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Since the 1970s, neoliberalism has evolved from ideology to
political programme, from political programme to public policy, and
from public policy to constitutional rule. This process of change
has been made possible through the endorsement of an uncritical,
a-historical, and apolitical economic theory that legitimized
technocratic despotism, financial deregulation, precarious labour,
and constitutional-political emptying. This book examines critical
perspectives in mainstream neoliberal development analysis. It
examines the neoliberal experiment as a global historical construct
through the cases of Africa, Latin America, and Europe. The
analysis begins in 1980 with the Structural Adjustment Plans in
Latin America and Africa, followed in 1990 by Maastricht in the
case of Europe and the euphoric shift that took place, typified by
the "Africa Rising" narrative, which attempts to promote the idea
of an economically emerging continent. It also considers the
weakness of the state resulting from neo-liberal austerity and
fiscal stabilization policies, which have amplified the inability
to collectively deal with the social, economic, and political
impact of the COVID-19 crisis. One of the key features of the book
is the extensive comparative analysis between regions, using case
studies, including examples from African countries. The authors
connect the different regional perspectives, included in the book,
in a clear and coherent way, such that it will appeal to students
and scholars interested in the social, economic, and political
outcomes of globalization and will also be of interest to official
development agencies and third sector organizations in Latin
America, Sub-Saharan Africa and Europe.
This book reviews up-to-date knowledge on the biology and
aquaculture of tilapia, with special focus on the Nile tilapia
(Oreochromis niloticus). Tilapia are a group of fish species that
have become one of the most cultured worldwide, currently having a
big economic impact on both developed and developing countries. The
first 12 chapters of the present book cover different aspects of
tilapia biology such as genetics, nutrition, osmoregulation,
pathology, reproduction and development. Each chapter includes both
basic knowledge and its application to tilapia culture. The last 3
chapters are devoted to cutting-edge techniques for the industry of
tilapia aquaculture. Experts from both academia and research
institutes provide their expertise on the present book.
This book provides an overview of the design, synthesis, and
characterization of different photoactive hybrid organic-inorganic
materials, based on the combination of mainly organic molecules and
inorganic nanostructures, tackling their uses in different
scientific fields from photonics to biomedicine. There are many
examples extensively describing how the confinement of organic
compounds (i.e. chromophores, photochromic molecules or
photoreactants), or other photoactive compounds (i.e.metal
clusters) into several microporous systems can modulate the
photophysical properties and photochemical reactions leading to
interesting applications. Among (ordered)-hosts, different systems
of diverse nature are widely used, such as the, the 1D- or 3D-
channels of zeolitic frameworks, interlayer space of 2D-clays, the
organic nanospace of curcubituril and cyclodextrins or the
organo-inorganic porous crystalline MOFs systems. This volume
highlights the advances of these photoactive materials and aims to
be an inspiration for researchers working in materials science and
photochemistry, including chemists, material engineers, physicists,
biologists, and medical researchers.
This book provides an overview of the design, synthesis, and
characterization of different photoactive hybrid organic-inorganic
materials, based on the combination of mainly organic molecules and
inorganic nanostructures, tackling their uses in different
scientific fields from photonics to biomedicine. There are many
examples extensively describing how the confinement of organic
compounds (i.e. chromophores, photochromic molecules or
photoreactants), or other photoactive compounds (i.e.metal
clusters) into several microporous systems can modulate the
photophysical properties and photochemical reactions leading to
interesting applications. Among (ordered)-hosts, different systems
of diverse nature are widely used, such as the, the 1D- or 3D-
channels of zeolitic frameworks, interlayer space of 2D-clays, the
organic nanospace of curcubituril and cyclodextrins or the
organo-inorganic porous crystalline MOFs systems. This volume
highlights the advances of these photoactive materials and aims to
be an inspiration for researchers working in materials science and
photochemistry, including chemists, material engineers, physicists,
biologists, and medical researchers.
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Highlights of Practical Applications of Survivable Agents and Multi-Agent Systems. The PAAMS Collection - International Workshops of PAAMS 2019, Avila, Spain, June 26-28, 2019, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2019)
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops and
special session co-located with the 17th International Conference
on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS
2019, held in Avila, Spain, in June 2019. The total of 26 full and
8 short papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and
selected from 47 submissions. The book also contains extended
abstracts of the doctoral consortium contributions. The papers in
this volume stem from the following meetings: Workshop on
Agents-Based Solutions for Manufacturing and Supply Chain, AMSC;
Second International Workshop on Blockchain Technology for
Multi-Agent Systems, BTC4MAS; Workshop on MAS for Complex Networks
and Social Computation; CNSC; Workshop on Multi-Agent Based
Applications for Energy Markets, Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy
Systems, MASGES; Workshop on Smart Cities and Intelligent Agents,
SCIA; and Workshop on Swarm Intelligence and Swarm Robotics, SISR;
as well as the special session on Software Agents and
Virtualization for Internet of Things, SAVIoTS.
