Gianluca: 283 books

Surface, intermediate, and deep-water processes and their interaction in time and space drive the major ocean circulation of the Mediterranean Sea. All major forcing mechanisms, such as surface wind forcing, buoyancy fluxes, lateral mass exchange, and deep convection determining the global oceanic...

This book covers all the basic and applied aspects of crystallization processes based on membrane technology. Synthesis and processing of membrane materials are discussed and reviewed, while mass/heat transport and control are treated in view of the non-reversible thermodynamic principles and statistical...

Terza tappa di una storia del discorso sul popolo dall’antico regime all’epoca contemporanea, il volume si sofferma sui mutamenti che caratterizzano questa cruciale direttrice del dibattito politico-costituzionale occidentale nel tumultuoso periodo aperto dall’esperienza della Comune di Parigi:...

Serviceability failures of concrete structures involving excessive cracking or deflection are relatively common, even in structures that comply with code requirements. This is often as a result of a failure to adequately account for the time-dependent deformations of concrete in the design of the structure....

Un uomo solo a cui suda il cappello. Sulla sua spalla roteante, il peso della tradizione tennistica americana, sempre più acciaccata ad ogni Slam che passa. Il coyote Roddick chiamato a salvare la baracca stelle e strisce contro lo struzzo Federer, nel giorno in cui quest'ultimo ha il suo appuntamento...

This book provides a complete analysis of the logistic market, with a special focus on performance and risk characteristics, demand and supply, and diversification strategy. The authors offer cutting-edge research and detailed case studies from countries in Europe, evaluating the market features of...

This book explores current financing options for small and medium size enterprises (SMEs), with particular insight into the European market. The authors position SME funding within a risk-averse lending environment with high regulatory costs on business loans, which has arisen from the recent financial...

The clinical trials legislation has undergone significant changes in the past years, both in the figures responsible for the authorization process and the procedures to obtain the necessary authorizations.This volume comes from the need to cover an editorial gap and make a reference book available...

This book informs readers on the ecology, ecosystem services, and management of Sundaland wetland ecosystems, discussing the concepts and tools necessary to conserve these imperiled habitats. Sundaland is a biogeographically defined area of South East Asia characterised by an exceptional concentration...

This book provides a technical overview of low-cost parabolic trough collector (PTCs) prototypes for low-temperature heat demand. It begins with a comprehensive but concise summary of the state-of-the-art in PTCs, and presents a detailed mathematical model of such systems. Subsequent chapters describe...

The DEVO Lab HIT Radar helps managers and executives understand the business impact and relevance of digital technologies, far from the hype that characterizes this world. It identifies 15 key technologies ranging from Big Data to Advanced Robotics, the result of an intensive scouting performed in...

This book outlines the most important characteristics of IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee and how they can be used to engineer Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) systems and applications, with a particular focus on Quality-of-Service (QoS) aspects. It starts by providing a snapshot of the most relevant features...

The Green's function method is one of the most powerful and versatile formalisms in physics, and its nonequilibrium version has proved invaluable in many research fields. This book provides a unique, self-contained introduction to nonequilibrium many-body theory. Starting with basic quantum mechanics,...

La recente riforma della legislazione turistica, attuata con il c.d. Codice del Turismo (d.lgs n. 79 del 23 maggio 2011) ha rappresentato l’occasione del recepimento della Direttiva comunitaria 2008/122/CE, dettata in materia di contratti di multiproprietà e finalizzata elevare in maniera sensibile...