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The Papers of Thomas A. Edison : New Beginnings, January 1885–December 1887 / by Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931

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Center Stage : Operatic Culture and Nation Building in Nineteenth-Century Central Europe / by Ther, Philipp

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Photography in the Middle: Dispatches on Media Ecologies and Aesthetics / by Coley, Rob, Lockwood, Dean

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Digital cognitive technologies epistemology and the knowledge economy /

Table of Contents: “…Narrativity against temporality : computerized handling of histories / Eddie SOULIER -- PART II. HOW TO LOCATE ONESELF IN THE AREA OF ICT?…”
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Hostile intent and counter-terrorism : human factors theory and application /

Table of Contents: “…Merging crime control and counter-terrorism in the UK / Pete Fussey -- Analysing the terrorist brain: neurobiological advances, ethical concerns and social implications / Valentina Bartolucci -- Ethical issues in surveillance and privacy / Ron Iphofen -- Deception and decision-making -- Non-verbal cues to deception and their relationship to terrorism / Dawn L Eubanks, Ke Zhang and Lara Frumkin -- Deception detection in counter-terrorism / Aldert Vrij, Sharon Leal and Samantha Mann -- A field trial to investigate human pheromones associated with hostile intent / Peter Eachus, Alex Stedmon and Les Baillie -- On the trail of the terrorist: a research environment to simulate criminal investigations / Alexandra L Sandham, Thomas C Ormerod, Coral J Dando and Tarek Menacere -- Modeling hostile intent -- Safety and security in rail systems: drawing knowledge from the prevention of railway suicide and trespass to inform security interventions / Brendan Ryan -- Tackling financial and economic crime through strategic intelligence management / Simon Andrews, Simon Polovina, Babak Akhgar, Alex Stedmon, Andrew Staniforth and Dave Fortune -- Competitive adaptation in militant networks: preliminary findings from an Islamist case study / Michael Kenney, John Horgan, Cale Horne, Peter Vining, Kathleen M. …”
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Phytochemicals in goji berries : applications in functional foods /

Table of Contents: “….) / Mushtaque Ahmed Jatoi and Tomislav Jemric -- Effect of pre-treatment and drying process on health promoting component of goji berries / Serena Niro, Alessandra Fratianni, Luciano Cinquanta, Gianfranco Panfili -- Postharvest handling of fresh goji berries / Zhou Yijie, Hongxia Qu , Hong Zhu, Ying Wang, Yueming Jian -- Chemical constituents and their biological activities in seeds and leaves of goji berries (Lycium barbarum) / Qingbo Liu, Ling Ma, Jia Xiao, Wei Li -- History of goji berries in China / Qi Wei.…”
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Natural resources, socio-ecological sensitivity and climate change in the Volta-Oti Basin, West Africa /

Table of Contents: “…Nantob<BR>Preliminary results of spatiotemporal mapping of vegetation and land use patterns in the Assoli Prefecture, Kara Region, Togo; I. …”
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Enterprise Risk Management in the Global Supply Chain. by Cook, Thomas A.

Table of Contents: “…Customs and Border Protection's Security Programs ; Contract Management ; Financial ; International Payment Terms ; Currency ; Geophysical, Environmental, Sustainability ; Going Green ; Corporate Reputation Branding and Marketing ; Reputational Risk Exposures ; IPR (Intellectual Property Rights) ; Chapter 4: Supply Chain and Logistics ; INCO Terms ; Sourcing and Purchasing ; Logistics ; Foreign Trade Zones (FTZs) ; Bonded Warehouses ; Free Trade Agreements ; Logistics Bidding ; Freight.…”
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Mechanical engineering for sustainable development /

Table of Contents: “…22: Optimization of Powder-Mixed Electric Discharge Machining Parameters Using Taguchi and Grey Relational Analysis Based on Material Removal Rate and Surface Roughness23: Geometry-Based Dynamic Behavior of Functionally Graded Material Under Fluctuating Loads; 24: A Cost and Energy-Effective Automatic Material Handling System for Small-Scale Industry; 25: A Survey on Application of a System Dynamic Approach in Supply Chain Performance Modeling; 26: Gel Casting of Si3N4-SiO2 Ceramic Composites and Evaluation Characteristics; PART III: Thermal Engineering (TE)…”
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Studying diversity in teacher education

Table of Contents: “…Ford -- Researching speakers of nondominant languages in teacher education programs: tapping into perceived barriers to promote teaching and learning in diverse contexts / Mandie Uys, Maryna Reyneke, and Kotie Kaiser -- B. …”
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Lecturas básicas de administración y políticas públicas /

Table of Contents: “…La reforma del estado en Mexico: alcances y límites / Jose Luis Mendez -- Descentralización y democracia: una perspectiva teórica / Francisco Gil Villegas -- La reforma de descentralización en Perú, 1978-1989 / Jose Luis Mendez -- Los municipios de Mexico: más allá de la democracia / Mauricio Merino -- El gobierno perdido (algunas tendencias en la evolución del municipio mexicano) / Mauricio Merino -- El servicio civil de carrera en Mexico: un imperativo de la modernización / María del Carmen Pardo -- Los altos mandos de la administración pública mexicana / Rogelio Hernández Rodríguez -- La profesionalización del estado mexicano olvidando o esperando a Godot? …”
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Pedro Páramo : diálogos en contrapunto (1955-2005) /

