Providing an up-to-date and comprehensive overview of city logistics and urban freight research, this Handbook offers multidisciplinary insights on the key theories, themes and pressing issues common to urban and metropolitan landscapes. Top scholars from a broad range of disciplines, including economics, engineering, business and management, political science and urban planning, analyse the five most significant areas characterizing urban freight transport: modelling, operations, planning, stakeholder engagement, and innovation. Chapters examine key topics including integrated transportation and land-use processes, sustainability in urban freight transportation, and the relationship between e-commerce and urban logistics. Fully cross-referenced throughout, the Handbook offers a forward-looking perspective on the topic, discussing the ways to improve urban freight and city logistics, particularly in line with the drive towards sustainable practices. An essential read for urban studies, planning and transport geography students and scholars, this stimulating Handbook showcases a participatory approach to understanding city logistics operations and transport planning. Detailing practical solutions, it will also be beneficial to operations management, economics and transport practitioners and policymakers looking for a deeper understanding of how to improve urban freight and city logistics operations in our modern world.

This book investigates the relation between Durkheim's sociology, Critical Theory, and the philosophy of social sciences. The book is organized in four sections: confronting Durkheim and other critical traditions; inquiring his social and critical ontology; interrogating the relation between social practices and justice; and discussing his relevance in contemporary politics and political theory. An international group of philosophers, sociologists, and critical theorists contribute to show Durkheim's reflection as an important complement-or an alternative-to the Hegelian-Marxist and post-structuralist conceptions of social critique. In this way, the book intends to inaugurate a new reflection on social critique at the intersection between philosophy and sociological theory.

This book investigates the relation between Durkheim's sociology, Critical Theory, and the philosophy of social sciences. The book is organized in four sections: confronting Durkheim and other critical traditions; inquiring his social and critical ontology; interrogating the relation between social practices and justice; and discussing his relevance in contemporary politics and political theory. An international group of philosophers, sociologists, and critical theorists contribute to show Durkheim's reflection as an important complement-or an alternative-to the Hegelian-Marxist and post-structuralist conceptions of social critique. In this way, the book intends to inaugurate a new reflection on social critique at the intersection between philosophy and sociological theory.

All anesthesiologists are confronted with patients who show bleeding disorders, whether congenital, acquired, or pharmacologically induced. Although many studies, meta-analyses, guidelines, and textbooks have been published on the subject, they mostly cover specific aspects or require a thorough knowledge of hemostasis. The goal of this book is to provide the anesthesiologist with an overview of hemostasis and the mechanisms underlying bleeding and coagulation in general and to assist in the understanding of specific coagulation disorders as they may occur in the various anesthesia subspecialties. It is hoped that, through the provision of practical information and tools, the book will help residents and trained anesthesiologists to manage one of the most frustrating challenges that they face: the bleeding patient. A full understanding of coagulation requires a lifelong career, and this book is not intended to replace the consulting hematologist, whose expert opinion should always be sought. The available procoagulant blood products and drugs all have potentially dangerous side-effects; furthermore, in bleeding disorders pitfalls are frequent and a misdiagnosis can have potentially catastrophic consequences. The aim of the editors is thus instead to enhance the collaboration between the disciplines of Anesthesiology and Hematology.

Recent history has documented a phenomenal surge in global unrest. From Missouri to the Middle East, the world has watched waves of momentum build, peak, and dip around events such as the shooting of Michael Brown and the acquittal of Hosni Mubarak. There have been waves of mass protests of resistance, vivid expressions of human agency through the use of technology and social media, and the clear search for finding voice in spaces where the culture of silence has been the norm for decades. This quest for humanization has led, in some cases, to macro-level changes such as the fall of governments, the collapse of economic stability, and the production of immense refugee populations. It has also led to micro-level changes within individuals' decisions to no longer be silenced or accept the status quo. Although separated by vast geographic space, this book serves to link these struggles through developing understandings of common patterns within and interconnections across oppressive societal structures. While these dynamic forms of human agency can be studied from multiple perspectives, this book is guided through the powerful ideological frameworks of culture and social reproduction and looks specifically to the role of schooling as a vehicle for catalysing change.

