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This book presents the most recent advances in the field of liver diseases and surgery, including the remarkable advances in Hepatitis C therapy, liver tumors, injuries, cysts, resections, transplantation, and preoperative management of patients with liver diseases. The editors are the dean and vice deans of the National Liver Institute, Menoufia University, a dedicated international center of excellence and a leading medical institution in the Middle East for the diagnosis and management of liver diseases and advanced training and research in hepatobiliary sciences. The authors are leading experts from four continents across the globe (North America, Europe, Asia, and Africa). In other words, the book team reflects an international dream team of experts in the area of liver diseases.

The Arctic region contains large amounts of natural resources considered necessary to sustain global economic growth, so it is unsurprising that it is increasingly susceptible to political, economic, environmental, and even military conflicts. This book looks in detail at the preconditions and outlook for international cooperation on the development of Arctic petroleum resources, focusing on Norwegian–Russian cooperation in the Barents Sea towards 2025. The authors provide a cross-disciplinary approach including geopolitical, institutional, technological, corporate and environmental perspectives to analyse the underlying factors that shape the future development of the region. Three future scenarios are developed, exploring various levels of cooperation and development influenced by and resulting from potential political, commercial and environmental circumstances. Through these scenarios, the book improves understanding of the challenges and opportunities for Arctic petroleum resource development and promotes further consideration of the possible outcomes of future cooperation. The book should be of interest to students, scholars and policy-makers working in the areas of Arctic studies, oil and gas studies, energy security, global environmental governance, environmental politics and environmental technology. Chapter 1 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138783263_oachapter1.pdf Chapter 2 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138783263_oachapter2.pdf Chapter 6 of this book is freely available as a downloadable Open Access PDF under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 3.0 license. https://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/tandfbis/rt-files/docs/Open+Access+Chapters/9781138783263_oachapter6.pdf

Em 1967, estive pela primeira vez em Santa Terezinha de passagem para a aldeia Tapirapé, onde cheguei como auxiliar de pesquisa do Prof. Roberto Cardoso de Oliveira, à época desenvolvendo um projeto sobre contatos interétnicos. Eu não tinha, então, intenção de estudar posseiros e peões, mas o que vi e ouvi foi a motivação para retornar, anos mais tarde. [trecho tirado da introdução do livro]

La Grande Galleria dei duchi di Savoia, inaugurata da Carlo Emanuele I nel 1608, si configurava come un complesso dispositivo architettonico, simbolico ed encomiastico all’interno del quale erano raccolti e ordinati oggetti eterogenei secondo un modello di organizzazione totalizzante della conoscenza coeva. Le diverse prospettive di ricerca, nel corso degli anni, si sono occupate della Grande Galleria prendendone in esame gli elementi costitutivi, ora distribuiti nelle diverse tipologie di fonti documentarie ad essa riconducibili. Il volume presenta la complessa questione della Grande Galleria discutendo, attraverso una prospettiva interdisciplinare, gli esiti delle diverse linee di studio e di ricerca, e, in particolare, proponendo un processo di analisi che pone al centro il documento più rilevante: l’inventario redatto dal bibliotecario di corte Giulio Torrini, con l’aiuto del figlio Bartolomeo e di altri collaboratori, a partire dai primi mesi del 1659. Il libro propone dunque la successione delle circa 950 sequenze di segni correlati alle unità documentarie localizzate nella quarta guardarobba, cui erano affidate le opere e i volumi riconducibili all’ambito della Philosophia. Queste sequenze di segni sono state correlate ad altre sequenze di segni, desunte da strumenti bibliografici successivi, che insistono sugli stessi referenti, cioè i libri nella loro concreta materialità bibliografica. Il percorso di ricostruzione bibliografica proposto si snoda attraverso una precisa sequenza di passi procedurali che hanno consentito di identificare l’unità documentaria attraverso riscritture diverse, passando dal modello di rappresentazione originario ad altri, progressivamente più dettagliati e analitici.