This book describes the common ground between electricity markets
(EMs) and software agents (or artificial intelligence generally).
It presents an up-to-date introduction to EMs and intelligent
agents, and offers a comprehensive description of the research
advances and key achievements related to existing and emerging
market designs to reliably and efficiently manage the potential
challenges of variable generation (VG). Most EMs are unique in
their complex relationships between economics and the physics of
energy, but were created without the notion that large penetrations
of variable generation (VG) would be part of the supply mix. An
advanced multi-agent approach simulates the behavior of power
markets over time, particularly markets with large-scale
penetrations of renewable resources. It is intended as a reference
book for researchers, academics and industry practitioners, but
given the scope of the chapters and the highly accessible style,
the book also provides a coherent foundation for several different
graduate courses.
This book describes the common ground between electricity markets
(EMs) and software agents (or artificial intelligence generally).
It presents an up-to-date introduction to EMs and intelligent
agents, and offers a comprehensive description of the research
advances and key achievements related to existing and emerging
market designs to reliably and efficiently manage the potential
challenges of variable generation (VG). Most EMs are unique in
their complex relationships between economics and the physics of
energy, but were created without the notion that large penetrations
of variable generation (VG) would be part of the supply mix. An
advanced multi-agent approach simulates the behavior of power
markets over time, particularly markets with large-scale
penetrations of renewable resources. It is intended as a reference
book for researchers, academics and industry practitioners, but
given the scope of the chapters and the highly accessible style,
the book also provides a coherent foundation for several different
graduate courses.
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Highlights of Practical Applications of Cyber-Physical Multi-Agent Systems - International Workshops of PAAMS 2017, Porto, Portugal, June 21-23, 2017, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2017)
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the nine
workshops co-located with the 15th International Conference on
Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS
2017, held in Porto, Portugal, in June 2017.The 41 full papers
presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 80 submissions.
The volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the
following workshops: Workshop on Agent based Applications for Air
Transport and Application of Agents to Passenger Transport;
Workshop on Agent-based Artificial Markets Computational Economics;
Workshop on Agents and Multi-agent Systems for AAL and e-HEALTH;
Workshop on Agent-Based Solutions for Manufacturing and Supply
Chain; Workshop on MAS for Complex Networks and Social Computation;
Workshop on Decision Making in Dynamic Information Environments;
Workshop on Multi-agent based Applications for Smart Grids and
Sustainable Energy Systems; Workshop on Multiagent System based
Learning Environments; Workshop on Smart Cities and Intelligent
Agents.
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Highlights of Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Sustainability: The PAAMS Collection - International Workshops of PAAMS 2015, Salamanca, Spain, June 3-4, 2015. Proceedings (Paperback, 2015 ed.)
Javier Bajo, Kasper Hallenborg, Pawel Pawlewski, Vicente Botti, Nayat Sanchez-Pi, …
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops
which complemented the 13th International Conference on Practical
Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2015, held in
Salamanca, Spain, in June 2015. The 36 revised full papers
presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 91 submissions.
This volume presents the papers that have been accepted for the
following workshops: Workshop on Agents and multi-agent Systems for
AAL and e-HEALTH, Workshop on Agent-Based Solutions for
Manufacturing and Supply Chain, Workshop on MAS for Complex
Networks and Social Computation, Workshop on Intelligent Systems
for Context-based Information Fusion, Workshop on Multi-agent based
Applications for Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Systems,
Workshop on Multiagent System based Learning Environments, Workshop
in Intelligent Human-Agent Societies.