This book provides a concise update on current understanding of the biology of acute and chronic leukemias and other bone marrow neoplasms, including myelodysplastic and myeloproliferative disorders, and explores new and emerging treatments. There is a particular focus on the molecular abnormalities that are drivers of leukemia and on their detection by modern molecular techniques. Knowledge of the ways in which genomic and metabolic abnormalities in the hematologic neoplasms affect prognosis and treatment decision making is reviewed. Detailed attention is devoted to targeted therapies, including novel drugs, and to potential targets for future drug development. In addition, readers find in-depth discussion of cellular and antibody-based immunotherapies as well as the role of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in the treatment of leukemias and bone marrow malignancies. The book is of special interest for hematologists, oncologists, and cancer researchers; it is also of value for hematology trainees and medical students.

The occurrence of deleterious or even fatal drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in the perioperative period is no longer a theoretical concern but a harrowing reality. A Case Approach to Perioperative Drug-Drug Interactions addresses the complex realm of pharmacokinetic drug interactions in an easy-to-read volume that functions as both a comprehensive clinical reference and a casebook. The book presents a summary of the core concepts of drug interactions; an organized, annotated presentation of the drug interactions most relevant to the perioperative clinician; and approximately 200 case scenarios that highlight specific drug interactions. This book fills a real void in the clinical literature and is invaluable to anesthesiologists and surgeons, and PharmDs, as well as trainees in those specialties; intensive care staff, including physicians, physician assistants, and nurses; and nurse practitioners who staff preoperative evaluation clinics.

Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! The full-color Avoiding Common Anesthesia Errors, significantly updated for this second edition, combines patient safety information and evidence-based guidance for over 300 commonly encountered clinical situations. With a format that suggests conversations between an attending and a trainee, the book helps you identify potential problems and develop a treatment plan to minimize the problem. Brief, easy-to-read chapters cover basic and advanced topics and help you digest information in minutes! Coverage spans the entire field of Anesthesiology-including subspecialties such as airway management, critical care and pain medicine. Now with 30% more topics than the first edition. Contributors now include more international authors and Certified Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs). Features critical updates to popular chapters and sections related to legal issues, professional practice topics and coding and payment. Part of the Avoiding Common Errors series, which presents hard-earned clinical wisdom in an informal, easy-to-read style. Enrich Your Ebook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s), such as computer, tablet, or smartphone. Easily convert to audiobook, powering your content with natural language text-to-speech.

Prehistoric Fisherfolk of Oman reports on excavations at the prehistoric site Ras Al-Hamra RH-5, located on a large promontory in the Qurum area of Muscat, conducted by the Italian Archaeological Mission in Oman with support from the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism. The site dates from the late fifth to the end of the fourth millennia BC and comprises an accumulation of superimposed food discards deriving from continuous and repeated subsistence activities such as fishing, collecting shells, hunting and herding. Dwellings and household installations, including objects of daily use and ornaments, have also been found throughout the occupation sequence. Excavations at RH-5 yielded unprecedented data on the economic and social dynamics of Neolithic societies in eastern Arabia. The exploitation of different ecological niches supplied all the necessary requirements for year-round sedentary human occupation. The lifestyle of fisher-gatherer communities during the Middle Holocene represents a fundamental step of the neolithisation process in Oman.

Political boundaries are often porous to finance, financial intermediation, and financial distress. Yet they are highly impervious to financial regulation. When inhabitants of a country suffering a deficit of purchasing power are able to access and deploy funds flowing in from a country with a surfeit of such power, the inhabitants of both countries may benefit. They may also benefit when institutions undertaking such cross-border financial intermediation experience economies of scale and are able to innovate and to offer funds and services at lower costs. Inevitably, however, at least some such institutions will sometimes act imprudently, some of the projects in which such funds are deployed may be unwise, and other such projects can suffer from unforeseen circumstances. As a result of such factors, a financial institution may suffer distress in one country, and may then transmit such distress to other countries in which it operates. The efficacy of any response to such cross-border transmission of distress may turn on the response being given due effect in both (or all) the territories in which the distressed financial institution operates. This situation creates a conundrum for policymakers, legislators, and regulators who wish to enable those subject to their jurisdiction to access the benefits of cross-border financial intermediation, yet cannot make rules and regulations that would have effect outside that jurisdiction. This book explores this conundrum and offers a response. It does so by drawing on and adding to the literatures on financial intermediation, regulation, and distress, and on existing hard and soft laws and regulations. The book advocates for the creation of a model law that would address the full range of financial institutions, including insurance companies, and that would enable relevant authorities to cooperate with counterparts in advance of the onset of distress and to give appropriate effect in their jurisdiction to measures taken by counterpart authorities in other jurisdictions in which the distressed institution also operates.

