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Die interpolationistische Methode der Untersuchung römischer Rechtstexte, also deren Wahrnehmung als Ergebnis von nachträglichen Eingriffen, ist Gegenstand eines wiedererwachten Interesses der romanistischen Forschung. Ihre intensivste Phase erlebte die Interpolationenforschung am Ende des 19. und in den ersten Jahrzehnten des 20. Jahrhunderts. Das heutige Verstehensinteresse richtet sich insbesondere auf die Verflechtung der interpolationistischen Methode mit anderen Forschungsansätzen sowie auf ihre Entwicklung, die auf dem Gedankenaustausch zwischen Wissenschaftlern in Italien, Deutschland und anderen Ländern basiert. Im Zentrum der hier versammelten Arbeiten stehen Otto Gradenwitz, der Begründer einer methodischen Interpolationenkritik, und sein Schüler Salvatore Riccobono, der später als herausragender Romanist seiner Zeit die Grundsätze seines Lehrers weiterentwickelte und auch auf die deutsche Wissenschaft zurückwirkte.

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With full-color plates of paintings and sculptures, this title was produced for the inaugural exhibition at Gagosian Gallery, Hong Kong, Damien Hirst: Forgotten Promises. It includes "For Heaven's Sake" (2008), a life-size human baby skull cast in platinum and covered in 8,128 pink and white diamonds, as well as beautiful diamond cabinets in gold and silver. A group of paintings from 2008 to 2009, including "Age of Magnificence" and "Fading Magnificence," show real butterflies entombed in layers of shiny metallic paint. The new Love Paintings are painted in oil with painstaking attention to realistic detail. "Why else would you do it, when you could just get a photograph that looks identical?" Hirst has said. "But it's not the same thing, is it? A photograph is from a moment, a split second. Painting is about stopping to look at the world, considering it, and giving it more and more importance."

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Graphene, the wonder material of the 21st century, is expected to play an important role in future nanoelectronic applications, but the only way to achieve this goal is to grow graphene directly on a semiconductor, integrating it in the chain for the production of electronic circuits and devices. This book summarizes the latest achievements in this field, with particular attention to the graphitization of SiC. Through high-temperature annealing in a controlled environment, it is possible to decompose the topmost SiC layers, obtaining quasi-ideal graphene by Si sublimation with record electronic mobilities, while selective growth on patterned structures makes possible the opening of a gap by quantum confinement.The book starts with a review chapter on the significance and challenges of graphene growth on semiconductors, followed by three chapters dedicated to an up-to-date analysis of the synthesis of graphene in ultrahigh vacuum, and concludes with two chapters discussing possible ways of tailoring the electronic band structure of epitaxial graphene by atomic intercalation and of creating a gap by the growth of templated graphene nanostructures.

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If data is the greatest collective treasure of a digital society, basic material for business and politics: Why are the places where it is stored still so invisible? Niklas Maak, architectural critic and Professor for Architecture at Städelschule Frankfurt, explores this question in his new publication and envisions radical solutions for the future.

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This atlas, containing a wealth of clinical and dermoscopic images, describes and illustrates the applications of dermoscopy in a wide variety of skin disorders that may be encountered in the pediatric population. Key features and other salient aspects are highlighted with the aim of enabling the clinician to reach a fast and reliable diagnosis in all cases. Dermoscopy is a non-invasive technique that allows rapid and magnified in vivo observation of the skin, with visualization of morphologic features imperceptible to the naked eye. Dermoscopy has revolutionized the approach to pigmented skin lesions, greatly improving diagnostic accuracy. Furthermore, over the past few years it has been demonstrated to be very useful in the diagnosis, follow-up, and therapeutic monitoring of a range of other skin disorders, including cutaneous/mucosal infections, ectoparasitoses, inflammatory diseases, and hair and nail abnormalities. Being non-invasive, dermoscopy is particularly suitable for use in the pediatric population, in which invasive diagnostic procedures may be problematic.

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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Security, Privacy, and Applied Cryptography Engineering, SPACE 2023, held in Roorkee, India, in December 2023.The 14 papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 45 submissions. They focus on various aspects of security, privacy, applied cryptography, and cryptographic engineering.

