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Some Kind of Romance, Any Kind of Existence

by Ana Castanho, Manuel Aires Mateus, Michel Rojkind, Amin Taha, Pedro Campos Costa, Mikkel Frost, Jaime Font, Nuno Melo Sousa, Eduardo Souto de Moura, João Luís Carrilho da Graça, Álvaro Siza, Vladimir Djurovic, Carme Pigem, Benedetta Tagliabue, Sofia Albrigo, Julien De Smedt, Mark Lee, Sam Chermayeff, Flora Lee, Pablo Bofill, Thomas Coldefy, Chad Oppenheim, Steven Holl, Roberto Bannura, Manuelle Gautrand, Jeanne Gang, Anton Garcia-Abril, Kengo Kuma, Rita Topa, Diogo Brito, Rodrigo Vilas-Boas, Julião Pinto Leite, Francisco Lencastre, João Jesus, The Royal Studio ...

This book is a bifurcated journey through fifteen years of the architecture practice OODA, designed as a "dream state" inner dialogue between Some Kind of Romance and Any Kind of Existence: mirrored reflections of past and future projects that reflects the practice's work and exploring path from Porto to the world. Read together, these two parts are less about buildings than about a way of being ... Read more

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This book is a bifurcated journey through fifteen years of the architecture practice OODA, designed as a "dream state" inner dialogue between Some Kind of Romance and Any Kind of Existence: mirrored reflections of past and future projects that reflects the practice's work and exploring path from Porto to the world. Read together, these two parts are less about buildings than about a way of being
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Aventura Pedagógica

Caminhos e Descaminhos de uma Ação Educativa

by Mauro Roberto Ribeiro Pinto ...

Series series 2
" Ler esta aventura Pedagógica é refletir sobre a angústia do educador que se transformou em educando trocando experiências com suas meninas; é descobrir, com amargura, que às vezes as teorias só funcionam quando aprendemos a ser menos frios e mais humanos, capazes de conhecer na prática o caminho da revelação; é emocionar-se com a alegria do educador que, pouco a pouco, grão por grão, migalha por ... Read more

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" Ler esta aventura Pedagógica é refletir sobre a angústia do educador que se transformou em educando trocando experiências com suas meninas; é descobrir, com amargura, que às vezes as teorias só funcionam quando aprendemos a ser menos frios e mais humanos, capazes de conhecer na prática o caminho da revelação; é emocionar-se com a alegria do educador que, pouco a pouco, grão por grão, migalha por
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Ports in the Medieval European Atlantic

Shipping, Transport and Labour

by Ana María Rivera Medina, Professor Amândio Barros, Professor Eduardo Aznar Vallejo, Professor Mathias Tranchant, Professor María Álvarez Fernández, Dr Sara Pinto, Dr Enrique José Ruiz Pilares, Dr Roberto J. González Zalacain, Professor Jesús Ángel Solórzano Telechea ...

This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a ... Read more

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This book responds to the increasing interest of maritime historians in the study of ports. These enclaves offer significant insights into a variety of subjects, including ships and shipping; trade, commodities, and consumption patterns; the economy, society and culture of port workers and port communities; and systems of regional and international integration. Based on extensive research in a
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Advances in breeding techniques for cereal crops

