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What is impossible for you?

by Marcos Rossi ...

An obstetrician faints after he takes the baby out of his mother's belly. A young man surfs beyond the breakers, with his crutches supporting him on the board. More than a hundred musicians from a samba school watch in silence as a guy in a wheelchair, who wants to be part of the drum section, takes the test. A street musician touches people when he sings "I Believe I Can Fly" on weekends at ... Read more

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An obstetrician faints after he takes the baby out of his mother's belly. A young man surfs beyond the breakers, with his crutches supporting him on the board. More than a hundred musicians from a samba school watch in silence as a guy in a wheelchair, who wants to be part of the drum section, takes the test. A street musician touches people when he sings "I Believe I Can Fly" on weekends at
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Chicago’s Modern Mayors

From Harold Washington to Lori Lightfoot

by Dick Simpson, Betty O'Shaughnessy, Xolela Mangeu, Gregory D Squires, Monroe Anderson, Costas Spirou, Dennis Judd, Kari Lydersen, Daniel Bliss0, Marco Rosaire Rossi1, Clinton Stockwell2 ...

Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the cityChicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the ... Read more

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Political profiles of five mayors and their lasting impact on the cityChicago’s transformation into a global city began at City Hall. Dick Simpson and Betty O’Shaughnessy edit in-depth analyses of the five mayors that guided the city through this transition beginning with Harold Washington’s 1983 election: Washington, Eugene Sawyer, Richard M. Daley, Rahm Emmanuel, and Lori Lightfoot. Though the
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Network Design, Redesign and Supply Chain Resilience

Understanding the Managerial Perspective

by Francesca Faggioni, Marco Valerio Rossi ...

Series series Business and Management (R0)
This book adopts a managerial perspective to explore supply chain resilience and network design (and redesign), two interconnected, crucial topics in a world in which major disruptions are affecting global supply and value chain networks. Based on an analysis of the opinions of supply chain managers, it highlights the different way in which practitioners and academics look at supply chain ... Read more

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This book adopts a managerial perspective to explore supply chain resilience and network design (and redesign), two interconnected, crucial topics in a world in which major disruptions are affecting global supply and value chain networks. Based on an analysis of the opinions of supply chain managers, it highlights the different way in which practitioners and academics look at supply chain
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Mechanics of Additive & Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Methods and Machine Learning, Volume 5

Proceedings of the 2025 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Edited by Emily Retzlaff, Piyush Thakre, Marco Rossi, Sharlotte Kramer ...

Mechanics of Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Methods and Machine Learning, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2025 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies, including ... Read more

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Mechanics of Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Methods and Machine Learning, Volume 5 of the Proceedings of the 2025 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fifth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies, including
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Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems...Vol. 9

Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Edited by Marco Rossi, Marco Sasso, Nathanael Connesson, Raman Singh ...

Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, ... Read more

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Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas,
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Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Problem Methodologies and Machine Learning and Data Science, Volume 4

Proceedings of the 2023 Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Edited by Sharlotte L.B. Kramer, Emily Retzlaff, Piyush Thakre, Johan Hoefnagels, Marco Rossi, Attilio Lattanzi, François Hemez, Mostafa Mirshekari, Austin Downey ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Problem Methodologies and Machine Learning and Data Science*, Volume 4 of the* Proceedings of the 2023 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case ... Read more

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Additive and Advanced Manufacturing, Inverse Problem Methodologies and Machine Learning and Data Science*, Volume 4 of the* Proceedings of the 2023 SEM Annual Conference & Exposition on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the fourth volume of five from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case
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RoboCup 2023: Robot World Cup XXVI

Edited by Cédric Buche, Alessandra Rossi, Marco Simões, Ubbo Visser ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings Computer Science
This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th RoboCup International Symposium which was held in Bordeaux, France, during July 4-10, 2023.The 25 regular papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions; the volume also includes 11 RoboCup Champions Papers.In addition to presenting the proceedings of the RoboCup 2023 Symposium, the book highlights the ... Read more

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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 26th RoboCup International Symposium which was held in Bordeaux, France, during July 4-10, 2023.The 25 regular papers included in these proceedings were carefully reviewed and selected from 47 submissions; the volume also includes 11 RoboCup Champions Papers.In addition to presenting the proceedings of the RoboCup 2023 Symposium, the book highlights the
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A Politics for the 99%

by Marco Rosaire Rossi ...

