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Y diversa de mí misma entre vuestras plumas ando : homenaje internacional a Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz /

Table of Contents: “…Bergmann -- El hechizo derramado: elementos mestizos en Sor Juana / Luis Leal -- Algo sobre el romance 56 de Sor Juana / Martha Lilia Tenorio -- La Rosa de Alexandría, una querella secreta de Sor Juana? …”
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Contemporary Climate Change Debates A Student Primer.

Table of Contents: “…YES: Accelerating energy transformation requires a commitment to ending fossil fuel investments; NO: A diverse clean energy portfolio delivers wider social and economic benefits; 8. Is it necessary to research solar climate engineering as a possible backstop technology?…”
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Political (Dis)Engagement : The Changing Nature of the 'Political' / by Manning, Nathan

Table of Contents: “…Love always wins: All Out's campaign for equality everywhere -- Introduction -- 4. Social media and political participation: BBC World Service and the Arabic Spring -- Introduction -- Participatory journalism: opportunities and constraints -- Political participation and deliberative literacies -- The BBC World Service: public service vs public diplomacy -- Case study: Nuqtat Hewar -- Evaluating BBC Arabic's 'global conversation' -- Engaging audiences vs gatekeeping practices -- Participation in the 'global conversation' -- The quality of conversation and plurality of viewpoints -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Contemporary political (dis)engagements -- 5. …”
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Political (Dis)Engagement : The Changing Nature of the 'Political' / by Manning, Nathan

Table of Contents: “…Love always wins: All Out's campaign for equality everywhere -- Introduction -- 4. Social media and political participation: BBC World Service and the Arabic Spring -- Introduction -- Participatory journalism: opportunities and constraints -- Political participation and deliberative literacies -- The BBC World Service: public service vs public diplomacy -- Case study: Nuqtat Hewar -- Evaluating BBC Arabic's 'global conversation' -- Engaging audiences vs gatekeeping practices -- Participation in the 'global conversation' -- The quality of conversation and plurality of viewpoints -- Conclusion -- Part Two: Contemporary political (dis)engagements -- 5. …”
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The European Higher Education Area Between Critical Reflections and Future Policies /

Table of Contents: “…Ernő Keszei, Frigyes Hausz, Attila Fonyó, Béla Kardon -- 13. Policy Incentives and Research Productivity in the Romanian Higher Education. …”
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Copper-mediated cross-coupling reactions /

Table of Contents: “…Machine generated contents note: Introduction Copper catalysis from an historical perspective: a legacy from the past Gwilherm Evano and Nicolas Blanchard PART 1 FORMATION OF C-HETEROATOM BONDS Chapter 1: Modern Ullmann-Goldberg Chemistry: Arylation of N-nucleophiles with Aryl Halides Yongwen Jiang and Dawei Ma Chapter 2: Ullmann condensation today: arylation of alcohols and thiols with aryl halides Anis Tlili and Marc Taillefer Chapter 3: Copper-Catalyzed Formation of C-P Bonds with Aryl Halides Carole Alayrac and Annie-Claude Gaumont Chapter 4: Alternative and Emerging Reagents for the Arylation of Heteronucleophiles Luc Neuville Chapter 5: Beyond Ullmann-Goldberg Chemistry: Vinylation, Alkynylation and Allenylation of Heteronucleophiles Kevin Jouvin and Gwilherm Evano Chapter 6: Aromatic/Vinylic Finkelstein Reaction Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas Chapter 7: Insights into the Mechanism of Modern Ullmann-Goldberg Coupling Reactions Alicia Casitas and Xavi Ribas PART 2 FORMATION OF C-C BONDS Chapter 8: Modern Copper-Catalyzed Hurtley Reaction: Efficient C-Arylation of CH-Acid Derivatives Irina P Beletskaya and Alexey Yu Fedorov Chapter 9: Copper-Catalyzed Cyanations of Aryl Halides and Related Compounds Thomas Schareina and Matthias Beller Chapter 10: Copper-Mediated Aryl-aryl Bond Formation Leading to Biaryls: A Century After Ullmann Breakthrough Yoshihiko Yamamoto Chapter 11: Copper-Catalyzed Alkynylation, Alkenylation and Allylation Reaction of Aryl Derivatives Ren-Jie Song and Jin-Heng Li Chapter 12: Copper-Catalyzed Alkynylation and Alkenylation Reaction of Alkynyl Derivatives: New Access to Diynes and Enynes Ruimao Hua Chapter 13: Copper-Mediated Alkenylation Reaction of Alkenyl Derivatives: a Straightforward Elaboration of 1,3-Dienes Hao Li, Songbai Liu, and Lanny S Liebeskind Chapter 14: Emerging Areas in Copper-Mediated Trifluoromethylations: Catalytic and Oxidative Cross-Coupling Processes Kevin Jouvin, Celine Guissart and Gwilherm Evano PART 3 APPLICATIONS OF COPPER CATALYZED CROSS COUPLING REACTIONS: HETEROCYCLES, NATURAL PRODUCTS, PROCESS AND SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY Chapter 15: Copper-Mediated Cyclization Reactions: New Entries to Heterocycles Daoshan Yang and Hua Fu Chapter 16: Copper-Mediated C-N Bond Forming Reactions: New Opportunities in Natural Product Synthesis Jihoon Lee and James S Panek Chapter 17: Natural Products and C-O/C-S Bond Forming Reactions: Copper Showed the Way Doron Pappo Chapter 18: Copper-Catalyzed C-C Bond Formation in Natural Product Synthesis: Elegant and Efficient Solutions to a Key Bond Disconnection Morgan Donnard and Nicolas Blanchard Chapter 19: Process Chemistry and Copper Catalysis Klaus Kunz and Norbert Lui Chapter 20: Reusable Catalysts for Copper-Mediated Coupling Reactions under Heterogeneous Conditions Zhiyong Wang, Changfeng Wan and Ye Wang.…”
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A handbook of children and young people's participation : perspectives from theory and practice /

