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This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of the
chemical analysis of UV filters in coastal waters and their impact
on the marine environment. The sun care is today the most important
sector within the cosmetics industry, with annual increases in
sales. The main components of sunscreens, organic and inorganic UV
filters, have been detected in many coastal regions, with the
highest concentrations in coastal areas under high anthropogenic
pressure. Moreover, these compounds have been found to be
bioaccumulated in aquatic biota causing biological and
toxicological responses; some organic UV filters act as endocrine
disruptors in aquatic biota, affecting survival, behavior, growth,
development and reproduction. On the other hand, inorganic UV
filters, mainly based on nanoparticles, have been demonstrated to
have various impacts on marine organisms, such as inducing
oxidative stress in abalones, accumulating in microalgae, affecting
the immune response in mussels, bleaching corals, and genotoxicity
in fish, among others. All these effects of sunscreens on the
marine environment highlight the need for more stringent and
environmentally friendly regulations. This book covers the latest
analytical methodologies used in assessing the impact of UV filters
impact on marine waters, especially on marine biota, and also
critiques the global regulation of UV filters and the environmental
risk of using sunscreens. Featuring specific case studies of the
environmental effects of sunscreens in the Mediterranean Sea and
Hawaii, which highlight the importance of balancing human health
with environmental health of coastal ecosystems, it will appeal not
only to scientists and students from various disciplines
(environmental chemistry, biology, ecology, biogeochemistry,
fisheries and climate change among others), but also to
environmental managers wanting to promote new restrictive
regulations on the use of UV filters, and to professionals from the
cosmetic industry interested in the development of eco-friendly
sunscreens.
This book explores the theoretical foundations of co-utility as
well as its application to a number of areas, including distributed
reputation management, anonymous keyword search, collaborative data
anonymization, digital oblivion, peer-to-peer (P2P) content
distribution, ridesharing for sustainable mobility, environmental
economy, business model design and the collaborative economy. It
evolved from presentations at the 1st Co-Utility Workshop, "held in
Tarragona, Spain, on March 10-11, 2016." How can we guarantee that
a global society without a common legal framework operates
smoothly? If generosity, honesty and helpfulness do not arise
spontaneously, one approach would be to design transactions so that
helping others remains the best rational option. This is precisely
the goal of co-utility, which can be defined in game-theoretic
terms as any interaction between peers in which the best option for
a player to maximize her or his utility is to make sure the other
players also enjoy a fair share of utility (for example,
functionality, security or privacy). Therefore, a protocol or
mechanism designed using the co-utility principle ensures that
helping others is the best rational option, even if players are
selfish.
Available in English for the first time, The Bodies of Others
investigates, through a series of close readings of several
theatrical and film productions in Europe and South America, the
relationship between "representation" (including theatrical
representation) and ethics (defined as an ongoing relational
negotiation, as opposed to a set of universal moral laws). The main
concepts are exposed through a comparative analysis of historical
processes, political actions and artistic works from different
periods. Thus, the dialogue between the film La carrose d'or by
Jean Renoir (1952) and Rosa Cuchillo by Yuyachkani (2006) serves to
address the problem of the multiple meanings of representation. The
dialogue between the play El Senor Galindez by Eduardo Pavlovsky
(1973), the performance The Conquest of America by Las Yeguas del
Apocalipsis (1989) and the novel 2666 (2004) by Roberto Bolano
allows the concept of an 'ethic of the body' to be addressed. Other
key concepts such as identity, care, cruelty, violence, memory and
testimony are considered through investigation of work such as
Angelica Liddel's theatre pieces, Rabih Mroue and Lina Majdalanie's
performances, Albertina Carri, Basilio Martin Patino and
Apichatpong Weerasethakul's films, and Mapa Teatro's
trans-disciplinary creations.
This completely revamped second edition of Avian Medicine and
Surgery includes over 260 all-new colour illustrated cases, with
questions and answers fully exploring a breadth of diseases and
disorders. Avian patients are a routine part of the veterinary case
load and are being seen by many clinicians across the world. This
book provides a unique quick reference for clinicians and a useful
self-test for students by offering comprehensive,
clinically-oriented information that can be quickly accessed,
easily understood and applied. With contributions from leading
international authorities with diverse fields of expertise, the
book covers a wide range of disciplines, organ systems and species.