The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations were remarkably successful in capturing the public imagination and identifying the need for a new kind of politics. Why have they floundered. Why did this happen? Was the Occupy movement stifled by misconceptions of political power? What kind of political theory do we need to advance a new politics? How can we realistically challenge the power of the 1%? ... Read more

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The Occupy Wall Street demonstrations were remarkably successful in capturing the public imagination and identifying the need for a new kind of politics. Why have they floundered. Why did this happen? Was the Occupy movement stifled by misconceptions of political power? What kind of political theory do we need to advance a new politics? How can we realistically challenge the power of the 1%?
... Read more
Sensors

Proceedings of the Fourth National Conference on Sensors, February 21-23, 2018, Catania, Italy

Edited by Bruno Andò, Francesco Baldini, Corrado Di Natale, Vittorio Ferrari, Vincenzo Marletta, Giovanna Marrazza, Valeria Militello, Giorgia Miolo, Marco Rossi, Lorenzo Scalise, Pietro Siciliano ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers the best papers presented at the Fourth Italian National Conference on Sensors, held in Catania, Italy, from 21 to 23 February 2018. The book represents an invaluable and up-to-the-minute tool, providing an essential overview of recent findings, strategies and new directions in the area of sensor research. Further, it addresses various aspects based on the development of new ... Read more

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This book gathers the best papers presented at the Fourth Italian National Conference on Sensors, held in Catania, Italy, from 21 to 23 February 2018. The book represents an invaluable and up-to-the-minute tool, providing an essential overview of recent findings, strategies and new directions in the area of sensor research. Further, it addresses various aspects based on the development of new
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Radiation Science for Physicians and Public Health Workers

by Harald H. Rossi, Marco Zaider ...

We have considered it to be a demanding assignment to provide a complete exposition dealing with the nature of radiation, its effects, and protection against it to workers in health-related activities. "Radiation" (and more precisely "ionizing radiation") is emitted by X-ray machines, nuclear reactors, and nuclear weapons, but also comes from natural sources to which we are all exposed. It would ... Read more

$143.09 USD

We have considered it to be a demanding assignment to provide a complete exposition dealing with the nature of radiation, its effects, and protection against it to workers in health-related activities. "Radiation" (and more precisely "ionizing radiation") is emitted by X-ray machines, nuclear reactors, and nuclear weapons, but also comes from natural sources to which we are all exposed. It would
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Advances in Marine Vertebrate Research in Latin America

Technological Innovation and Conservation

Edited by Marcos R. Rossi-Santos, Charles W. Finkl ...

Series series Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
This book gathers the most recent research findings on ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America, making use of high technological methods to show readers the diversity of the marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last decades. The book brings authors from more than 23 institutions of 7 different countries developing the most diverse research ... Read more

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This book gathers the most recent research findings on ecology and conservation of marine vertebrates in Latin America, making use of high technological methods to show readers the diversity of the marine research that has been conducted in these countries over the last decades. The book brings authors from more than 23 institutions of 7 different countries developing the most diverse research
... Read more
Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8

Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics

Edited by Marco Rossi, Marco Sasso, Nathanael Connesson, Raman Singh, Adrian DeWald, David Backman, Paul Gloeckner ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas, ... Read more

$188.09 USD

Residual Stress, Thermomechanics & Infrared Imaging, Hybrid Techniques and Inverse Problems, Volume 8: Proceedings of the 2013 Annual Conference on Experimental and Applied Mechanics, the eighth volume of eight from the Conference, brings together contributions to this important area of research and engineering. The collection presents early findings and case studies on a wide range of areas,
... Read more

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