Table of Contents: “…Austin -- Maintaining the status quo : appraising the effectiveness of youth councils in Scotland / Brian McGinley and Ann Grieve -- More than crumbs from the table : a critique of youth parliaments as models of representation for marginalised young people / Alan Turkie -- Nil desperandum as long as you carpe diem / Jack Lewars -- In search of agency : participation in a youth organisation in Turkey / Fahriye Sancar and Yucel Can Severcan -- Children's participation as a struggle over recognition : exploring the promise of dialogue / Robyn Fitzgerald, Anne Graham, Anne Smith, and Nicola Taylor -- Children and deliberative democracy in England / Tom Cockburn -- Governance and participation / E. …”

Health Care Economics. by Davis, John B.

Table of Contents: “…2 Health care, medical care, and the biomedical approach2.1 Introduction: health care and medical care; 2.2 Medical care: the biomedical approach; 2.3 Health economics and the biomedical approach; 2.4 The biomedical approach to medical care: issues and concerns; 2.5 Delineating medical care and health care; Notes; 3 On identifying and categorizing health and medical care; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The array and types of health care; 3.3 Delivery levels of medical care; 3.4 Medical (and health) care as distinctive measures; 3.5 Some concluding thoughts; Notes.…”
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Narrative and Dramatic Approaches to Children's Life Story with Foster, Adoptive and Kinship Families Using the 'Theatre of Attachment' Model. by Moore, Joan E.

Table of Contents: “…IntroductionIdentity; Developing a coherent narrative; Writing the life story; Delivering the life story; Stories of equivalent adversity; Life maps -- Case example: Luke, Alice and Robbie; Water game -- Case example: Mark and Sharron; Clay -- Case example: Louis; Costume drama -- Case example: Gemma; Candle ceremonies -- Case example: Pritti; Children's reactions to difficult truths -- Case example: Rowan; Reworking childhood -- Case example: Jay; Secrets -- Case example: Lucy; Betrayal -- Case example: Billy; Summary; 7 Finding a balance; Introduction; Conflicts; Case examples -- Case example: Pritti…”
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The Three Ages of Government : From the Person, to the Group, to the World / by Raadschelders, J. C. N.

