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Critical Articulations of Race, Gender, and Sexual Orientation engages scholarly essays, poems, and creative writings that examine the meanings of race, gender, and sexual orientation as interlocking systems of oppression. Each chapter in this volume critically, yet creatively, interrogates the notion...

Equipped with her Sibley Guide, explorer hat and trusty binoculars, Amanda Byrd tirelessly pursues the most elusive winged species. Following on her late husband’s footsteps, she explores a beautiful canyon, among a gaggle of tourists led by Ed, a native guide working under a nasty boss....

Learn the art of building robust and powerful recommendation engines using RAbout This BookLearn to exploit various data mining techniquesUnderstand some of the most popular recommendation techniquesThis is a step-by-step guide full of real-world examples to help you build and optimize recommendation...

...il protagonista del romanzo, un pittore sconosciuto, si trova ad avere inaspettatamente la possibilità di varcare il confine di una vita modesta e solitaria per accedere all’olimpo degli eletti dove regna sovrana la fama. Viaggia attonito tra i salotti bene e la ricchezza ma non ne resta affascinato,...

The question of whether we can foster growth and innovation while promoting individual freedoms poses a challenge for everyone studying and working on innovation and development policies. Whilst innovation literature is largely dominated by a focus on efficiency, development literature tends to focus...

A paradigm shift is taking place in computer science: one generation ago, we learned to abstract from hardware to software, now we are abstracting from software to serviceware implemented through service-oriented computing. Yet ensuring interoperability in open, heterogeneous, and dynamically changing...

This title was first published in 2002: As the twenty-first century began, it was easy to assume that the reforms to the international financial system undertaken in the last half of the 1990s were adequate to the core tasks of ensuring stability, sustained growth and broadly shared benefits in the...

Lean Technical Communication: Toward Sustainable Program Innovation offers a theoretically and empirically-grounded model for growing and stewarding professional and technical communication programs under diverse conditions. Through case studies of disruptive innovations, this book presents a forward-looking,...

Due to their strong regulatory frameworks, UCITS compliant hedge funds have seen a boom in recent years and are considered by many as the only way out for the hedge fund industry after the crisis. Newcits: Investing in UCITS Compliant Hedge Funds is a one-stop resource for investors who want...

Presenting compelling and current information about some of the most important food safety issues, this book is an invaluable reference for anyone interested in avoiding foodborne disease or understanding how food safety standards could be improved. • Provides an up-to-date summary of food...

Programma di Fare Soldi con l'Agenzia Immobiliare Tecniche per Imparare ad Acquisire e Rivendere gli Immobili COME IMPARARE AD ACQUISIRE IMMOBILI Come sfruttare il tuo tempo nel modo più fruttuoso. Imparare tutte le tecniche: dal porta a porta al biglietto di aiuto. Come eliminare i preconcetti...

This book explores the role of the rating system in creditworthiness assessment, looking into its current status, strengths and weaknesses and possible evolution in the light of Basel 3 and the Global Economic Crisis.

Rapid growth of the global economy has accelerated the degradation of the Earth’s most important asset: the environment. Increasing poverty and challenges arising from climate change further threaten the planet’s natural systems. With a rising global population, the demand on natural resources...

One of the biggest challenges of evidence-based practice (EBP) is translating knowledge, research, and clinical expertise into action. Failure to execute EBP well is rarely due to a lack of information, understanding, or experience; rather, it comes down to the lack of tools and practicality of implementing EBP into nursing care.