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    Unsettled Debates and New Histories

    As middle classes in developing countries grow in size and political power, do they foster stable democracies and prosperous, innovative economies? Or do they encourage crass materialism, bureaucratic corruption, unrealistic social demands, and ideological polarization? These questions have taken on a new urgency in recent years but they are not new, having first appeared in the mid twentieth ... Read more

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    Series series Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
    The main objective of this book is to provide an introductory study to the variable density incompressible Navier-Stokes equations. We will deal with their motivation, the main related mathematical problems, the main techniques used to solve and/or control the systems and the main open questions arising in the subject. Additionally, the detailed description of some (more or less) elementary ... Read more

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    Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Thought Insertion

    Series series International Perspectives in Philosophy & Psychiatry
    Thought insertion is the delusion that one's thoughts are not one's own, which causes people to believe that external agents have inserted ideas or thoughts into their minds. More prevalent in schizophrenia, thought insertion has been regarded as one of the most complex psychiatric symptoms. It is easy to see why it is such an intriguing phenomenon, as it blurs our understanding of some of the ... Read more

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    Series Book 56 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
    Reviews current research on the nutraceutical properties as well as allergen and other safety issues relating to tree nutsAssesses advances in breeding, cultivation, integrated disease and pest management to improve yields and sustainabilitySummarises key research on the main tree nuts, from walnuts and almonds to hazelnuts, chestnuts and pistachios ... Read more

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  • Filosofía de la mente y psicología

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    El carácter elusivo del concepto de mente se hace más claro en el contexto de la comprensión de los diversos síntomas que caracterizan sus patologías. ¿Cómo podemos entender tales estados psicopatológicos? ¿Cómo podría el estudio de estos estados iluminar el entendimiento general de los estados mentales no patológicos con los cuales ya estamos familiarizados en nuestro diario vivir? ... Read more

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  • Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Ecotechnologies for Wastewater Treatment

    Ecotechnologies for wastewater treatment (EWWT) have been used as a cost-effective alternative to conventional wastewater treatment methods for improving the removal of organic carbon, nutrients and pathogenic microorganisms from wastewater. However, due to biochemical transformations of organic matter and nutrients EWWT are net sources of CO2, CH4 and N2O greenhouse gases (GHGs), which may be ... Read more

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  • Contextualizing Neuroprotection: Latin American Perspectives on the Impact of Neurotechnological Development in Life and Society

    Edited by Pablo López-Silva ...
    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book provides informed-by-experience contributions from Latin-American-based researchers on the debate about how to protect citizens from the risks raised by neurotechnological applications. Written by researchers in philosophy, law, psychology, and medical sciences, the chapters of this book report on their individual experiences and case studies. They offer a timely snapshot of practical, ... Read more

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  • Urban Slavery in Colonial Mexico

    Puebla de los Ángeles, 1531–1706

    Series Book 109 - Cambridge Latin American Studies
    Using the city of Puebla de los Ángeles, the second-largest urban center in colonial Mexico (viceroyalty of New Spain), Pablo Miguel Sierra Silva investigates Spaniards' imposition of slavery on Africans, Asians, and their families. He analyzes the experiences of these slaves in four distinct urban settings: the marketplace, the convent, the textile mill, and the elite residence. In so doing, ... Read more

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  • Protecting the Mind

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    Series series Philosophy and Religion (R0)
    This book offers a comprehensive analysis of philosophical, social, ethical, and legal challenges arising as a consequences of current advances in neurosciences and neurotechnology. It starts by offering an overview of fundamental concepts such as mental privacy, personal autonomy, mental integrity, and responsibility, among others. In turn, it discusses the influence of possible misuses or ... Read more

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