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In this book, well-known scientists discuss modern aspects of generalized continua, in order to better understand modern materials and advanced structures. They possess complicated internal structure, and it requires the development of new approaches to model such structures and new effects caused by it. This book combines fundamental contributions in honor of Victor Eremeyev and his 60th birthday.

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EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. Individuals’ behaviours at work are known to be shaped by cold, or cognitive-motivational, processes as well as hot, or affect-motivational, processes. To date, employee proactivity research has mainly focused on the ‘cold’ side. But emotion has been proposed to ‘energize’ employees’ proactivity, especially in interdependent and uncertain work environments. In this pioneering work, expert scholars offer new thinking on the process by examining how emotion can drive employees’ proactivity in the workplace and how, in turn, that proactivity can shape one’s emotional experiences.

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Newcomers to the fashion industry often base costings on the sum of a style’s fabric, trims and labor—and to that they simply add their markup. However, every other activity of the business erodes that markup, and they find themselves with an unsustainable profit—or a loss. This guide will help you avoid these pitfalls to guarantee a sustainable profit. Apparel Costing details traditional and current costing methods for the fast-paced and e-commerce-focused fashion marketplace. You will learn industry-specific product/style costing that can be applied to garments produced both locally and globally. You'll also learn how to calculate line item percentages on indirect cost factors, such as factory sourcing, overhead, administration and product development. Key topics include: Target Market Pricing; Variable vs Fixed Costs; Direct vs Indirect Cost Factors; Cost-Based vs Value-Based Costing; Domestic vs International Production Costing; Effect of Sourcing on Costing; Sustainability in Costing; Fast Fashion vs. Slow Fashion

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Floods can have a devastating impact on life, property and economic resources. However, the systematic collection of damage data in the aftermath of flood events can contribute to future risk mitigation. Such data can support a variety of actions including the identification of priorities for intervention during emergencies, the creation of complete event scenarios to tailor risk mitigation strategies, the definition of victim compensation schemes, and the validation of damage models to feed cost-benefit analysis of mitigation actions. Volume highlights include: Compilation of real world case studies elaborating on the survey experiences and best practices associated with flood damage data collection, storage and analysis, that can help strategize flood risk mitigation in an efficient manner Coverage of different flooding phenomena such as riverine and mountain floods, spatial analysis from local to global scales, and stakeholder perspectives, e.g. public decision makers, researchers, private companies Contributions from leading experts in the field, researchers and practitioners, including civil protection actors working at different spatial and administrative level, insurers, and professionals working in the field of natural hazard risks mitigation Flood Damage Survey and Assessment: New Insights from Research and Practice will be a valuable resource for earth scientists, hydrologists, meteorologists, geologists, geographers, civil engineers, insurers, policy makers, and planners. Read an interview with the editors to find out more:https://eos.org/editors-vox/the-value-of-disaster-damage-data

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A revealing look at austerity measures that succeed—and those that don'tFiscal austerity is hugely controversial. Opponents argue that it can trigger downward growth spirals and become self-defeating. Supporters argue that budget deficits have to be tackled aggressively at all times and at all costs. Bringing needed clarity to one of today's most challenging economic issues, three leading policy experts cut through the political noise to demonstrate that there is not one type of austerity but many. Austerity assesses the relative effectiveness of tax increases and spending cuts at reducing debt, shows that austerity is not necessarily the kiss of death for political careers as is often believed, and charts a sensible approach based on data analysis rather than ideology.

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This third edition handbook describes in detail the classical methods as well as extensions and novel approaches that were more recently introduced within this field. It consists of five parts: general recommendation techniques, special recommendation techniques, value and impact of recommender systems, human computer interaction, and applications. The first part presents the most popular and fundamental techniques currently used for building recommender systems, such as collaborative filtering, semantic-based methods, recommender systems based on implicit feedback, neural networks and context-aware methods. The second part of this handbook introduces more advanced recommendation techniques, such as session-based recommender systems, adversarial machine learning for recommender systems, group recommendation techniques, reciprocal recommenders systems, natural language techniques for recommender systems and cross-domain approaches to recommender systems. The third part covers a wide perspective to the evaluation of recommender systems with papers on methods for evaluating recommender systems, their value and impact, the multi-stakeholder perspective of recommender systems, the analysis of the fairness, novelty and diversity in recommender systems. The fourth part contains a few chapters on the human computer dimension of recommender systems, with research on the role of explanation, the user personality and how to effectively support individual and group decision with recommender systems. The last part focusses on application in several important areas, such as, food, music, fashion and multimedia recommendation. This informative third edition handbook provides a comprehensive, yet concise and convenient reference source to recommender systems for researchers and advanced-level students focused on computer science and data science. Professionals working in data analytics that are using recommendation and personalization techniques will also find this handbook a useful tool.