Obesity and type 2 diabetes are increasing worldwide problems. In this book we reviewed factors that contribute to glucose homeostasis and the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes. In addition the book addresses current strategies for treatment of Type 2 Diabetes.

Air pollution has always been a trans-boundary environmental problem and a matter of global concern for past many years. High concentrations of air pollutants due to numerous anthropogenic activities influence the air quality. There are many books on this subject, but the one in front of you will probably help in filling the gaps existing in the area of air quality monitoring, modelling, exposure, health and control, and can be of great help to graduate students professionals and researchers. The book is divided in two volumes dealing with various monitoring techniques of air pollutants, their predictions and control. It also contains case studies describing the exposure and health implications of air pollutants on living biota in different countries across the globe.

Das Internationale Zentrum Frühkindliche Bildung, Betreuung und Erziehung (ICEC) hat zwischen 2017 und 2021 die Equal Access-Studie durchgeführt. Diese untersuchte, wie strukturelle Rahmenbedingungen Ungleichheiten im Zugang zu frühkindlichen Bildungs-, Betreuungs- und Erziehungsangeboten (FBBE) hervorbringen, verringern oder verstärken (können). Während sich bisher eine Vielzahl empirischer Forschungen insbesondere auf die elterlichen Entscheidungsprozesse konzentrieren, schließt die Studie an bestehende For- schungslücken an und trägt dazu bei, strukturelle und institutionelle Faktoren stärker zu berücksichtigen, um ungleiche Zugangsbedingungen zu verstehen. Die Publikation basiert auf Daten, die im Rahmen der Equal Access-Studie erhoben wurden und sich auf die lokale Umsetzung von Zugang konzentrieren. Mittels qualitativer Experteninterviews wurden in sechs Kommunen in Deutschland, Kanada und Schweden unterschiedliche Entscheidungsträger lokaler Kita-Steuerung befragt.

Цей посібник обов'язково треба прочитати, якщо ви плануєте розпочати науковий проект з оцифрування. Посібник відповідає специфікаціям проєктів EAP (Програма збереження архівів, що перебувають під загрозою зникнення) Британської бібліотеки, він наповнений хорошими практичними рекомендаціями щодо планування та реалізації успішного проекту з оцифрування в потенційно складних умовах. «Польові зйомки» допоможе вам на кожному етапі вашої роботи, від визначення обсягу проєкту до практичних міркувань щодо обладнання, робочих процедур, підбору персоналу, обговорення місцевої специфіки та резервного копіювання даних і успішного завершення проєкту. Ця книга містить безліч корисних порад та підказок, отриманих з досвіду людей, які реалізовували проєкти в різних куточках світу - від Латинської Америки до Африки та Азії, змальовуючи виклики, з якими ви можете зіткнутися, та пропонуючи найкращі шляхи їх вирішення. В центрі уваги «Польових зйомок» - процес оцифрування, як за допомогою фотоапарата, так і сканера, тож посібник є вкрай корисним для тих, хто розглядає можливість реалізації подібного проєкту. Книга буде особливо корисною для тих, хто подає заявку на грант EAP, але поради на цих сторінках необхідні всім, хто цікавиться оцифруванням архівів.

The nanofiltration technique lies between ultrafiltration and reverse osmosis techniques, and it is considered a low-cost process and is capable of removing pesticides, organic matter, desalination of sea water, oil process and pollutants from industrial wastewater. However, the main challenge in implementation of nanofiltration membrane is its ability towards fouling and low performance at high temperature. The use of nanoparticles in the manufacturing of membranes allows for a high degree of control over membrane fouling. Nanoparticle-based membranes can be developed by assembling engineered nanoparticles into porous membranes or blending them with polymeric or inorganic membranes. This book covers topics from multiple ranges from manufacturing of nanofiltration membranes and their applications in wastewater treatment, drinking water treatment, and removal of pollutants, to addressing the fouling issues.