Table of Contents: “…-- Governing as process: Negotiable authority and multisource decision-making -- The role and position of career civil servants in democratic political systems -- The nature of public authority -- Negotiable authority as key to understanding what democratic government is today -- The nature of public decision-making -- Multisource decision making as standard in democratic government -- The governing we can take for granted -- Citizens and government have come a long way in a very short time -- Democracy: Thriving by self-restraint, vulnerable to human instinct, tribal community, and global society -- The position and role of government in society -- The influence of human instinct -- The influence of tribal community -- The influence of global society -- Democracy as ideal and as vulnerable: Challenges from human behavior -- Democracy as ideal political system -- Declining trust in government -- Rent-seeking behavior by private actors: Business principles in the public realm -- Personality politics and populism: The enduring power of emotions -- Na-na-na-na-boo-boo politics: The price of polarization and partisanship -- The need for continuous civics education -- Democracy and bureaucracy: The delicate interplay of fairness and efficiency -- Democracy, self-restraint, and true guardians.…”
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The Three Ages of Government : From the Person, to the Group, to the World / by Raadschelders, J. C. N.

Table of Contents: “…-- Governing as process: Negotiable authority and multisource decision-making -- The role and position of career civil servants in democratic political systems -- The nature of public authority -- Negotiable authority as key to understanding what democratic government is today -- The nature of public decision-making -- Multisource decision making as standard in democratic government -- The governing we can take for granted -- Citizens and government have come a long way in a very short time -- Democracy: Thriving by self-restraint, vulnerable to human instinct, tribal community, and global society -- The position and role of government in society -- The influence of human instinct -- The influence of tribal community -- The influence of global society -- Democracy as ideal and as vulnerable: Challenges from human behavior -- Democracy as ideal political system -- Declining trust in government -- Rent-seeking behavior by private actors: Business principles in the public realm -- Personality politics and populism: The enduring power of emotions -- Na-na-na-na-boo-boo politics: The price of polarization and partisanship -- The need for continuous civics education -- Democracy and bureaucracy: The delicate interplay of fairness and efficiency -- Democracy, self-restraint, and true guardians.…”
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Molecular plant immunity

Table of Contents: “…Carr 11.1 Introduction 11.2 The biology of CMV 11.3 Host resistance responses to virus infection 11.4 Targeting of host factors by the virus 11.5 The phenomenon of cross-protection 11.6 The functions of salicylic acid in antiviral defense 11.7 Metabolic responses to CMV infection 11.8 Vector-mediated transmission 11.9 Future perspectives 12 Future prospects for genetically engineering disease resistance plants Yan-Jun Chen, Michael F. Lyngkjær and David B. Collinge 12.1 Introduction 12.2 Targets for second generation transgenic strategies for resistance 12.3 Hormones 12.4 Defence modulation 12.5 Transcription factors 12.6 Promoters for transgenic disease resistance 12.7 Implementation of transgenic resistance in the field 12.8 Why chose a transgenic approach? …”
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Engineering circuit analysis / by Hayt, William Hart, 1920-