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This new book by Labics, one of Italy’s leading architectural firms, is devoted to the country’s architecture of public space. Squares, galleries, loggias, porticoes, and courtyards are the elements that characterise Italy's historic towns and cities — and that make the experience of these public spaces intense and attractive. Labics sets out to explore these enchanting spaces, to analyse their history and typologies, and to document and describe them through newly produced photographs, plans, and diagrams. They offer a taxonomy of solutions that, as a whole, forms a timeless theory for the design of public spaces. The Architecture of Public Space features a captivating collection of image material that visually decodes these characteristic core elements of Italian architecture and specifies their role in the definition of public space. The volume highlights the architectural solutions from the 13th to the 20th centuries that produce the particular spatial quality of these urban structures and sets out how they were originally established for and are continuing to be used by the people.

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Welcome to the wonderful world of chickens! This beloved barnyard bird is full of surprises. Did you know some chickens are so small they can perch in the palm of your hand, and others have feathers that look like a beard? Chickens can learn to count up to four and have excellent hearing—many even like to listen to music! Chickenology takes young readers (and grown-ups) on a fascinating and informative tour of chickens. Discover the incredible variety of chickens with different origins, breeds, and feather patterns, delve into chicken anatomy and evolution, and even learn the basics of chicken care. With a playful tone and irresistibly charming illustrations by rising star Camilla Pintonato, this lively visual encyclopedia presents chickens in all of their feathered glory.

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SpongeBob SquarePants and Patrick Star are back for a new middle-grade mystery filled with ghosts, superheroes, and Bikini Bottom’s most dangerous creatures! SpongeBob SquarePants is back with a new mysterious case to solve in the second book of this exciting middle-grade series! When a glowing green trail appears outside of the Shady Shoals Rest Home, retired superheroes Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy ask SpongeBob and Patrick to take on the case and figure out what the trail is. Unfortunately for the two detectives, they are lead through ship graveyards, underground tunnels, and ultimately in the nest of some of the most dangerous villains Bikini Bottom has ever been faced with!

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For Fans of "Something is Killing The Children"! From the artist of the hit SIKTC spinoff series "The House of Slaughter"! "It is not difficult to be happy under a blue sky. But it takes a lot of courage to be strong even under a black sun." Over the years, a black sun has risen twice. A dark dawn whose rays have done terrible things to people's minds, driving them to all sorts of horror. Twelve years have passed since the last time and the world still fears the return of that inexplicable phenomenon. But fear is not the only legacy of those terrible days. All the women who got pregnant under the influence of the black sun have given birth to babies with some... peculiarities. White hair, ashy skin, abnormal proportions, and eyes as red as fire: the Children of the Black Sun. Brightvale is a small town like many others. Here the Children of the Black Sun are treated with particular contempt, especially in the days leading up to the anniversary of the two disasters. The hatred of their fellow villagers, terrified of a possible return of that horror, will push these kids to unite and embark on a hallucinatory journey to discover themselves and their true nature. But is the black sun really about to return? Collecting the first volume of the hit series along with cover gallery and bonus material.

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Filling an important gap in the literature, this comprehensive text develops conformal field theory from first principles. The treatment is self-contained, pedagogical, and exhaustive, and includes a great deal of background material on quantum field theory, statistical mechanics, Lie algebras and affine Lie algebras. The many exercises, with a wide spectrum of difficulty and subjects, complement and in many cases extend the text. The text is thus not only an excellent tool for classroom teaching but also for individual study. Intended primarily for graduate students and researchers in theoretical high-energy physics, mathematical physics, condensed matter theory, statistical physics, the book will also be of interest in other areas of theoretical physics and mathematics. It will prepare the reader for original research in this very active field of theoretical and mathematical physics.