The cases are presented in a random order, just as they would
appear in daily practice, challenging the reader to address real
clinical situation and offering, where possible, a comprehensive
solution.
Originating in South America, cassava is grown in over 100
countries around the world. It is the third most important source
of calories in the tropics after rice and maize. Its caloric value,
as well as its ability to tolerate dry conditions and poor soils,
makes it a key food security crop in developing countries. As
demand for food grows, there is an urgent need to increase yields
in the face of such challenges as climate change, threats from
pests and diseases and the need to make cultivation more
resource-efficient and sustainable. Drawing on an international
range of expertise, this collection focuses on ways of improving
the cultivation of cassava at each step in the value chain, from
breeding to post-harvest storage. Volume 2 starts by reviewing
genetic resources, advances in breeding and their application to
produce varieties with desirable traits such as higher yield. It
then goes on to review developments in understanding and managing
pests and diseases. Achieving sustainable cultivation of cassava
Volume 2: Genetic resources, breeding, pests and diseases will be a
standard reference for agricultural scientists in universities,
government and other research centres and companies involved in
improving cassava cultivation. It is accompanied by Volume 1 which
reviews cultivation techniques.
This book provides a comprehensive and authoritative review of the
chemical analysis of UV filters in coastal waters and their impact
on the marine environment. The sun care is today the most important
sector within the cosmetics industry, with annual increases in
sales. The main components of sunscreens, organic and inorganic UV
filters, have been detected in many coastal regions, with the
highest concentrations in coastal areas under high anthropogenic
pressure. Moreover, these compounds have been found to be
bioaccumulated in aquatic biota causing biological and
toxicological responses; some organic UV filters act as endocrine
disruptors in aquatic biota, affecting survival, behavior, growth,
development and reproduction. On the other hand, inorganic UV
filters, mainly based on nanoparticles, have been demonstrated to
have various impacts on marine organisms, such as inducing
oxidative stress in abalones, accumulating in microalgae, affecting
the immune response in mussels, bleaching corals, and genotoxicity
in fish, among others. All these effects of sunscreens on the
marine environment highlight the need for more stringent and
environmentally friendly regulations. This book covers the latest
analytical methodologies used in assessing the impact of UV filters
impact on marine waters, especially on marine biota, and also
critiques the global regulation of UV filters and the environmental
risk of using sunscreens. Featuring specific case studies of the
environmental effects of sunscreens in the Mediterranean Sea and
Hawaii, which highlight the importance of balancing human health
with environmental health of coastal ecosystems, it will appeal not
only to scientists and students from various disciplines
(environmental chemistry, biology, ecology, biogeochemistry,
fisheries and climate change among others), but also to
environmental managers wanting to promote new restrictive
regulations on the use of UV filters, and to professionals from the
cosmetic industry interested in the development of eco-friendly
sunscreens.
Una fria y lluviosa noche en Londres, el Inspector Jefe de Scotland
Yard David St. James se encuentra investigando la muerte accidental
de un agente de policia. Lejos esta de descubrir que, lo que
parecia un simple atropello, es el primero de una serie de crimenes
que sacudira la ciudad. Pero, esta vez, cuenta con la ayuda en la
investigacion de Marie - Loup Ferlo, una agente de Nueva Orleans
amiga suya. Juntos trataran de detener al asesino antes de que
logre acabar su obra.
This book explores the theoretical foundations of co-utility as
well as its application to a number of areas, including distributed
reputation management, anonymous keyword search, collaborative data
anonymization, digital oblivion, peer-to-peer (P2P) content
distribution, ridesharing for sustainable mobility, environmental
economy, business model design and the collaborative economy. It
evolved from presentations at the 1st Co-Utility Workshop, "held in
Tarragona, Spain, on March 10-11, 2016." How can we guarantee that
a global society without a common legal framework operates
smoothly? If generosity, honesty and helpfulness do not arise
spontaneously, one approach would be to design transactions so that
helping others remains the best rational option. This is precisely
the goal of co-utility, which can be defined in game-theoretic
terms as any interaction between peers in which the best option for
a player to maximize her or his utility is to make sure the other
players also enjoy a fair share of utility (for example,
functionality, security or privacy). Therefore, a protocol or
mechanism designed using the co-utility principle ensures that
helping others is the best rational option, even if players are
selfish.