Table of Contents: “…Pedro Páramo en diálogo con las tradiciones y lenguajes (1955-2005) / Yvette Jimenez de Báez -- Genesis y escritura en Pedro Páramo / Yvette Jimenez de Báez -- Paraíso perdido: Pedro Páramo y los espacios de la añoranza / Luz Aurora Pimentel -- Pedro Páramo, un pañuelo con orillas de llorar / Sara Poot Herrera -- Formas de distancia en Pedro Páramo / Tatiana Aguilar-Álvarez Bay -- Del cuento a la novela, o de cómo ir de Luvina a Comala y morirse en el intento / Françoise Perus -- El humor de la desgracia en Pedro Páramo / Florençe Olivier -- La risa inaudible en Pedro Páramo / Martha Elena Munguía Zatarain -- Pedro Páramo: el universo ambivalente / Alicia Llarena -- Cómo narrar desde la eternidad: religión y novela en Pedro Páramo / Aníbal González -- La simbolización de la microhistoria en Pedro Páramo / Ute Seydel -- Juan Rulfo y Bernal Díaz: la invensión de la escritura poetica / Enrique Flores -- Algunos aspectos de la respuesta crítica inicial a la novela Pedro Páramo / Jorge Zepeda -- Comentar el silencio: la crítica en el páramo / Esperanza López Parada -- Pedro Páramo: resurrección por la palabra / Álvaro Luis Abreu -- Conmoción de tres bandas: Juan Rulfo, Ramón Rubín y Elena Garro / Luzelena Gutierrez de Velasco -- Rulfo y Arreola (otra vuelta de tuerca) / Rafael Olea Franco -- Lector de Juan Rulfo: Carlos Fuentes de linajes literarios, cadenas genesicas y lazos poeticos / Georgina García Gutierrez -- Pedro Páramo como genesis de Jose Trigo: el diálogo intertextual de Juan Rulfo y Fernando del Paso / Carmen Álvarez Lobato -- En el páramos ensoñado: entre dos Susanas, Comala, Icamole y Pedralbes / Gloria Prado Garduño -- Juan Rulfo y Guimarães Rosa: convergencias / Horácio Costa -- Fundación mítica de Comala / Liliana Weinberg -- Una danza de formas efímeras: apuntes sobre la imagen visual en Pedro Páramo / Elizabeth Corral Peña -- Pedro Páramo y el lenguaje fílmico / Edith Negrín -- Miscast, o cómo un mito nacional se convirtió en embajador / Graciela Martínez-Zalce -- Pedro Páramo: los rumores del sonido / Susana González Aktories -- Un amor casi imposible: Juan Rulfo y la Ciudad de Mexico / Vicente Quirarte.…”
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La cooperación internacional en un mundo desigual /

Table of Contents: “…Kaufman -- La política petrolera mexicana y la cooperación con las grandes potencias / Lorenzo Meyer -- Las dificultades de la cooperación en el mundo petrolero / Pedro Haas -- Comentarios / Carlos Rico -- Elementos condicionantes de la cooperación hemisferica para el combate del narcotráfico: interdependencia y asimetría / Guadalupe González González -- Los equívocos de la cooperación antinarcóticos / Samuel I. del Villar -- Comentarios / Celia Toro, Jorge Carrillo Olea -- Evaluación general / Bernardo Mabire -- Reflexiones finales / Ricardo Macouzet, Jesús Reyes Heroles…”
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Agrifood system transitions in Brazil : new food orders / by Niederle, Paulo André, Wesz Junior, Valdemar João

Table of Contents: “…The financialization of agricultural commodities -- Land and nature as financial assets -- Flex crops -- The fox guarding the chicken coop -- The financial order and its repercussions for the agrifood system -- Notes -- References -- 8 Conclusions -- References -- Index…”
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Policies, programs and people that shape innovation in housing / by Sanderford, Andrew, McCoy, Andrew P., Koebel, C. Theodore, Martin, Carlos Eduardo

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Sustainability assessment of renewables-based products : methods and case studies /

Table of Contents: “…Patel -- Assessing the sustainability of land use : a systems approach / Miguel Brando -- Water use analysis / Francesca Verones, Stephan Pfister, Markus Berger -- Material intensity of food production and consumption / Lucia Mancini and Michael Lettenmeier -- Material and energy flow analysis / Goto, Naohiro, Nova Ulhasanah, Hirotsugu Kamahara, Udin Hasanudin, Ryuichi Tachibana, Koichi Fujie -- Exergy and cumulative exergy use analysis / Sofie Huysman, Thomas Schaubroeck, Jo Dewulf -- Carbon and environmental footprint methods for renewables-based products and transition pathways to 2050 / Geoffrey P. …”
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Restoring the brain : neurofeedback as an integrative approach to health /

Table of Contents: “…Changing the Paradigm from Neurochemical to Neuroelectrical models -- 1.1 The Early Days of Speculation -- 1.2 The Soups and the Sparks -- 1.3 The Neurochemical Paradigm -- 1.4 Moving to a New Paradigm -- 1.5 Traditional Wave Bands -- 1.6 Conclusion -- Notes -- 2. History of Neurofeedback -- 2.1 The Scientific Antecedents of Neurofeedback…”
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An asset-based approach to advancing Latina students in STEM : increasing resilience, participation, and success /

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Quaternary climate change over the Indian Subcontinent /

Table of Contents: “…Active Tectonics-Climate Interaction in the Land Locked Basins of Central India 23. Landscape Evolution in Response to Tectono-Climatic Framework of the Indian Subcontinent during Quaternary: Few Case Studies…”
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Making Sense of Innovation in the Built Environment by Sergeeva, Natalya

Table of Contents: “…The evolution of innovation narratives in the built environment6.1. Introduction; 6.2. Grand narrative: The need for innovation; 6.3. Owners and operators driving innovation; 6.4. …”
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