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This gorgeously illustrated book reveals the hidden world of some of the most mind-boggling insects. Divided into categorical sections like herbivores and predators, Bugs of the World includes bugs, beetles, wasps, bees, ants, caterpillars, butterflies, dragonflies, spiders, flies, crickets and grasshoppers, centipedes and millipedes, and more. Each of the 250 insects featured is accompanied by beautiful illustrations and facts about the creature, including its common name and scientific name, its size, its continent of origin, and a brief description of its unique characteristics. Kids will also learn about the different life cycles of insects, why they are important to ecology and our world, the planet's most dangerous insects, how bugs camouflage themselves, and so much more.

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Explore life on a farm in this addition to the bestselling Block Book series! It’s time to plant some crops, harvest the veggies, and make jam to take to the farmer’s market! In this follow-up to Alphablock, Countablock, Dinoblock, Cityblock, Buildablock, and Marvel Alphablock, readers are introduced to what life is like on the farm. Like the previous titles, Farmblock explores a concept—in this case, seasons. From a rooster crowing at the crack of dawn to picking pumpkins for Halloween, there is so much to do all year-round! In keeping with the rest of the series, Farmblock features die-cut pages, gatefolds, and the charming art of British design team Peskimo.

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Learn how animals around the world show their love in this interactive board book Love is strong. You have my back and I’ll always have yours. From swans to sloths, from elephants to kangaroos, animals show their love in so many ways! This interactive board book, with its chunky, die-cut pages and surprise-filled gatefolds, is the perfect gift for anyone you love.

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In this companion to Alphablock, Countablock, Dinoblock, and Cityblock, readers are introduced to more than 24 construction machines. As in the previous books, Buildablock features die-cut shapes on every other spread and the charming art of British design team Peskimo. Alphablock was chosen one of Parents magazine’s 10 Best Children’s Books of 2013 and one of ALSC’s Notable Children’s Books of 2014.

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“I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit in you; I will remove from you your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh” (Ezechiel 36:26). This biblical image, particularly significant for Jews, Christians, and Muslims, gives insight into the central issues of this book: how a greater readiness to reconcile can take place among individuals and groups who experience the "suffering of the other," even in the midst of a protracted conflict such as the Israeli-Palestinian one. This book offers a collection of essays written by the team members of a transdisciplinary DFG project between Jena University, Ben Gurion University, Tel Aviv University, and the Wasatia Academic Institute.

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Die Aufsätze des Sammelbandes untersuchen die Frage, ob das für Deutschland geltende Konzept einer "Generation Ebert", also einer zweiten Generation von Arbeiterführern, die sich von den Parteigründern in Herkunft, Denken und Handeln abgrenzen lässt, auf die europäische Ebene übertragen werden kann. Damit wird ein wichtiger Beitrag zur Erforschung des Demokratisierungsprozesses nach dem Ersten Weltkrieg geleistet, den diese Generation von Sozialdemokraten, aus der Systemopposition kommend, nun als politisch Verantwortliche entscheidend mitgestaltete. Insgesamt zeigen die Beiträge, dass eine generationelle Perspektive auf die Geschichte der Arbeiterbewegung in den letzten Jahrzehnten des 19. und der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts neue Einsichten in deren Handlungsmöglichkeiten eröffnet und althergebrachte, auf Ideen, Organisationsstrukturen und Einzelpersönlichkeiten fokussierte Forschungsansätze in produktiver Weise ergänzt.

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The book aims to face the challenge of post-COVID-19 dynamics toward green and digital transition, between metropolitan and return to villages’ perspectives. It presents a multi-disciplinary scientific debate on the new frontiers of strategic and spatial planning, economic programs and decision support tools, within the urban–rural areas networks and the metropolitan cities. The book focuses on six topics: inner and marginalized areas local development to re-balance territorial inequalities; knowledge and innovation ecosystem for urban regeneration and resilience; metropolitan cities and territorial dynamics; rules, governance, economy, society; green buildings, post-carbon city and ecosystem services; infrastructures and spatial information systems; cultural heritage: conservation, enhancement and management. In addition, the book hosts a Special Section: Rhegion United Nations 2020-2030. The book will benefit all researchers, practitioners and policymakers interested in the issues applied to metropolitan cities and marginal areas.