The current social and economic context increasingly demands open
data to improve scientific research and decision making. However,
when published data refer to individual respondents, disclosure
risk limitation techniques must be implemented to anonymize the
data and guarantee by design the fundamental right to privacy of
the subjects the data refer to. Disclosure risk limitation has a
long record in the statistical and computer science research
communities, who have developed a variety of privacy-preserving
solutions for data releases. This Synthesis Lecture provides a
comprehensive overview of the fundamentals of privacy in data
releases focusing on the computer science perspective.
Specifically, we detail the privacy models, anonymization methods,
and utility and risk metrics that have been proposed so far in the
literature. Besides, as a more advanced topic, we identify and
discuss in detail connections between several privacy models (i.e.,
how to accumulate the privacy guarantees they offer to achieve more
robust protection and when such guarantees are equivalent or
complementary); we also explore the links between anonymization
methods and privacy models (how anonymization methods can be used
to enforce privacy models and thereby offer ex ante privacy
guarantees). These latter topics are relevant to researchers and
advanced practitioners, who will gain a deeper understanding on the
available data anonymization solutions and the privacy guarantees
they can offer.
In this issue of Veterinary Clinics: Exotic Animal Practice, guest
editor Dr. David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman brings his considerable
expertise to the topic of Pain Management. Pain management is an
important component of exotic veterinary care, and major advances
have been made in this area in recent years. With this issue,
readers will lean how to recognize, assess, and treat pain in
zoological companion species through clinically oriented and
evidence-based articles by top experts in the field. Contains 15
practice-oriented topics including pain recognition in birds;
treatment of pain in rats and mice; pain recognition in rabbits;
acupuncture in zoological companion animals; zoologic companion
animal rehabilitation and physical medicine; and more. Provides
in-depth clinical reviews on pain management, offering actionable
insights for clinical practice. Presents the latest information on
this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced
editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest
research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant,
topic-based reviews.
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Algorithmic Reality (Hardcover)
Damian Bradfield; Illustrated by David Sanchez
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R365
Discovery Miles 3 650
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This is raw, semi-autobiographical fiction at its most painfully
honest' Observer 'Brilliant, lyrical, hilarious, heartbreaking'
Cristina Garcia David is only fourteen when he first tries crack
cocaine. He is instantly hooked, and spends the next decade
fighting his way out of jail and rehab. Though he reaches a tenuous
sobriety, it is only when he takes a literature class at the local
community college that something within him ignites. Set on
Florida's Gulf Coast, All Day Is a Long Time is a spectacular
account of what it takes to return from the brink to the world
around us. In this unforgettable debut, David Sanchez demonstrates
the importance of hope, and the redemptive power of the written
word. 'A wonder, an important, essential new voice' Justin Torres
'Exceptional debut' - Tommy Orange, New York Times David has a mind
that never stops running. He reads Dante and Moby Dick, he sinks
into Hemingway and battles with Milton. But on Florida's Gulf
Coast, one can slip into deep water unconsciously. At the age of
fourteen, David runs away from home to pursue a girl. He tries
crack cocaine for the first time and is hooked instantly. Over the
course of the next decade, he fights his way out of jail and rehab,
trying to make sense of the world around him - a sunken world where
faith in anything is a privilege. He makes his way to a tenuous
sobriety, but it isn't until he takes a literature class at a
community college that something within him ignites. All Day is a
Long Time is a spectacular, raw account of growing up and managing,
against the odds, to carve out a place for hope. David Sanchez's
debut resounds with real force and demonstrates the redemptive
power of the written word.
This issue, guest edited by Dr. David Sanchez-Migallon Guzman,
focuses on Exotic Animal Oncology. Topics include: Invertebrate
Oncology; Fish Oncology,Reptile Oncology; Amphibian Oncology;
Ferret Oncology; Rabbit Oncology; Rodent Oncology; Principles and
Applications of Surgical Oncology in Exotic Animals; Principles and
Applications of Medical Oncology in Exotic Animals; Principles and
Applications or Radiation Therapy in Exotic Animals; and Avian
Oncology.
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