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Highlights of Practical Applications of Heterogeneous Multi-Agent Systems - The PAAMS Collection - PAAMS 2014 International Workshops, Salamanca, Spain, June 4-6, 2014. Proceedings (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Juan M. Corchado, Javier Bajo, Jaroslaw Kozlak, Pawel Pawlewski, Jose M Molina, …
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the workshops
which complemented the 12th International Conference on Practical
Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2014, held in
Salamanca, Spain, in June 2014. This volume presents the papers
that have been accepted for the following workshops: Workshop on
Agent-based Approaches for the Transportation Modeling and
Optimization (AATMO 2014); Workshop on Agent-based Modeling and
Simulation of Complex Systems: Engineering and Applications (ABSEA
2014); Workshop on Agents and Multi-Agent Systems for
Ambient-assisted Living and e-Health (A-HEALTH 2014); Workshop on
Agent-based Solutions for Manufacturing and Supply Chain (AMSC
2014); Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Context-based
Information Fusion (ISCIF 2014); Workshop on Multi-Agent based
Applications for Smart Grids and Sustainable Energy Systems (MASGES
2014); Workshop on Active Security Through Multi-Agent Systems
(WASMAS 2014); Workshop on Intelligent Human-Agent Societies (WIHAS
2014).
Populist nationalism fuses beliefs that citizens are being
exploited by a privileged elite with claims that the national
culture and interests are under threat from enemies within or
without. Ideologically fluid, populist nationalists decry
"out-of-touch" institutions such as political parties and the
mainstream press while extolling the virtues of the "people." They
claim that only populists can truly represent the nation and solve
its problems, and often call for unorthodox solutions that appeal
to the common people. The recent spread of populist nationalism
throughout the world has triggered a growing interest in the
subject, led mainly by journalists. The Brexit vote and the
election of Donald Trump in the US have provoked a flurry of media
coverage in Europe and the Americas, along with parliamentary
debates. Some social scientists have sought to explain the
resurgence of nationalism and the spread of populism in recent
decades, but important questions remain and most of the scholarship
has not adequately addressed the fusion of nationalism and
populism. It fails to examine the combination of populism and
nationalism comparatively, especially the contrast between the more
progressive and leftist versions such as those in Latin America,
and the more traditional conservative varieties that are gaining
strength in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This interdisciplinary collection by experts on Europe and the
Americas fills this void. The volume examines various experiences
with populist nationalism, and offers theoretical tools to assess
its future. Some chapters are in-depth country case studies and
others take a broader perspective, but all open the door for
meaningful comparison.
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Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Complex Systems Simulation. The PAAMS Collection - International Workshops of PAAMS 2022, L'Aquila, Italy, July 13-15, 2022, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)
Alfonso Gonzalez-Briones, Ana Almeida, Alberto Fernandez, Alia Elbolock, Dalila Duraes, …
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the workshops co-located
with the 20th International Conference on Practical Applications of
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2022, held in L'Aquila,
Italy, in July 2022. The total of 25 full papers presented in this
volume were carefully reviewed and selected from 39 submissions.
The papers in this volume stem from the following meetings:
Workshop on Artificial Intelligence for Industry (AI4Industry);
Workshop on Adaptive Smart areaS and Intelligent Agents (ASSIA);
Workshop on Character Computing (C2); Workshop on Deep Learning
Applications (DeLA); Workshop on Decision Support, Recommendation,
and Persuasion in Artificial Intelligence (DeRePAI); Workshop on
Multi-agent based Applications for Modern Energy Markets, Smart
Grids and Future Power Systems (MASGES).
Populist nationalism fuses beliefs that citizens are being
exploited by a privileged elite with claims that the national
culture and interests are under threat from enemies within or
without. Ideologically fluid, populist nationalists decry
"out-of-touch" institutions such as political parties and the
mainstream press while extolling the virtues of the "people." They
claim that only populists can truly represent the nation and solve
its problems, and often call for unorthodox solutions that appeal
to the common people. The recent spread of populist nationalism
throughout the world has triggered a growing interest in the
subject, led mainly by journalists. The Brexit vote and the
election of Donald Trump in the US have provoked a flurry of media
coverage in Europe and the Americas, along with parliamentary
debates. Some social scientists have sought to explain the
resurgence of nationalism and the spread of populism in recent
decades, but important questions remain and most of the scholarship
has not adequately addressed the fusion of nationalism and
populism. It fails to examine the combination of populism and
nationalism comparatively, especially the contrast between the more
progressive and leftist versions such as those in Latin America,
and the more traditional conservative varieties that are gaining
strength in Germany, the United Kingdom, and the United States.
This interdisciplinary collection by experts on Europe and the
Americas fills this void. The volume examines various experiences
with populist nationalism, and offers theoretical tools to assess
its future. Some chapters are in-depth country case studies and
others take a broader perspective, but all open the door for
meaningful comparison.
