This fascinating biography sheds light on the important yet overlooked military leader who thwarted Rome in what is now Spain and Portugal.In the second century BC, as Rome engaged in the conquest of the Iberian Peninsula, they met with determined resistance from the Lusitanian people and their skilled leader, Viriathus. Though renowned in his day Viriathus has been neglected by modern historians, a travesty that Luis Silva puts right in this thoroughly researched a...

Moro numa casa ao redor do sol conta a história de uma criança que vai à escola e descobre que seu mundo é na verdade muito maior do que pensava. Synopsis I live in a house around the sun tells the story of child who goes to school and finds out that the world is much bigger than he imagined.

In this subjective text, I’m covering issues that have concerned me a great deal in my fighting career and about my friends who are still fighting. So, for all of you fighting, managing or coaching, as well as any of you contemplating any of the aforementioned, this is for you.

This volume provides a comprehensive introduction to methods and procedures related to the preparation, characterization, and main result interpretations of methods used for studying molecular interactions in Food Science. Chapters detail spectroscopic methods and non-spectroscopic methods used to assess the molecular interactions between food constituents. Written in the format of the Methods and Protocols in Food Science series, the chapters include an introduction to the respec...

Following the Second Punic War in 202 B.C. when the Carthaginians were finally ousted from Iberia, Rome thought that they were now in control of the region. Soon, however, they found themselves pitted against an unexpected foe: the native Iberio-Celts, the Lusitanians. With one occupier gone, the Lusitanians took the opportunity to oppose their replacement, the Romans, in an effort to establish their own nation. Led by the charismatic Viriathus, whose example instilled the same kind of fur...

Restoring endodontically treated teeth is undoubtedly a complex procedure. A sound knowledge of biomechanical and clinical principles, careful planning, and the selection of appropriate materials and restorative techniques is essential to achieve the best functional and esthetic outcomes. This concise and exquisitely illustrated book, based on the philosophy and clinical experience of its authors and on sound scientific evidence, is divided into 10 chapters in a didactic sequence to make i...

A story about Miranda, a girl who was not doing well in school, her academic grades were low and she felt discouraged.Her mother looking for a way for her to improve in her courses and with the help of a magic medal begins to see the results in her daughter.Miranda will experience the magic of believing and improving in a magical way.

Plasma Modeling: Methods and applications presents and discusses the different approaches that can be adopted for plasma modeling, giving details about theoretical and numerical methods. It describes kinetic models used in plasma investigations, develops the theory of fluid equations and hybrid models, and discusses applications and practical problems across a range of fields.This updated second edition contains over 200 pages of new material, including an extensive new pa...

This book offers a timely and comprehensive snapshot of research and developments in the fields of dynamic systems and control engineering. Covering a wide range of theoretical and practical issues, the contributions describes a number of different control approaches, such as PID control, adaptive control, nonlinear systems and control, intelligent monitoring and control based on fuzzy and neural systems, robust control systems, and real time control, among others. Sensors and actuators, m...

This volume features original essays that advance debates on propositional and doxastic justification and explore how these debates shape and are shaped by a range of established and emerging topics in contemporary epistemology.This is the first book-length project devoted to the distinction between propositional and doxastic justification. Notably, the contributors cover the relationship between propositional and doxastic justification and group belief, credence, commitment, suspe...

This book presents a novel examination of transboundary water governance, drawing on global case studies and applying new theoretical approaches.Excessive consumption and degradation of natural resources can either heighten the risks of conflicts or encourage cooperation within and among countries, and this is particularly pertinent to the governance of water. This book fills a lacuna by providing an interdisciplinary examination of transboundary water governance, presenting a rang...

Plants have been widely used to treat diseases, owing to the presence of bioactive compounds (phytochemicals) which play important roles in health promotion and disease prevention. In recent years, advances in chemical extraction techniques, lifestyle and dietary choices for human health have increased the interest in the consumption and study of fruits, vegetables, and foods enriched with bioactive compounds and nutraceuticals. Thousands of dietary phytochemicals, such as flavonoids, phen...