No issue in higher education is as salient, or as controversial, as finance. As demand for higher education around the world grows, so do the costs associated with it, especially as governments shoulder less of the burden. Tuition fees rise and student loan debt grows. Who pays for these surging costs? Who "should" pay?

D. Bruce Johnstone and Pamela N. Marcucci examine the universal phenomenon of cost-sharing in higher education--where financial responsibility shifts from governments and taxpayers to students and families. They find that growing costs for education far outpace public revenue streams that once supported it. Even with financial aid and scholarships defraying some of these costs, students are responsible for a greater share of the cost of higher education.

Featuring comprehensive economic and policy data, the authors' international comparative approach shows how economically diverse countries all face similar cost-sharing challenges.

So, who "should" pay for higher education? While cost-sharing is both politically and ideologically debated, Johnstone and Marcucci contend that, for almost all countries, it is imperative for the financial health of colleges and universities, bringing better efficiency, equity, and responsiveness.

"Financing Higher Education Worldwide" combines sophisticated economic explanations with sensitive political and cultural analyses of the financial pressures facing higher education throughout the world.

Aonia edizioni. Le poesie di Spartaco Marcucci (1926-2004) compongono un mosaico della vita nella campagna lucchese lungo i decenni di passaggio dalla societa rurale a quella industriale. Le veglie nell'aia, le opre contadine come la battitura del grano, la vendemmia o la raccolta delle olive cedono via via il passo alla vita di fabbrica, al cambiamento dei costumi sessuali, alla luna oggetto di conquista tecnologica. Ad alleviare il senso di smarrimento originato dal rapido cambiamento dei riferimenti sociali resta la poesia, ristoro dello spirito, sostegno del vivere quotidiano attraverso le rime dei classici. Poesia ardente dentro e simboleggiata da una margherita che il poeta portava all'occhiello della giacca, quasi fosse il Fior, incipit dell'endecasillabo Fior frondi, herbe, ombre, antri, onde, aure soavi di un sonetto dell'amato Petrarca. In questo libro sono raccolte alcune delle tante poesie che Spartaco Marcucci scriveva su fogli di taccuino per declamarle agli amici nei momenti conviviali.

Nell'era di Internet, Dio non e scomparso, ha solo cambiato volto. L'autore intraprende una riflessione che lo porta ad ipotizzare la graduale diffusione di un approccio alla spiritualita che definisce "percorso religioso individuale". In questo percorso l'individuo attinge da piu fonti e si costruisce una propria religione-collage. Cercando un riparo alla condizione di precarieta, l'uomo si fa protagonista di un percorso spirituale del tutto personale, per il quale ha a disposizione tutta una serie di spazi, maestri, testi, gruppi, che gli permettono di costruire la propria religione su misura. Sorge una domanda: cosa succede alla religiosita con l'arrivo di internet? Per altre info clicca su "Anteprima" sotto all'immagine. - Disponibile anche e-book qui: http://www.ultimabooks.it/il-dio-nello-specchio

Aonia edizioni. Lo smarrimento e lo stato d'animo che gli autori hanno osservato tante volte nelle persone che vivono un lutto. Un'esperienza di aiuto di una classe scolastica in lutto e stata lo spunto per questo libro, che non e un semplice manuale e neppure un semplice racconto. E qualcosa di nuovo in cui gli autori hanno voluto sperimentare l'accostamento di una storia, inventata prendendo spunto da un'esperienza reale, seguita da una trattazione tecnica sul lutto e completata da un'analisi tecnica della storia narrata. Il libro e dedicato agli insegnanti che potranno entrare emotivamente nell'argomento leggendo la storia raccontata da Claudia, una ragazza "a cento passi dalla morte". Poi potranno con la ragione comprendere il lutto e la sua importanza e infine, guidati dagli autori potranno riflettere e analizzare la storia. Nel libro si trovano anche riflessioni poco o per nulla presenti in letteratura. Si analizza il ruolo del pensiero magico nel lutto e della sua forza nell'attenuare il dolore.