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Highlights in Practical Applications of Agents, Multi-Agent Systems, and Social Good. The PAAMS Collection - International Workshops of PAAMS 2021, Salamanca, Spain, October 6-9, 2021, Proceedings (Paperback, 1st ed. 2021)
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the workshops co-located
with the 19th International Conference on Practical Applications of
Agents and Multi-Agent Systems, PAAMS 2021, held in Salamanca,
Spain, in October 2021.The total of 17 full and 9 short papers
presented in this volume were carefully selected from 42
submissions. The papers in this volume stem from the following
meetings:Workshop on Character Computing (C2); Workshop on Deep
Learning Applications (DeLA); Workshop on Decision Support,
Recommendation, and Persuasion in Artificial Intelligence
(DeRePAI); Workshop on Multi-agent based Applications for Modern
Energy Markets, Smart Grids and Future Power Systems (MASGES);
Workshop on Smart Cities and Intelligent Agents (SCIA).
Nanobiotechnology in agriculture is a new knowledge area that
offers novel possibilities to achieve high productivity levels at
manageable costs during the production and merchandising of crops.
This book shows us how we can use the cutting-edge knowledge about
agriculture, nanotechnology, and biotechnology to increase the
agricultural productivity and shape a sustainable future in order
to increase the social welfare in rural areas and preserve the
environmental health. Specialists from several countries will
provide their feedback on a range of relevant topics such as
environment-friendly use of nanofertilisers, nanodevices, nano-food
packaging, nanocoating and nanocarriers and their relationship with
the modern agriculture.
A rebel and feminist, the Switzerland-born Miriam Cahn is one of
the major artists of her generation. Widely known for her drawings
and paintings, she also experiments with photography, moving
images, sculptures, and performance art. Cahn's diverse body of
work is disturbing and dreamlike, filled with striking human
figures pulsing with an energy both passionate and violent. These
pieces, along with Cahn's reflections on artistic expression, have
always responded to her contemporary moment. In the 1980s, her work
addressed the feminist, peace, and environmental movements, while
the work she produced in the 1990s and early 2000s contains
allusions to the war in the former Yugoslavia, the conflict in the
Middle East, and the September 11 terrorist attacks. Her recent
production tackles ever-evolving political conflicts, engaging with
the European refugee crisis and the "#metoo" movement. Miriam Cahn:
I as Human examines different facets of the artist's prolific and
troubling oeuvre, featuring contributions from art historians,
critics, and philosophers including Kathleen Buhler, Paul B.
Preciado, Elisabeth Lebovici, Adam Szymczyk, Natalia Sielewicz and
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Kaos Fist - Issue 6 (Paperback)
Angel Lopez; Edited by Fernando Lopez; Illustrated by Fauzy Zulvikar
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If social science's "cultural turn" has taught us anything, it
is that knowledge is constrained by the time and place in which it
is produced. In response, scholars have begun to reassess social
theory from the standpoints of groups and places outside of the
European context upon which most grand theory is based. Here a
distinguished group of scholars reevaluates widely accepted
theories of state, property, race, and economics against Latin
American experiences with a two-fold purpose. They seek to deepen
our understanding of Latin America and the problems it faces. And,
by testing social science paradigms against a broader variety of
cases, they pursue a better and truly generalizable map of the
social world.
Bringing universal theory into dialogue with specific history,
the contributors consider what forms Latin American variations of
classical themes might take and which theories are most useful in
describing Latin America. For example, the Argentinian experience
reveals the limitations of neoclassical descriptions of economic
development, but Charles Tilly's emphasis on the importance of war
and collective action to statemaking holds up well when
thoughtfully adapted to Latin American situations. Marxist
structural analysis is problematic in a region where political
divisions do not fully expresses class cleavages, but aspects of
Karl Polanyi's socioeconomic theory cross borders with relative
ease.
This fresh theoretical discussion expands the scope of Latin
American studies and social theory, bringing the two into an
unprecedented conversation that will benefit both. Contributors
are, in addition to the editors, Jeremy Adelman, Jorge I.
Dominguez, Paul Gootenberg, Alan Knight, Robert M. Levine, Claudio
Lomnitz, John Markoff, Veronica Montecinos, Steven C. Topik, and J.
Samuel Valenzuela."
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Kaos Fist - Issue 5 (Paperback)
Angel Lopez; Illustrated by Fauzy Zulvikar Firmansyah; Fernando Lopez
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Fernando Lopez, Angel Lopez
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