by Dr S. Tawkaz, Dr M. Baum, Dr Benjamin Wittkop, Dr László Csélènyi, Prof. Wolfgang Friedt, Dr Timm Bernhard, Dr Willem S. Molenaar, Prof. Albrecht E. Melchinger, Dr Philipp H. G. Boeven0, Dr C. Friedrich H. Longin1, Dr Peer Wilde2, Dr Andreas Hund3, Dr Lukas Kronenberg4, Dr Jonas Anderegg5, Dr Kang Yu6, Dr Achim Walter7, Dr Matthew Reynolds8, Dr Francisco Pinto9, Dr Carly Schramm0, Dr Wei Zhang1, Dr Yuri Shavrukov2, Dr Peter Anderson3, Dr Akhylbek Kurishbaev4, Dr Satyvaldy Jatayev5, Dr Jan Bettgenhaeuser6, Dr Simon G. Krattinger7, Prof. Roberto Tuberosa8, Dr Marco Maccaferri9, Dr Silvio Salvi0, Dr Boby Mathew1, Prof. Xiwen Cai2, Dr Mikko J. Sillanpää3, Prof. Jens Léon4, Dr Andreas Maurer5, Prof. Klaus Pillen6, Dr Susanne Dreisigacker7, Dr Ernesto Igartua8, Dr Carlos P. Cantalapiedra9, Dr Ana M. Casas0, Dr Patrick Thorwarth1, Dr Jochen Kumlehn2, Dr Matthew Haas3, Dr Stefan Hiekel4, Dr Nagaveni Budhagatapalli5, Dr Martin Mascher6, Dr Miguel Sanchez-Garcia7, Dr Alison R. Bentley8, Dr W. Tadesse9, Professor Thomas Miedaner0 ...

Series Book 60 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Assesses performance of conventional techniques such as backcross and hybrid breeding in introducing new traitsMaps current progress in methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linking phenotypic traits with genetic information for selectionShows comparative strengths and weaknesses of marker-assisted selection (MAS) techniques such as genome wide association studies (GWAS) and nested ... Read more

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Assesses performance of conventional techniques such as backcross and hybrid breeding in introducing new traitsMaps current progress in methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL) linking phenotypic traits with genetic information for selectionShows comparative strengths and weaknesses of marker-assisted selection (MAS) techniques such as genome wide association studies (GWAS) and nested
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How to Travel

by The School of Life, Alain de Botton ...

Going traveling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy—and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail. We get bored, cross, anxious, or lonely. It isn’t surprising: our societies act as if going traveling were simple, just a case of handing over the right sum of money. But a satisfying journey isn’t something we can simply buy, and sadly something that ... Read more

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Going traveling is one of the few things we undertake in a direct attempt to make ourselves happy—and frequently, in fascinating ways, we fail. We get bored, cross, anxious, or lonely. It isn’t surprising: our societies act as if going traveling were simple, just a case of handing over the right sum of money. But a satisfying journey isn’t something we can simply buy, and sadly something that
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Plant Biotechnology and Agriculture

Prospects for the 21st Century

Edited by Arie Altman, Paul Michael Hasegawa ...

As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying ... Read more

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As the oldest and largest human intervention in nature, the science of agriculture is one of the most intensely studied practices. From manipulation of plant gene structure to the use of plants for bioenergy, biotechnology interventions in plant and agricultural science have been rapidly developing over the past ten years with immense forward leaps on an annual basis. This book begins by laying
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Plant Abiotic Stress

Edited by Matthew A. Jenks, Paul M. Hasegawa ...

A fully revised review of the latest research in molecular basis of plant abiotic stress response and adaptationAbiotic stressors are non-living environmental stressors that can have a negative impact on a plants ability to grow and thrive in a given environment. Stressors can range from temperature stress (both extreme heat and extreme cold) water stress, aridity, salinity among others. This book ... Read more

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A fully revised review of the latest research in molecular basis of plant abiotic stress response and adaptationAbiotic stressors are non-living environmental stressors that can have a negative impact on a plants ability to grow and thrive in a given environment. Stressors can range from temperature stress (both extreme heat and extreme cold) water stress, aridity, salinity among others. This book
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Flourish

The Extraordinary Journey Into Finding Your Best Self

by Antonia Case ...

