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 Mike Papadakis, "Search-Based Software Engineering: 14th International Symposium, SSBSE 2022, Singapore, November 17-18, 2022, Proceeding" English | ISBN: 3031212509 | 2022 | 140 pages | PDF | 4 MB This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Symposium on Search-Based Software Engineering, SSBSE 2022, which was held in Singapore, in November 2022.  Say It Right in Italian by EPLS English | March 7, 2018 | ISBN: 126011628X | 192 pages | EPUB | 22 Mb Speak a new language with confidence with this accessible guide to correct pronunciation!  David H. Brown, "Santería Enthroned: Art, Ritual, and Innovation in an Afro-Cuban Religion " English | ISBN: 0367321750 | 2021 | 454 pages | EPUB, PDF | 23 MB + 66 MB Ever since its emergence in colonial-era Cuba, Afro-Cuban Santería (or Lucumí) has displayed a complex dynamic of continuity and change in its institutions, rituals, and iconography. Originally published in 2003 Santería Enthroned combines art, history, cultural anthropology, and ethnohistory to show how Africans and their descendants have developed novel forms of religious practice in the face of relentless oppression. Focusing on the royal throne as a potent metaphor in Santería belief and practice it shows how negotiations among ideologically competing interests have shaped the religion's symbols, rituals, and institutions from the nineteenth century to the present. Rich case studies of change in Cuba and the United States, including a New Jersey temple and South Carolina's Oyotunji Village, reveal patterns of innovation similar to those found among rival Yoruba kingdoms in Nigeria. Throughout, the book argues for a theoretical perspective on culture as a field of potential strategies and "usuable pasts" that actors draw upon to craft new forms and identities - a perspective that will be invaluable to all students of the African Diaspora.  Saint Francis of Assisi By Ivan Gobry 2016 | 350 Pages | ISBN: 1586170856 | EPUB | 1 MB He has inspired countless films, paintings, poems and novels. But who was Francesco Bernadone, now known as Saint Francis of Assisi? Despite the wealth of writing on the life of this great saint, many still don't know the man. They know the legend: a Francis made palatable to modern sensibilitiesùthe happy friar who carols to the birds and writes poems to the sun and moon. This is the image of the saint that is usually presented, even though it fails to encompass the true personality of Francis. Ivan Gobry, Ph.D., takes on the task of revealing the real man, the man who abandoned wealth and chose to live a beggar's life. Saint Francis lived a life that was full of danger and adventure, ministering to lepers and even traveling to Egypt in an attempt to convert the Muslims. Disciples flocked to him, drawn by the radical challenge of living the Gospel in a world that had become attracted to decadence. Francis rejoiced in nature and animals, but also fought spiritual battles against temptation and vice. Dr. Gobry restores a profoundly human dimension to the Little Poor Man of Assisi: a far cry from the image that has become conventional.  Saint Dominic: The Grace of the Word By Fr. Guy Bedouelle, O.P 2017 | 290 Pages | ISBN: 0898705312 | EPUB | 1 MB Written by one of the foremost contemporary authorities on Saint Dominic, this book represents the latest, best, most concise and readable spiritual biography of Saint Dominic. The focus of the biography is the way in which Saint Dominic embodied the role of Christ as preacher and the results that came from this grace. From his earliest youth, Sacred Scripture was the very heart and foundation of Dominic's spiritual life. He never ceased to plunge into the Word of God, to study it, to pray it. Bedouelle thus documents how Saint Dominic's whole life and mission was one continuous proclamation of the power of the Gospel to transform individual lives and society. "Written in both a popular and scholarly style, the combination of historical comprehensiveness and keen theological insight in this work brings Dominic alive as the contemplative and tireless preacher, fed from a deeply interior stream of life" - Gabriel O'Donnell, O.P., from the Preface  SILAC: Methods and Protocols English | 2023 | ISBN: 1071628623 | 287 Pages | PDF (True) | 9 MB This detailed volume explores the most recent methodologies and applications of stable isotope labeling by amino acids in cell culture (SILAC). With the development of new technologies in the field of mass spectrometry and bioinformatics, SILAC-based methods have become the first tool of choice in quantitative proteomics either on its own or in combination with other more recently developed approaches, which is elucidated in the chapters of this book. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, chapters include introductions to their respective topics, lists of the necessary materials and reagents, step-by-step and readily reproducible laboratory protocols, and tips on troubleshooting and avoiding known pitfalls.  Rural Communities: Legacy + Change By Cornelia Butler Flora, Jan L. Flora, Stephen P. Gasteyer 2016 | 504 Pages | ISBN: 0813349710 | PDF | 12 MB Communities in rural America are a complex mixture of peoples and cultures, ranging from miners who have been laid off in West Virginia, to Laotian immigrants relocating in Kansas to work at a beef processing plant, to entrepreneurs drawing up plans for a world-class ski resort in California's Sierra Nevada. Rural Communities: Legacy and Change uses its unique Community Capitals framework to examine how America's diverse rural communities use their various capitals (natural, cultural, human, social, political, financial, and built) to address the modern challenges that face them. Each chapter opens with a case study of a community facing a particular challenge, and is followed by a comprehensive discussion of sociological concepts to be applied to understanding the case. This narrative, topical approach makes the book accessible and engaging for undergraduate students, while its integrative approach provides them with a framework for understanding rural society based on the concepts and explanations of social science. This fifth edition is updated throughout with 2013 census data and features new and expanded coverage of health and health care, food systems and alternatives, the effects of neoliberalism and globalization on rural communities, as well as an expanded resource and activity section at the end of each chapter.  Joe Jones, Daniel Roth, "Robot Programming : A Practical Guide to Behavior-Based Robotics" English | 2004 | pages: 288 | ISBN: 0071427783 | EPUB | 4,1 mb Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.  Dr. Karl Heinz Roth, "Repressed, Remitted, Rejected: German Reparations Debts to Poland and Greece" English | ISBN: 1800732570 | 2021 | 442 pages | PDF | 1524 KB Since unification, the Federal Republic of Germany has made vaunted efforts to make amends for the crimes of the Third Reich. Yet it remains the case that the demands for restitution by many countries that were occupied during the Second World War are unresolved, and recent demands from Greece and Poland have only reignited old debates. This book reconstructs the German occupation of Poland and Greece and gives a thorough accounting of these debates. Working from the perspective of international law, it deepens the scholarly discourse around the issue, clarifying the 'never-ending story' of German reparations policy and making a principled call for further action.  Tarek R. Dika, "Religion in Reason: Metaphysics, Ethics, and Politics in Hent De Vries " English | ISBN: 036713361X | 2022 | 408 pages | PDF | 11 MB This book presents critical engagements with the work of Hent de Vries, widely regarded as one of the most important living philosophers of religion. Contributions by a distinguished group of scholars discuss the role played by religion in philosophy; the emergence and possibilities of the category of religion; and the relation between religion and violence, secularism, and sovereignty. Together, they provide a synoptic view of how de Vries's work has prompted a reconceptualization of how religion should be studied, especially in relation to theology, politics, and new media. The volume will be of particular interest to scholars of religious studies, theology, and philosophy. |
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