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The imaging potential of the MR experiment continues to evolve. In recent years, an increasing number of fast and ultrafast imaging strategies has been described. In this evolu­ tion the definition of the terms fast and ultrafast has been blurred. Hence they are frequently used interchangeably. The...

Primary mediastinal tumors are relatively rare. The relative incidence of these tumors indicates that neurogenic tumors are the most common tumor seen constituting 21 % of all cases, thymomas 19%, lymphomas 12.5%, germ cell tumors 10%, primary carcinomas 4.6%, mesenchymal tumors 6%, endocrine tumors...

La recherche de la nourriture constitue l’un des problèmes permanents et fondamentaux de l’économie. Dans une société primitive, c’est l’essentiel. Dans les années 1930, les méfaits d’une alimentation insuffisante en quantité et a fortiori en qualité, avaient déjà poussé 70 pays,...

[Includes over 140 maps, portraits and illustrations] Field Marshal “Bob” Roberts was one the most successful and well-loved generals of the British Army, decorated and distinguished in many actions and holder of the highest award for valour in action the Victoria Cross. He fought and commanded...

Illustrated with 6 maps and numerous photos. The Battle that ended Rommel’s offensive in the Desert of North Africa, and the Axis hopes of Victory against the Allied forces by the Generals who commanded the two sides. “The Battle of Alam el Halfa took place between 30 Aug. and 5 Sep. 1942 south...

The Weimar Moment’s evocative assault on closure and political reaction, its offering of democracy against the politics of narrow self-interest cloaked in nationalist appeals to Volk and “community” – or, as would be the case in Nazi Germany, “race” – cannot but appeal to us today. This...

Edited by Rajnish Mehra, this volume focuses on the equity risk premium puzzle, a term coined by Mehra and Prescott in 1985 which encompasses a number of empirical regularities in the prices of capital assets that are at odds with the predictions of standard economic theory.

This textbook on statistical modeling and statistical inference will assist advanced undergraduate and graduate students. Statistical Modeling and Computation provides a unique introduction to modern Statistics from both classical and Bayesian perspectives. It also offers an integrated treatment...

Presidential campaigns are our national conversations – the widespread and complex communication of issues, images, social reality, and personas. Political communication specialists break down the 2012 presidential campaign and go beyond the quantitative facts, electoral counts, and poll results...

AUTORA PREMIADA DO THE NEW YORK TIMES, P. C. CAST CONTINUA A SÉRIE GODDESS COM MAIS UM FANTÁSTICO LIVRO. As deusas Hera, Atena e Vênus entraram na Guerra de Troia, presenciando uma devastação sem precedentes. Tudo por causa dos tolos egos masculinos. O pior de tudo é a presença do belo e arrogante...

Os vampiros nunca estiveram tão em alta, e neste mês chega ao Brasil, por meio da Editora Novo Século, a série The House of Night , um dos maiores sucessos da atualidade nos Estados Unidos e no mundo. A série já é bestseller no The New York Times, com mais de 3 milhões de livros vendidos....

Los rastros de sangre concentran la acción al otro lado del Atlántico: Argentina es el escenario de este dantesco desenlace de la trilogía de César Pérez Gellida, un final que no dejará indiferente a ningún lector. Prólogo de Dolores Redondo. Tercera y última entrega de la trilogía...

     The content in this special two-volume anthology details the many facets of aikido as it was formulated by Morihei Ueshiba (1883–1969). Each chapter contributes to a piece of the aikido puzzle by providing historical details, insightful technical drills (bare handed and with...

This book shows readers how they can personally direct and monitor their own health and become proactive in optimizing their quality of life. Thanks to the latest advances in genetic science, one no longer has to be a victim of genetic inheritance.