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Marine biofouling can be defined as the undesirable accumulation of microorganisms, algae and animals on structures submerged in seawater. From the dawn of navigation, marine biofouling has been a major problem for shipping in such areas as reduced speed, higher fuel consumption and increased corrosion. It also affects industries using off-shore structures such as oil and gas production and aquaculture. Growing concerns about the environmental impact of antifouling coatings has led to major new research to develop more environmentally-friendly alternatives. Advances in marine antifouling coatings and technologies summaries this wealth of research and its practical implications.This book is d...
Agroforestry -- the practice of integrating trees and other large woody perennials on farms and throughout the agricultural landscape -- is increasingly recognized as a useful and promising strategy that diversifies production for greater social, economic, and environmental benefits. Agroforestry and BiodiversityConservation in Tropical Landscapes brings together 46 scientists and practitioners from 13 countries with decades of field experience in tropical regions to explore how agroforestry practices can help promote biodiversity conservation in human-dominated landscapes, to synthesize the current state of knowledge in the field, and to identify areas where further research is needed. Agro...
A obra Memórias em movimento nasce como um volume bilingue português-castelhano para tentar estabelecer uma ponte entre investigadores que trabalham nas duas línguas ibéricas aquém e além do Oceano Atlântico. Tem, portanto, uma perspectiva transnacional alinhada com o campo dos estudos ibéricos, assim como com os estudos da memória, do trauma e do cinema de não ficção, com especial destaque para o documentário argentino e chileno do século XXI. Este volume, aliás, tenciona combinar a reflexão teórica sobre as estratégias de representação da memória cultural no cinema com a análise de vários casos de estudo procedentes de diferentes países (Espanha, Portugal, Argentina e Chile), entre os quais salientam os documentários realizados pelo cineasta chileno Patricio Guzmán. Para concluir o volume, de facto, decidimos incluir a transcrição editada de uma entrevista recente com este documentarista com o intuito de contextualizar melhor os cinco capítulos precedentes, que estão focados na análise da sua obra.
Continued geographic expansion of dengue viruses and their mosquito vectors has seen the magnitude and frequency of epidemic dengue/dengue hemorrhagic fever (DF/DHF) increase dramatically. Recent exciting research on dengue has resulted in major advances in our understanding of all aspects of the biology of these viruses, and this updated second edition brings together leading research and clinical scientists to review dengue virus biology, epidemiology, entomology, therapeutics, vaccinology and clinical management.
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Jorge Luis Borges-one of the most important Latin American writers-has also attained considerable international stature, and his work is commonly cited in a wide array of scholarship on contemporary fiction. Partly as a consequence of Borges' international identity, and partly because of a long-standing view in Borges criticism that his writing is principally concerned with abstract ideas, critics have been reluctant to address the question of politics in his writing Filling this critical gap, Gonzalez begins by rejecting the proposition that Borges withdraws from the "real," and provides a detailed analysis of the various political issues that Borges takes up in his essays and short stories. The author places particular emphasis on the turbulent questions that shaped Argentine social history during the period of Borges' output.
This edited collection analyzes the tensions, contradictions, contributions, and new horizons generated and/or imposed by Netflix within Spain's audiovisual culture. This book provides invaluable insight into how Netflix - first in its role as distributor and then as content creator - has changed the audiovisual landscape in Spain. It discusses how Netflix both challenges the traditional method of categorizing film and television output by nationality, while also examining how Spain is presented to other countries through the Netflix catalogue and questioning what its chosen output - light comedies, mystery/thrillers, narco-fiction, and crime - means for Spain's national brand. With chapters addressing themes such as reproducibility, pan-Europeanism after Brexit, gender representation, identity, and globalization, this book explores how - under the influence of Netflix - Spain is transitioning from an importer of audiovisual content to a center of export. This book will appeal to students and scholars of Film and Media Studies, Hispanic and Iberian Studies, and Spanish with a specific interest in Spanish film, television, media, and culture, and global media industries.