Il racconto documentato di un'esperienza unica che auguro a tutti: un anno insieme al maestro spirituale Marco Canestrari in cui ho avuto innumerevoli prese di coscienza, miglioramenti, risvegli ed illuminazioni. Parleremo insieme di come perdonare, amarsi, avverare i propri sogni, fare della vita quotidiana il paradiso e molto altro. Il testo contiene le meditazioni e i dialoghi originali avuti con lui ed e utilissimo per tutti coloro che vogliono conoscersi, realizzarsi, essere felici e sentire dentro se la piu vera ed intima materia di cui tutti siamo fatti: l'amore. Gianpaolo Marcucci e uno scrittore laureato in Arte Coreutica, Scienze del Governo e Sociologia. Marco Canestrari e un Maestro Spirituale che da anni tiene corsi, lezioni, seminari e consulenze a tema consapevolezza e spiritualita e che ogni giorno aiuta le molte persone che lo seguono a percorrere la strada verso la felicita, la realizzazione e la coscienza di se. www.marcocanestrari.com

Aonia edizioni. L'essere umano e fatto di carne. Il corpo umano, da un punto di vista culturale e un insieme di simboli che sono tenuti legati dalla carne che lo compone. Ogni pezzo della nostra carne e carico di significato simbolico. La malattia non e solo un evento fisico, psichico e sociale ma coinvolge la globalita dell'esistenza umana. Ogni malattia e stata interpretata in termini morali e politici e oltre al corteo sintomatologico che la caratterizza, e accompagnata da un corteo di simboli che nel corso di secoli o di decenni tende ad essere rimaneggiato e rivisto stratificando nuovi ulteriori significati. Il corpo deve essere nutrito, ma mangiare non e solo l'introduzione fisica di alimenti. Ogni alimento, il modo in cui viene preparato e assunto sono da sempre e in ogni civilta carichi di simbolismi. Cio che entra nel nostro corpo diventa parte della nostra carne e la trasforma non solo per l'apporto di nutrienti, ma per l'apporto di significati simbolici...

Aonia edizioni. Quotidianamente i professionisti della salute sono chiamati a comunicare in situazioni difficili. Questo libro fornisce gli strumenti utili per affrontare sia la comunicazione di cattive notizie, sia per comunicare in situazioni meno drammatiche. Tre capitoli di questo libro sono dedicati al lutto, la situazione che certamente piu coinvolge i sanitari e li mette in difficolta nella relazione con pazienti e familiari. Possedere gli strumenti relazionali adeguati a gestire le emozioni risulta utile in primo luogo per il paziente ma costituisce anche un elemento di prevenzione dei conflitti che purtroppo sempre piu riguardano le varie categorie di operatori della salute. Infine, e stato dedicato spazio alla comunicazione in ambulatorio. In questo ambito le difficolta comunicative sono rappresentate dall'episodicita dell'incontro con il paziente, spesso portatore di una malattia cronica con tutte le difficolta di accettazione e di aderenza alle terapie che questa comporta.

Cosa accade quando due anime si incontrano? Lievemente e la storia di un'emozione, di un gioco di parole, di un guardarsi allo specchio. Guardarsi, ma come si e dentro, s'intende. Gianpaolo Marcucci e autore del Romanzo I Viaggi di Jackob (Editing Edizioni) e di numerosi articoli riguardanti l'etica nell'economia e nella politica (Ecco Cosa Vedo). Lievemente e il suo secondo lavoro narrativo ora disponibile nella versione illustrata dall'artista visivo Diego Baccello. Scarica gratis per tutte le piattaforme digitale o Acquista il libro cartaceo da qui: http://lievementebook.wordpress.com Leggi la Recensione a cura di Pensieri di Cartapesta: http://www.pensieridicartapesta.it/2013/01/30/lievemente/ contatti: [email protected]

This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Lettere: Edite E Inedite Filippo Sassetti, Marcucci LeMonnier, 1855