This book introduces the new discipline of urban oceanography, providing a deeper understanding of the physics of the coastal ocean in an urban setting. The authors explore how the coastal ocean impacts with the humans who live, work and play along its shores; and in turn how human activities impact the health and dynamics of the coastal ocean. Fundamental topics covered include: the governing dynamical equations; tidal and circulation processes; variation of salinity and freshwater fluxes...

The Passion Narratives of Saints Perpetua, Felicity, and Their Fellow Martyrs presents a critical translation of three hagiographical masterpieces of late antiquity and a series of accompanying essays. The translation by Francis J. Hunter includes the two Acta Brevia narratives as companion texts and supplements to the Passio Sanctarum proper. The interdisciplinary essays feature input from scholars in the fields of literature, theology, psychology, and classics, who each illustra...

The story of the trial of visionary philosopher Giordano Bruno. "A nice overview of the conflict between religion and philosophy in the Renaissance." — Publishers WeeklyGiordano Bruno challenged everything in his pursuit of an all-embracing system of thought. This not only brought him patronage from powerful figures of the day but also put him in direct conflict with the Catholic Church. Arrested by the Inquisition and tried as a heretic, Bruno was imprison...

This book is designed to help PHP programmers, whether experienced or looking to advance, transition into the world of Functional Programming (FP). It covers the key concepts and practical applications of FP in PHP, with a particular focus on function composition. By introducing ideas like immutability, referential transparency, and the role of functions in abstraction and generalization, the book aims to give readers the fundamental knowledge necessary to incorporate FP principles into th...

A filosofia política de Michael Oakeshott é marcada pela defesa da liberdade individual, pela crítica às abstrações racionalistas e pela valorização das tradições como guias práticos da vida em sociedade. Em um mundo onde ideologias frequentemente se tornam rígidas e sufocantes, Oakeshott nos convida a compreender a política não como engenharia social ou projeto utópico, mas como uma atividade civilizadora, sustentada pelo diálogo contínuo entre experiência, história e prática. Este livro ...

This Element addresses a burning question – how can archaeologists best identify and interpret cultural burning, the controlled use of fire by people to shape and curate their physical and social landscapes? This Element describes what cultural burning is and presents current methods by which it can be identified in historical and archaeological records, applying internationally relevant methods to Australian landscapes. It clarifies how the transdisciplinary study of cultural burning by Q...

Part of the highly respected Requisites series, Radiology Noninterpretive Skills, by Drs. Hani H. Abujudeh and Michael A. Bruno, is a single-volume source of timely information on all of the non-imaging aspects of radiology such as quality and safety, ethics and professionalism, and error management in radiology. Residents and radiologists preparing for the boards and recertification will find this book invaluable, as well as those practitioners wanting to broaden their knowledge and skill...

Over the past decade, radiological imaging tests - including CT scanning, MRI, PET, X-rays, ultrasound, fluoroscopy and other modalities - have become essential to the routine diagnostic process. While these modern advanced medical images and their striking anatomic detail have discovered underlying issues, they have also contributed to a false impression of infallibility. Unlike other straightforward diagnostic tests, such as the EKG or blood chemistry panel, radiological imaging tests ar...

Die öffentliche Debatte über Migration ist heute ebenso geprägt von Ängsten und Befürchtungen wie von Idealisierung. Was fehlt, sind Perspektiven für die Zukunft - kritische Analysen und optimistische Entwürfe, die von der Öffentlichkeit aufgenommen und diskutiert werden können. Das vorliegende Buch versammelt 15 Vorschläge von Personen aus Wissenschaft, Kultur und Politik. Ausgehend von ihrer Kenntnis, Forschung und Erfahrung formulieren die Autoren konstruktive Handlungsmöglichkeiten. Si...

L’exposition de Carlo Acutis racontée en bande dessinée !À Milan dans les années 2000, Carlo présente à ses amis l’exposition qu’il prépare... À leur suite, laisse-toi emporter à travers mille ans d’histoire pour découvrir, de l’an 700 après J.-C. jusqu’au XVIIIe siècle, l’histoire de six miracles eucharistiques extraordinaires – et pourtant authentiques – survenus en Italie et au Portugal. Navigue entre passé et présent de Lanciano, à Assise, en passant par Santar...

LA FINE DEL VIAGGIO! Nightwing è un eroe spavaldo. È cresciuto in un circo, dunque non teme le sfide impossibili e affronta ogni impresa con coraggio. Da qualche tempo, tuttavia, Dick Grayson ha cominciato ad avere paura delle altezze e non riesce a capire da dove derivi questa strana ansia. Chi sta tramando contro di lui? E chi incontrerà Dick durante il lungo viaggio che lo costringerà a fare i conti con i fantasmi del proprio passato? Tom Taylor e Bruno Redondo, insieme a Michael W. Con...

Alongside Saint Thomas Aquinas, the thought of Saint Augustine stands as one of the central fountainheads of not only theology but Western social and political theory. In the twentieth century especially, Augustine has been pivotal to the development of modern and contemporary political and social construction. Schools of ‘Augustinianism’ proliferated, especially in French, German, and English, and debated critical questions around the relationship of the church and state, war, justice, et...