What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish?Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to find answers, she turns off the soundtrack of the media, rids herself of technology, and with little more than books as carry-on luggage, she journeys ... Read more

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What is a meaningful life? What does it mean to flourish?Antonia Case, the co-founder of New Philosopher and Womankind magazines, quits her corporate job in the city and, with her partner, travels across the world in search of meaning. In a quest to find answers, she turns off the soundtrack of the media, rids herself of technology, and with little more than books as carry-on luggage, she journeys
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Achieving sustainable cultivation of wheat Volume 1

Breeding, quality traits, pests and diseases

by Dr Jacques Le Gouis, Prof Malcolm J. Hawkesford, Prof. Martin A. J. Parry, João Paulo Pennacchi, Luis Robledo-Arratia, Elizabete Carmo-Silva, Xinguo Mao, Delong Yang, Prof Ruilian Jing, Dr D. Z. Skinner, Dr Paula Bramel, Prof. A. S. Ross, Dr Ian Batey, Victoria Ndolo, Prof Trust Beta, Albrecht Serfling, Doris Kopahnke, Antje Habekuss, Fluturë Novakazi, Prof Frank Ordon, Prof. Z. A. Pretorius, Dr Kellye Eversole, M. Ayliffe, R. L. Bowden, L. A. Boyd, R. M. DePauw, Y. Jin, R. E. Knox, R. A. McIntosh, R. F. Park, R. Prins, E. S. Lagudah, Jane Rogers, Volker Mohler, Mohan Kohli, Prof. James Anderson, Dr Indu Sharma, Pramod Prasad, Subhash C. Bhardwaj, Dr Marion O. Harris, J. Jacob, Prof Beat Keller, Dr P. R. Brown, Guiping Yan, Kirk Anderson, M El-Bouhssini, Frank Peairs, Steven Xu, Prof. Sanford D. Eigenbrode, Sarina Macfadyen, Dr Abie Horrocks, Rudi Appels, Melanie Davidson, Paul Horne, Jessica Page, Dr Neil Harker, John O'Donovan, Breanne Tidemann, Catherine Feuillet, Dr Alison R. Bentley, Ian Mackay, Professor Gary L. Hein, Professor Hermann Buerstmayr, Professor Stephen Wegulo ...

Series Book 5 - Burleigh Dodds Series in Agricultural Science
Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and ... Read more

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Discusses ways of ensuring genetic diversity, advances in wheat breeding and their use to improve properties such as drought resistance and cold tolerance;Summarises research on factors affecting nutritional and other aspects of wheat quality;Reviews advances in understanding wheat pests and diseases together with ways of controlling them such as disease-resistant varieties, integrated pest and
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A Clean, Well-Lighted Place

by Jon Krakauer ...

Series series A Vintage Short
Here is Jon Krakauer’s portrait of the iconoclastic architect Christopher Alexander, whose revolutionary human-centered approach has shaken the foundations of modern architecture.Krakauer delves into Alexander’s life and career, from his theories on a timeless “pattern language” that could be used to create buildings and towns that were simultaneously more livable and more beautiful, to his belief ... Read more

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Here is Jon Krakauer’s portrait of the iconoclastic architect Christopher Alexander, whose revolutionary human-centered approach has shaken the foundations of modern architecture.Krakauer delves into Alexander’s life and career, from his theories on a timeless “pattern language” that could be used to create buildings and towns that were simultaneously more livable and more beautiful, to his belief
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150 Best Minimalist House Ideas

by Alex Sanchez ...

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Advances in the Understanding of Biological Sciences Using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Approaches

Edited by Sunil Kumar, Gaurav Sablok, Claudio Varotto, Saneyoshi Ueno, Jimmy Kuo ...

Series series Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Provides a global view of the recent advances in the biological sciences and the adaption of the pathogen to the host plants revealed using NGS. Molecular Omic’s is now a major driving force to learn the adaption genetics and a great challenge to the scientific community, which can be resolved through the application of the NGS technologies. The availability of complete genome sequences, the ... Read more

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Provides a global view of the recent advances in the biological sciences and the adaption of the pathogen to the host plants revealed using NGS. Molecular Omic’s is now a major driving force to learn the adaption genetics and a great challenge to the scientific community, which can be resolved through the application of the NGS technologies. The availability of complete genome sequences, the
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