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Robert D. Alvarez, Jason P. Casellas

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Elements in American Politics

Shifting Allegiances provides a comprehensive analysis of the increasing presence and influence of Latino Republicans in Congress and state legislatures. Contrary to past assumptions, this Element reveals that Latino Republicans are a diverse group, no longer confined to Cuban Americans in South Florida. By examining election data and candidate characteristics since 2018, the authors uncover the factors contributing to the success of Latino Republicans, including district demographics, con...

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Robert E. Alvarez

The conduct of police in America has come under more scrutiny today than at any other time. There are so many unanswered questions about incidents depicted on the news of police misconduct and police shootings. So often the public is left wondering why there seems to be so much injustice in our justice system. This book will attempt to shed light into the dark truth of wearing a badge in America. It is a first-hand account of Robert Alvarez's experience as a police officer in Lowell, Massa...

First published in 1857, the Texas Almanac has a long history of chronicling the Lone Star State and its residents. The Almanac's 66th edition is printed in full color and includes hundreds of photographs from every region of the state. Color maps of the state and each of its 254 counties show relief, major and minor roads, waterways, parks, and other attractions. Each county map is accompanied by a profile outlining that county's history, physical features, recreation, population, and eco...

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Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)

Studies on Men’s Health and Fertility provides a comprehensive series of up-to-the-minute reviews addressing the role of oxidative stress in the aetiology of reproductive pathologies in the male. This volume represents by far the most detailed, authoritative review of the field that has been produced to date. The text encompasses the basic science of reactive oxygen species (ROS) production by mammalian spermatozoa, the way in which these highly reactive molecules are processed by...

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Energy (R0)

This book analyzes the relationship between large-scale industrial activity and the carbon footprint, and provides a theoretical framework and tools to calculate the carbon footprint of industrial activities at every stage of their life cycles, including urban-planning master plans, recycling activities, project and building stages as well as managing and manufacturing. Discussing the main preventative and corrective measures that can be utilized, it includes case studies, reports on techn...

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Catherine Albisa, Robert Alvarez, Sarah Anderson, Nan Aron, Dean Baker, Phyllis Bennis, Angela Glover Blackwell, Congressman Earl Blumenauer, Robert L. Borosage, Kate Bronfenbrenner, John Cavanagh, Oscar Chacón, Chuck Collins, Stuart Comstock-Gay, Charlie Cray, Sheila Crowley, Martha F. Davis, Karen Dolan, Peter Edelman, Carroll L. Estes, John Feffer, Bill Fletcher Jr., Maria Foscarinis, Kim Gandy, Jaime Grant, Mark Greenberg, Jim Harkness, Chester Hartman, Farrah Hassen, Simon Heller, Alan W. Houseman, Tomás R. Jiménez, Barbara B. Kennelly, Gloria Ladson-Billings, Saul Landau, Erik Leaver, Nicole Lee, Gerald LeMelle, Ben Lilliston, Bart Lubow, Eric Mann, Ben Manski, Marc Mauer, Patrice McDermott, Dedrick Muhammad, Douglas W. Nelson, Miriam Pemberton, Manuel Pérez-Rocha, Frances Fox Piven, Sam Pizzigati, Ron Pollack, William Quigley, Miles S. Rapoport, Marcus Raskin, Janet Redman, Michael A. Replogle, Jon Rynn, Rebecca Sawyer, Daniel Scheer, Ben Scott, Rinku Sen, Amy Shannon, Cynthia Soohoo, Nancy Starnes, Betsy Taylor, Sanho Tree, Katrina vanden Heuvel, Dorian Warren, Emira Woods, Daphne Wysham

Three decades ago, conservative ideologues at The Heritage Foundation produced a primer on the Reagan Revolution entitled Mandate for Leadership, which offered an overarching philosophy against the role of government and in favor of markets. This volume, produced by the Institute for Policy Studies, which since 1963 has been the nation's leading progressive policy organization, offers a set of specific policy proposals for the incoming national administration on every major domest...

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Business and Innovation

In our ever growing interconnected world, communication has become an essential tool for businesses and entrepreneurs. To be effective, business communication needs to take social and ethical considerations into account. This volume brings together different perspectives about ethics in business and communication, with special emphasis on the new challenges deriving from the digital world. From a variety of disciplinary perspectives (discourse analysis, communication studies, linguistics, ...

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Janet Bautista Smith, Robert Alvarez

Next Level Results for Your QMS You don't just want a compliant quality management system, you want a robust one a QMS that's easy to implement and maintain. Beyond Compliance Design merges two sets of experiencess that of a quality system designer/auditee and that of an external auditor to help you make that possible. Move beyond a focus on checking all the right boxes to the opportunities for continuous improvement, waste reduction, employee engagement, and customer satisfaction and deli...

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Robert Jakobsen

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Mind Boost: Proven Strategies To Dramatically Increase Your IQ And Unlock Your Intellectual Potential is your essential guide to achieving a higher level of intelligence through scientifically-backed techniques. Discover how the human brain's incredible adaptability—known as neuroplasticity—can be harnessed to dramatically enhance cognitive abilities, improve memory, and elevate your critical thinking skills.Thi...

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David Alvarez, Revd Robert A., SJ Graham

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Studies in Intelligence

Nazi Germany considered the Catholic Church to be a serious threat to its domestic security and its international ambitions. In Germany, informants provided intelligence, but in Rome, German attempts to penetrate the Papacy were less successful - except for the codebreaking work.

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James M Utterback, Sten Ekman, Susan Walsh Sanderson, Bengt-arne Vedin, Roberto Verganti, Bruce Tether, Eduardo Alvarez

When an innovation is inspired by design, it transcends technology and utility. The design delights the user, seamlessly integrating the physical object, a service, and its use into something whole. A design-inspired innovation is so simple that it becomes an extension of the user. It creates meaning and a new language.Design-Inspired Innovation takes a unique look at the intersection between design and innovation, and explores the novel ways in which designers are contributing to the deve...

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Roberto M. Álvarez del Blanco

This book presents an in-depth, careful study of our understanding of the concept of beauty in everyday objects and its impact on markets and brands. Moving beyond artistic notions of beauty, it demonstrates how beauty is an asset that can be leveraged in the marketplace.Traditionally, beauty has been examined in relation to its influence on painting, sculpture, literature, music, and architecture. However, its value and power in the marketplace is understudied. Álvarez del Blanco ...