Table of Contents: “…Mesh Analysis: A Comparison -- 4.6.Computer-Aided Circuit Analysis -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 5 Handy Circuit Analysis Techniques -- 5.1.Linearity and Superposition -- 5.2.Source Transformations -- 5.3.Thevenin and Norton Equivalent Circuits -- 5.4.Maximum Power Transfer -- 5.5.Delta-Wye Conversion -- 5.6.Selecting an Approach: A Summary of Various Techniques -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 6 The Operational Amplifier -- 6.1.Background -- 6.2.The Ideal Op Amp: A Cordial Introduction -- 6.3.Cascaded Stages -- 6.4.Circuits for Voltage and Current Sources -- 6.5.Practical Considerations -- 6.6.Comparators and the Instrumentation Amplifier -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 7 Capacitors And Inductors -- 7.1.The Capacitor -- 7.2.The Inductor -- 7.3.Inductance and Capacitance Combinations -- 7.4.Consequences of Linearity -- 7.5.Simple Op Amp Circuits with Capacitors -- 7.6.Duality -- 7.7.Modeling Capacitors and Inductors with PSpice -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 8 Basic Rl And Rc Circuits -- 8.1.The Source-Free RL Circuit -- 8.2.Properties of the Exponential Response -- 8.3.The Source-Free RC Circuit -- 8.4.A More General Perspective -- 8.5.The Unit-Step Function -- 8.6.Driven RL Circuits -- 8.7.Natural and Forced Response -- 8.8.Driven AC Circuits -- 8.9.Predicting the Response of Sequentially Switched Circuits -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 9 The Rcl Circuit -- 9.1.The Source-Free Parallel Circuit -- 9.2.The Overdamped Parallel RLC Circuit -- 9.3.Critical Damping -- 9.4.The Underdamped Parallel RLC Circuit -- 9.5.The Source-Free Series RLC Circuit -- 9.6.The Complete Response of the RLC Circuit -- 9.7.The Lossless LC Circuit -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 10 Sinusoidal Steady-State Analysis -- 10.1.Characteristics of Sinusoids -- 10.2.Forced Response to Sinusoidal Functions -- 10.3.The Complex Forcing Function -- 10.4.The Phasor -- 10.5.Impedance and Admittance -- 10.6.Nodal and Mesh Analysis -- 10.7.Superposition, Source Transformations and Thevenin's Theorem -- 10.8.Phasor Diagrams -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 11 Ac Circuit Power Analysis -- 11.1.Instantaneous Power -- 11.2.Average Power -- 11.3.Effective Values of Current and Voltage -- 11.4.Apparent Power and Power Factor -- 11.5.Complex Power -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 12 Polyphase Circuits -- 12.1.Polyphase Systems -- 12.2.Single-Phase Three-Wire Systems -- 12.3.Three-Phase Y-Y Connection -- 12.4.The Delta (A) Connection -- 12.5.Power Measurement in Three-Phase Systems -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 13 Magnetically Coupled Circuits -- 13.1.Mutual Inductance -- 13.2.Energy Considerations -- 13.3.The Linear Transformer -- 13.4.The Ideal Transformer -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 14 Complex Frequency And The Laplace Transform -- 14.1.Complex Frequency -- 14.2.The Damped Sinusoidal Forcing Function -- 14.3.Definition of the Laplace Transform -- 14.4.Laplace Transforms of Simple Time Functions -- 14.5.Inverse Transform Techniques -- 14.6.Basic Theorems for the Laplace Transform -- 14.7.The Initial-Value and Final-Value Theorems -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 15 Circuit Analysis In The s-Domain -- 15.1.Z(s) and Y(s) -- 15.2.Nodal and Mesh Analysis in the s-Domain -- 15.3.Additional Circuit Analysis Techniques -- 15.4.Poles, Zeros, and Transfer Functions -- 15.5.Convolution -- 15.6.The Complex-Frequency Plane -- 15.7.Natural Response and the s Plane -- 15.8.A Technique for Synthesizing the Voltage Ratio H(s) = V out/V in -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 16 Frequency Response -- 16.1.Parallel Resonance -- 16.2.Bandwidth and High-Q Circuits -- 16.3.Series Resonance -- 16.4.Other Resonant Forms -- 16.5.Scaling -- 16.6.Bode Diagrams -- 16.7.Basic Filter Design -- 16.8.Advanced Filter Design -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 17 Two-Port Networks -- 17.1.One-Port Networks -- 17.2.Admittance Parameters -- 17.3.Some Equivalent Networks -- 17.4.Impedance Parameters -- 17.5.Hybrid Parameters -- 17.6.Transmission Parameters -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises -- ch. 18 Fourier Circuit Analysis -- 18.1.Trigonometric Form of the Fourier Series -- 18.2.The Use of Symmetry -- 18.3.Complete Response to Periodic Forcing Functions -- 18.4.Complex Form of the Fourier Series -- 18.5.Definition of the Fourier Transform -- 18.6.Some Properties of the Fourier Transform -- 18.7.Fourier Transform Pairs for Some Simple Time Functions -- 18.8.The Fourier Transform of a General Periodic Time Function -- 18.9.The System Function and Response in the Frequency Domain -- 18.10.The Physical Significance of the System Function -- Summary And Review -- Reading Further -- Exercises.…”
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Proceedings of the 13th International Congress on Mathematical Education ICME-13 /

Table of Contents: “…Borba, Petek Askar, George Gadanidis, Salvador Llinares, Mario Sánchez Aguilar -- Conceptualisation of the role of competencies, knowing and knowledge in mathematics education research, Mogens Niss, Regina Bruder, Núria Planas, Ross Turner Turner, Jhony Alexander Villa-Ochoa -- Assistance of students with mathematical learning difficulties – How can research support practice? …”
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Case studies in multicultural counseling and therapy