"This study uncovers the musical foundations and performance suggestions of books of hours, guides to prayer that were the most popular and widespread books of the late Middle Ages. Exploring a variety of musical genres and sections of books of hours with musical implications, this book presents a richly textured sound world gleaned from dozens of extant manuscript sources from fifteenth-century France. It offers the first overview of the musical content of these handbooks to liturgy and devotional prayer, together with cues that show scribal awareness for the articulation of sacred plainchants. Although books of hours lack musical notation, this survey elucidates the full range of musical genres and styles suggested both within and beyond the liturgical offices prescribed in books of hours. Privileging sound and ritual enactment in the experience of the hours, the survey complements studies of visual imagery that have dominated the category. The book’s interdisciplinary approach within a musical context, and beautiful full-color illustrations, will attract not only specialists in musicology, liturgy, and late medieval studies, but also those more broadly interested in the history of the book, memory, performance studies, and art history."

Much has been written on the post-war decolonisation in the Caribbean, but rarely from a truly comparative perspective, and seldom with serious attention to the former Dutch colonies of Surinam, the Netherlands Antilles and Aruba. This study bridges both gaps. In their analysis of Dutch decolonisation policies since the 1940s, the authors discuss not only political processes, but also development aid, the Dutch Caribbean exodus to the metropolis and cultural antagonisms. A balance is drawn both of the costs and benefits of independence in the Caribbean and of the outlines and results of the policies pursued in the non-sovereign Caribbean by France, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Intercultural, interdisciplinary, and transdisciplinary research interfaces confront researchers with considerable challenges. Towards Shared Research portrays how scholars from different disciplinary and geographical origins and at various academic career stages strive for a more inclusive and better understanding of knowledge about African environments. The book is addressed to researchers, facilitators, and policy-makers to make a case for participatory and integrative approaches resulting in systemic and co-created analyses.

Im Rahmen des Projekts »Duncker & Humblot reprints« heben wir Schätze aus dem Programm der ersten rund 150 Jahre unserer Verlagsgeschichte, von der Gründung 1798 bis zum Ende des Zweiten Weltkriegs 1945. Lange vergriffene Klassiker und Fundstücke aus den Bereichen Rechts- und Staatswissenschaften, Wirtschafts- und Sozialwissenschaften, Geschichte, Philosophie und Literaturwissenschaft werden nach langer Zeit wieder verfügbar gemacht.

Intrigantes, séduisantes, les histoires de Jean-Philippe Toussaint mettent en scène des héros décalés, des velléitaires qui savent très bien ce qu’ils veulent (qu’on leur fiche la paix), des êtres à la fois fragiles et résistants, pris entre le désir et l’impossibilité d’être tout à fait normaux, oscillant entre angoisse et plénitude, bref des gens comme vous et moi.Portrait continu d’un artiste sans œuvre mais toujours, semble-t-il, sur le point de créer, l’œuvre de Toussaint fait largement appel à l’humour dans sa description du monde et dans sa réflexion sur elle-même : elle a su s’imposer auprès d’un large public et des critiques les plus attentifs aux évolutions de la prose contemporaine.Les Vérités de Jean Philippe Toussaint est un ouvrage collectif ; il se propose de traverser en tous sens l’œuvre littéraire de Toussaint pour en éclairer les enjeux.

A major objective of this open access book is to summarize the current status of Buruli Ulcer (BU) research for the first time. It will identify gaps in our knowledge, stimulate research and support control of the disease by providing insight into approaches for surveillance, diagnosis, and treatment of Buruli Ulcer. Book chapters will cover the history, epidemiology diagnosis, treatment and disease burden of BU and provide insight into the microbiology, genomics, transmission and virulence of Mycobacterium ulcerans. ; Supports further investigation by summarizing state of the art in the field of Buruli ulcer research Enriches understanding of epidemiology of Buruli ulcer in different geographic regions Reviews exhaustively the characteristics of Mycobacterium ulcerans disease