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This book covers edge-point applications in science and engineering. The chapters discuss the functional properties of advanced engineering materials and biomolecules, improving the comprehension of their chemical physical properties and potential for new technological and medicinal applications. The book presents a small number of experimental techniques and computational simulation models from basic concepts of classical/quantum mechanics, physics, chemistry, biology, statistical methods that can predict important applications and properties of these materials/biomolecules. The content shows how improving design of new systems helps in addressing future world problems (health, energy, food, environment, transportation, housing, clothing, etc.), i.e., almost every aspects of our daily lives.
In this book we explore new approaches to understanding the physical and chemical properties of emergent complex functional materials, revealing a close relationship between their structures and properties at the molecular level. The primary focus of this book is on the ability to synthesize materials with a controlled chemical composition, a crystallographic structure, and a well-defined morphology. Special attention is also given to the interplay of theory, simulation and experimental results, in order to interconnect theoretical knowledge and experimental approaches, which can reveal new scientific and technological directions in several fields, expanding the versatility to yield a variet...
Grace, dieci anni, vive nella periferia degradata di Los Angeles con una madre tossicodipendente che la trascura e il rischio di essere affidata ai servizi sociali. C’è solo una persona che può aiutarla a uscire fuori da questa situazione e donarle una nuova speranza: Billy Shine, il suo vicino di casa. Un tempo ballerino di Broadway, Billy è ora un uomo solitario, in preda a continui attacchi di panico, spaventato dalla gente e dal mondo fuori le quattro mura della sua casa. Le sue giornate scorrono silenziose, perfettamente orchestrate da una routine da cui raramente riesce a fuggire. Tutto cambia, però, quando nella sua vita irrompe la piccola Grace, proponendogli un piano audace e coraggioso per aiutare la madre a disintossicarsi. Billy si mostrerà per lei un fidato alleato, pronto a farsi in quattro. L’impresa, d’altra parte, è di quelle che ridanno senso all’esistenza e nuova fede nell’amore puro e incondizionato. Ma non è affatto facile, perché per aiutare la madre di Grace sarà necessario privarla della cosa di cui ha più bisogno: sua figlia. Emozioni, coraggio e sfide da affrontare per una storia intensa che vi farà commuovere.
Latin America suffered a profound state crisis in the 1980s, which prompted not only the wave of macroeconomic and deregulation reforms known as the Washington Consensus, but also a wide variety of institutional or 'second generation' reforms. 'The State of State Reform in Latin America' reviews and assesses the outcomes of these less studied institutional reforms. This book examines four major areas of institutional reform: a. political institutions and the state organization; b. fiscal institutions, such as budget, tax and decentralization institutions; c. public institutions in charge of sectoral economic policies (financial, industrial, and infrastructure); and d. social sector institutions (pensions, social protection, and education). In each of these areas, the authors summarize the reform objectives, describe and measure their scope, assess the main outcomes, and identify the obstacles for implementation, especially those of an institutional nature.
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Captive Series 3.5 Messico. Kid e la sua ragazza vengono presi in ostaggio da un gruppo di uomini capeggiati da Caleb. A loro insaputa, vengono condotti in casa di Felipe Villanueva, un criminale eccentrico con un debole per il proibito. Kid sta per incontrare Felipe e la sua compagna Celia per la prima volta... CJ RobertsÈ una scrittrice indipendente. Predilige storie oscure ed erotiche con elementi tabù. Le sue opere sono definite sexy e disturbanti allo stesso tempo. Il suo romanzo d’esordio, Dark Blue, ha venduto più di 150.000 copie ed è il primo della serie bestseller Captive Series. È nata e cresciuta in California. Si è arruolata nel 1998 nell’aeronautica militare, ci è rimasta dieci anni e ha viaggiato molto. Scrive anche racconti con lo pseudonimo di Jennifer Roberts.
Polysaccharide Nanoparticles: Preparation and Biomedical Applications provides detailed information on polysaccharides nanoparticles in terms of their synthesis and applications. Naturally occurring polysaccharides are widely used as food materials, particularly in Asia. Different kinds of polysaccharide materials are available from nature with various resources such as crustaceans and algae. The exploration and exploitation of polysaccharides nanoparticles from natural resource is at the heart of this book, which also explores the synthesis, preparation and applications of polysaccharides nanoparticles for tissue engineering and food applications. This is an important reference for material...
This book shows how a small toolbox of experimental techniques, physical chemistry concepts as well as quantum/classical mechanics and statistical methods can be used to understand, explain and even predict extraordinary applications of these advanced engineering materials and biomolecules. It highlights how improving the material foresight by design, including the fundamental understanding of their physical and chemical properties, can provide new technological levels in the future.