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Since 1965, the Association for Goldsmiths’ Art and the German Goldsmiths’ House Hanau have been organising the Silver Triennial International to promote contemporary silversmithing. The 20th competition demonstrates the variety of works at a high level: 121 silversmiths from 21 countries submitted hollow- and flatware or free-formed works. The focus is not only on technical and artistic aspects; a large number of the entries also have a socio-critical and contemporary historical background. An expert jury was again assembled this year: Dirk Allgaier, head of Arnoldsche Art Publishers, Stuttgart; Dr. Claudia Banz, curator for design at the Kunstgewerbemuseum Berlin; and JaKyung Shin, silversmith and assistant professor at Seoul National University, Korea, selected 67 impressive silver works. Text in English and German.

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Encuadernación: Rústica con solapasColección. General

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La inmensa mayoría de los encuentros entre la policía y la ciudadanía son placenteros y satisfactorios para ambas partes, tal como demuestran los resultados de las encuestas existentes en estos momentos. Sin embargo, cuando algunos de esos encuentros, a causa de los múltiples factores que pueden incidir en ellos, se complican y se acaba utilizando algún tipo de fuerza por una o ambas partes las controversias que se originan pueden tener consecuencias notables de cara a la opinión pública y para las relaciones de la policía con el público, relaciones vitales para la legitimidad policial en un estado democrático. Las discusiones en relación a estos desencuentros suelen ser muy viscerales y adolecen de fundamentos sólidos. De hecho, no hay en nuestro contexto estudios solventes sobre los factores que inciden en la aparición de tensión en los encuentros entre la policía y los miembros del público. Es necesario, por tanto, identificar tan detalladamente como se pueda los factores, personale

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A través de diez catequesis, este libro nos ayuda a descubrir al Dios de la misericordia. La exposición de cada una de ellas se estructura de la forma siguiente: Introducción, situación del episodio en el conjunto del evangelio, lectura del texto, elementos de la narración, síntesis final. Cada capitulo comprende, además, una ficha /(lectio divina): propuesta de trabajo en grupo y reflexión personal.

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El destino es la unidad base de planificación turística. Mejorar el valor de la experiencia y adecuar el número de turistas a la capacidad de carga facilita que el territorio y el patrimonio no sólo no se agoten sino que revivan constantemente.Desde esta óptica sostenible, se acomete en este libro la gestión integral de los destinos. Para ello, se reclama como condición sine qua non el consenso entre el sector público, el privado, los residentes y los turistas y se fundamenta en que cada cual sepa claramente cuál es su aportación económico-financiera a la causa.Este libro de management es un ejercicio riguroso y acomete este proceso integral de gestión fijando cada una de las fases de la elaboración. Incluye un análisis comparado de la gestión de los mejores destinos mundiales.

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Una manera muy entretenida de activar las neuronas. Con 70 juegos muy variados con los que ejercitar el cálculo y la lógica, reforzar la memoria y enriquecer los conocimientos de todo tipo... para así trabajar diversas habilidades cognitivas: el análisis visual-espacial, la comprensión verbal, la concentración, la resistencia a las interferencias...Los juegos presentan 3 niveles de dificultad y cada lector puede autoevaluarse para descubrir cuál es su nivel.

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Descubre cómo el ADN hace que cada uno de nosotros seamos únicos. Este libro permite descubrir el pasado, el presente y el futuro del genoma humano y, acompañado de atractivas ilustraciones en color, ayuda a entender el mundo de la genética, desde sus fundamentos hasta las teorías más avanzadas.Derek Harvey responde a las grandes preguntas de este apasionante campo de estudio, desde la naturaleza de la herencia, la evolución y la reproducción hasta el modo el que los genes se organizan y cómo se lee el ADN.

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Sexto volumen de la serie middle grade más exitosa: Cloe y su Unicornio!Unos van al cole en autobús... y otros van en unicornio!Desde que Cloe tiene un unicornio de mejor amiga no han dejado de pasar cosas un tanto inexplicables.Esta vez, una devastadora tempestad se ha cargado la electricidad de toda la ciudad. Los mayores dicen que solo es una tormenta típica de invierno, pero Cloe y Caléndula se dan cuenta de que no todo es lo que parece: puede que esta lluvia sea mágica! Para resolver el caso tendrán que unirse a Max, que está deseando que vuelva la electricidad para enchufar su videojuego, y a su archienemiga Dakota, que cuenta con la ayuda de unos gremlins serviciales.Podrán llegar al fondo del caso y salvar a la ciudad de la tormenta mágica?

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