Table of Contents: “…Nassar-McMillan and Julie Hakim-LarsonHarnessing Fears During a Medical Emergency:The Story of Jacob M.Silenced: The Stories of Dalia and DabilaChapter 6 Clinical Applications with Individuals of Multiracial DescentGregory J. …”
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Commonwealth Caribbean Sports Law by Haynes, Jason

Table of Contents: “…2.6.1 Regional examples: the Olympic movement2.6.2 The role of governments; 2.6.2.1 Football Federation of Belize v National Sports Council (NSC); Facts; FFB's legal submissions; NSC's legal submissions; The key issues for the court's determination; The court's ruling; 2.7 Sports governing bodies and judicial review; 2.8 Sports disciplinary proceedings: the right to be heard; 2.8.1 The Board of Management of Alexandra School v The Barbados Cricket Association; Facts; The High Court's ruling on natural justice; 2.8.2 Ashwin Creed v Central Audit Committee; Facts…”
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Breakthrough communities sustainability and justice in the next American metropolis /

Table of Contents: “…Benjamin Starrett -- Reaching out to new strategic partners -- Business, grassroots, and the regional agenda / Bart Harvey -- Measuring success: using metrics in support of regional equity / David Rusk -- Networking for social justice: the African American forum on race and regionalism / Deeohn Ferris -- Sharing the new story: regional equity and strategic media / Andrea Torrice and Ellen Schneider -- Uncovering global linkages for sustainable metropolitan communities -- Climate change and the quest for regional equity / Van Jones -- A global perspective: community-driven solutions to urban poverty / Celine Cruz and David Satterthwaite -- Beyond segregation, toward a shared vision of our regions / Myron Orfield -- Resources -- Bibliography -- Contributor bios -- Authors' organizations -- Index.…”
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Interviewer effects from a total survey error perspective /

Table of Contents: “…Smyth, Section VII: Estimating Interviewer EffectsChapter 21: Modeling Interviewer Effects in the National Health Interview StudyJames Dahlhamer, Aaron Maitland, Benjamin Zablotsky, and Carla ZelayaChapter 22: A Comparison of Different Approaches to Examining Whether Interviewer Effects Tend to Vary Across Different Subgroups of RespondentsGeert Loosveldt and Celine WuytsChapter 23: Designing Studies for Comparing Interviewer Variance in Two Groups of Survey InterviewersBrady T. …”
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Data Analytics for Smart Cities /

Table of Contents: “…2.3 Data Services2.3.1 Point-and-Click Online Tools; 2.3.1.1 NASA's Worldview; 2.3.1.2 NASA GES DISC Giovanni; 2.3.2 Data Rod Services; 2.3.3 Other Web Data Services; 2.4 Examples; 2.4.1 The Pearl River Delta; 2.4.1.1 Typhoon Nida Rainfall; 2.4.1.2 Atmospheric Composition Preliminary Analysis; 2.4.2 Estimation of Hurricane Contribution to Annual Precipitation in Maryland; 2.4.2.1 Data and Methods; 2.4.2.2 Preliminary Results; 2.5 Summary and Future Plans; Acknowledgments; References; 3: Advancing Smart and Resilient Cities with Big Spatial Disaster Data; 3.1 Introduction.…”
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Engineering decision making and risk management / by Herrmann, Jeffrey W.

Table of Contents: “…Decision-making Processes 7.1 Decision-making Contexts 7.2 Technical Knowledge and Problem Consensus 7.3 Optimization: Search and Evaluation 7.4 Diagnosing Risk Decision Situations 7.5 Values and Ethics 7.6 Systematic Decision-making Processes 7.7 The Decision-making Cycle 7.8 The Analytic-deliberative Process 7.9 Concept Selection 7.10 Decision Calculus 7.11 Recognition-primed Decision Making 7.12 Heuristics 7.13 Unconscious Decision Making 7.14 Search 7.15 Types of Search in Practice 7.16 Secretary Problem 7.17 Composite Decisions 7.18 Separation 7.19 Product Development Processes Exercises References 8. …”
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