chapter 6: Latino Farm Entrepreneurship in Rural America -- Chapter 7: Shaping Success: Exploring the Evolution of Latino Businesses in Three Major U.S. …”
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Transforming government and empowering communities the Sri lankan experience with e-development / by Hanna, Nagy

Table of Contents: “…Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Introduction -- E-development as a holistic vision -- The eSri Lanka program -- Learning from eSri Lanka -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- An institutional innovation in e-leadership: the ICT Agency of Sri lanka -- The institutional model -- Evolution of the authorizing environment and governance model -- Mandate -- Paths to sustainability -- Core competencies -- Partnerships -- A learning organization -- Role of aid agencies -- Lessons and conclusions -- Annex 2.1 The ICT agency in search of a corporate identity -- Annex 2.2 The ICT policy framework & the organizational structure of the ICT agency -- Annex 2.3 Internal and external risks facing the ICT agency at inception -- Managing results -- Objectives of monitoring and evaluation for eSri Lanka -- Framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Arrangements for monitoring and evaluation -- Emerging lessons -- Annex 3.1 Results framework for monitoring and evaluation -- Outcome indicator -- ICT human resource development and industry promotion -- Transforming government -- Best practices and options for planning and implementing e-government -- Approaches to planning e-government -- Implementation of e-government: four phases -- Leadership, partnership, and change management -- Providing leadership, building partnerships -- Conclusions and implications -- Readiness for e-government: a historical perspective -- History of e-government in Sri Lanka -- Analysis of the situation -- Findings and recommendations -- A vision of e-government -- Motivations and aspirations -- Challenges to realizing the vision -- Lessons learned: a postscript -- A strategy for e-government: initial priorities and lessons -- Planning for e-services -- Building e-governance -- Implementation agenda -- Early experience and lessons -- Annex 7.1 Criteria for determining impact & feasibility of offering services online -- Determining impact -- Determining feasibility -- Empowering communities -- Innovation in ICT use for poverty reduction -- Bottom-up planning and participatory development -- Serving the bottom of the pyramid -- The user innovation revolution -- Demand-driven ICT-enabled development -- Financing ICT innovation: lessons from InfoDev -- Conditions for ensuring impact by small grants -- Strategies for soliciting and funding good proposals -- Evaluating proposals and making funding decisions -- Good practices in managing a small-grant program -- E-society: design and early experience -- Overview of the fund -- Practices in soliciting and funding proposals -- Arrangements for implementation and monitoring -- Early operation and lessons learned -- Key lessons of eSri Lanka -- Designing and implementing a holistic framework for e-development -- Developing e-leadership institutions -- Transforming government -- Empowering communities -- Appendix 1 Main program components of eSri Lanka -- ICT policy, leadership, and institutional development program -- Information infrastructure program -- Reengineering government program -- ICT human resource capacity-building program -- ICT investment and private sector development program -- E-society program -- Appendix 2 Selected indicators for Sri Lanka and comparators -- Bibliography -- About the author.…”
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Crossing the borders new methods and techniques in the study of archaeological materials from the Caribbean /

Table of Contents: “…Pagán Jiménez -- Caribbean paleoethnobotany : present status and new horizons (understanding the evolution of an indigenous ethnobotany) / Lee A. Newsom -- New evidence of two different migratory waves in the circum-Caribbean area during the pre-Columbian period from the analysis of dental morphological traits / Alfredo Coppa ... …”
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