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Chagas (SHA-gus) disease is an inflammatory, infectious disease caused by a parasite found in the feces of the triatomine (reduviid) bug. Chagas disease is common in South America, Central America and Mexico, the primary home of the triatomine bug. Rare cases of Chagas disease have been found in...

This book provides a first course on lattices – mathematical objects pertaining to the realm of discrete geometry, which are of interest to mathematicians for their structure and, at the same time, are used by electrical and computer engineers working on coding theory and cryptography. The book...

Scientists largely attribute the recent deterioration of the electromagnetic environment to power electronics. This realization has spurred the study of methodical approaches to electromagnetic compatibility designs as explored in this text. The book addresses major challenges, such as handling numerous...

Specialists in cardiac imaging offer their extensive experience of performing and interpreting myocardial perfusion studies with thallium 201 and single photon emission tomography in this unique teaching atlas which contains over 1500 colour illustrations.

Advances in Neurotoxicology, Volume Two, addresses contemporary advances in neurotoxicology, with thematic volumes providing authoritative review articles on key issues in the field. Updates in this new volume include chapters on Air pollution and neurodegenerative diseases, Mercury and Parkinson’s...

Metal Carcinogenesis Testing explains fundamental principles of metal carcinogenesis as they are currently understood, and provides detailed practical descriptions of rapid and inexpensive in vitro assay methodology presently in use for the detection of potentially carci­ nogenic metals and their...

This brief offers a novel vision of the city of Florence, tracing the development of chemistry via the biographies of its most illustrious chemists. It documents not only important scientific research that came from the hands of Galileo Galilei and the physicists who followed in his footsteps, but...

Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects. This book is structured around the periodic table and...

Os densos artigos que compõem a obra, de autoria de grandes juristas brasileiros, revelam um cenário estarrecedor de violação de direitos humanos e de falência do Estado de Direito brasileiro, no qual se insere, de maneira emblemática, a verdadeira caçada judicial de que é vítima o ex-Presidente...

Plágio. Remix. Apropriação. Qualquer que seja a palavra usada, o tema subjacente a este romance premiado com a Bolsa Petrobras de Produção Literária é roubo. Com todas as letras. Construído a partir de um corta e cola de palavras e frases subtraídas de outros livros, num processo de montagem...

A little bird named Edwin is born with a not so perfect wing making him unfit for the birds flying school and annual race. Edwin soon realizes that with a little determination and a lot of practice anything can be achieved. Edwin's spirit and motivation soon have him soaring above the all the other birds.

As night thickens, the soul of Bruce, long dead, settles inside Jack’s head, telling him to churn out a story on Jill, the statuette on his table when, in a parallel universe, Jill becomes Rachnee, Bruce’s beloved and picks up a stone with life in it and a beer mug with faces floating inside. At...

Plastic has become a ubiquitous part of modern life. A cheap, lightweight material, it is used in everything from food packaging to consumer electronics and microbeads in cosmetic products. However, we are becoming increasingly aware of the problems our reliance on plastic is causing in the environment....

Collana PAESAGGI IN TRASFORMAZIONE diretta da Enrico Alfonso Corti Con un chiaro riferimento al racconto di Joseph Conrad, La linea d'ombra allude al coraggio, alla perseveranza e alla tenacia che si riconosce nella maturità del buon progetto. Gli apporti interdisciplinari e le esperienze di progetto...