“…With seventeen case studies from Europe, Africa, the Caribbean and China, the volume provides comparative evidence for the divergent heritage regimes generated in states that differ in history and political organization. …”

“…Scientists from all over the world, from Eastern and Western Europe, the USA, Latin-America, Asia and Africa, have contributed to this volume…”

“…In addition to pleasing palates since ancient times, chocolate has played an integral role in culture, society, religion, medicine, and economic development across the Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe. In 1998, the Chocolate History Group was formed by the University of California, Davis, and Mars, Incorporated to document the fascinating story and history of chocolate. …”

“…These papers cover the whole journey of the slaves from Africa, through Colombia and Panama to their final sale in Peru. …”

“…In addition, the imposition of colonial power is unthinkable without the strategic deployment and use of knowledge; most colonial states, including those of Germany in the Baltic and in West Africa, were knowledge-acquiring machines - yet, acquisition always includes rejection, detainment and subjugation of recalcitrant epistemes. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Section II: Sulphuric acid decomposition -- The concept of nuclear hydrogen production based on MHR-T reactor -- Status of the Korean nuclear hydrogen production project -- Predicting the energy efficiency of a recuperative bayonet decomposition reactor for sulphur-based thermochemical hydrogen production -- Heat pump cycle by hydrogen-absorbing alloys to assist high-temperature gas-cooled reactor in producing hydrogen -- Development of HI decomposition process in Korea -- Heat exchanger temperature response for duty-cycle transients in the NGNP/HTE -- Present status of HTGR and hydrogen production development in JAEA -- South Africa's nuclear hydrogen production development programme -- French research strategy to use nuclear reactors for hydrogen production -- Alternate VHTR/HTE interface for mitigating tritium transport and structure creep -- Integrated laboratory scale demonstration experiment of the hybrid sulphur cycle and preliminary scale-up -- Activities of Nuclear Research Institute Rez in the area of hydrogen technologies -- Nuclear hydrogen production programme in the United States -- A uranium thermochemical cycle for hydrogen production -- Development status of the hybrid sulphur thermochemical hydrogen production process -- Changing the world with hydrogen and nuclear -- Executive summary -- Degradation mechanisms in solid oxide electrolysis anodes -- Market viability of nuclear hydrogen technologies -- Possibility of active carbon recycle energy system -- Causes of degradation in a solid oxide electrolysis stack -- Foreword -- Nuclear safety and regulatory considerations for nuclear hydrogen production -- Nuclear hydrogen using high temperature electrolysis and light water reactors for peak electricity production -- CEA assessment of the sulphur-iodine cycle for hydrogen production -- Transient modelling of sulphur-iodine cycle thermochemical hydrogen generation coupled to pebble bed modular reactor -- Proposed chemical plant initiated accident scenarios in a sulphur-iodine cycle plant coupled to a pebble bed modular reactor -- Status of the INERI sulphur-iodine integrated-loop experiment -- Influence of HTR core inlet and outlet temperatures on hydrogen generation efficiency using the sulphur-iodine water-splitting cycle -- Conceptual design of the HTTR-IS nuclear hydrogen production system -- Experimental study of the vapour-liquid equilibria of HI-I2-H2O ternary mixtures -- The development of the Hydrogen Economic Evaluation Program (HEEP) -- Application of nuclear-produced hydrogen for energy and industrial use -- Nuclear H2 production – a utility perspective -- Status of the INL high-temperature electrolysis research programme – experimental and modelling -- Alkaline and high-temperature electrolysis for nuclear hydrogen production -- High-temperature steam electrolysis for hydrogen production -- The production of hydrogen by nuclear and solar heat -- Materials development for SOEC -- Sustainable electricity supply in the world by 2050 for economic growth and automotive fuel -- A metallic seal for high-temperature electrolysis stacks -- NHI economic analysis of candidate nuclear hydrogen processes -- Recent Canadian advances in the thermochemical Cu-Cl cycle for nuclear hydrogen production -- An overview of R&D activities for the Cu-Cl cycle with emphasis on the hydrolysis reaction -- Study of the hydrolysis reaction of the copper-chloride hybrid thermochemical cycle using optical spectrometries -- Development of CuCl-HCl electrolysis for hydrogen production via Cu-Cl thermochemical cycle -- Exergy analysis of the Cu-Cl cycle -- Canadian nuclear hydrogen R&D programme -- CaBr2 hydrolysis for HBr production using a direct sparging contactor…”

“…Pot ser cap altre regió del món ha sigut testimoni de tantes transformacions en tant poc període de temps com l’Orient Mig i el nord d’Àfrica. Avui dia, aquesta regió és un cau de conflictes, de fet, mentre s'imprimia la tesi, a finals del 2023 es va renovar un altre conflicte, que és el conflicte araboisraelià. …”
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Tabla de Contenidos: “…Conté: t. 1. 1, La ilusión. 9a ed. 1917 ; 2, Libertad. 1913 ; 3, Los llamados por Dios. 1913 ; La felicidad -- t. 2. 5, El deber. 6a ed. 1915 ; 6, El esclavo de los esclavos. 1917 ; 7, En África ; 8, El hijo del pobre -- t. 3. 9, Esperando : el sargento Franck. 6a ed. 1915 ; 10, La Granja de las golondrinas : Berta. 6a ed. 1915 ; 11, Mirando al cielo : ¡que yo vea, Señor!. …”

“…Sin embargo, la felicidad le dura poco tiempo, pues se verá envuelto en un sin fin de aventuras que le llevarán de Cuba a África, hasta que regresa a París para ver a su amada convertida en una estrella de la ópera…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Outsourcing: the most important management trend of the past 75 years -- Outsourcing as a business force -- Made in China -- Setting the stage -- Battle of the titans: the global outsourcing landscape -- North America -- Europe -- South America -- Africa and the Middle East -- Asia-Pacific -- BRIC nations -- China: your essential shore -- Big numbers from a big country -- Government and politics -- Planes, trains, and automobiles -- Educating the masses -- Your essential shore -- The early years -- Made in China -- From pagers to market supremacy -- The Internet arrives -- Not yet a green light -- India outsources to China -- Risks and concerns -- Strategies that work -- What works? …”

“…Popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have had a deep impact, not only on the societies and political structures in the respective countries there, but also on different academic disciplines. …”

“…The wild relatives of rice belonging to the genus Oryza are distributed in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Oceania. They are good sources for the study of domestication and adaptation. …”

“…Thirteen case studies outline the myriad ways in which large-scale violence was understood and used by states and non-state actors throughout the early modern period across Africa, Asia, the Americas, the Atlantic, and Europe, demonstrating that it was far more complex than would be suggested by simple narratives of conquest and resistance. …”

“…He tells the parallel stories of Blake Brown, a CEO struggling with winning the war for talent, and Blake's sixteen-year-old son Clint, who is trying to get his first job so he can raise money to buy a well for a village in Africa. Blake reaches out to leaders in other industries and works with his team to solve the puzzle of making his organization a destination for exceptional performers. …”

“…The authors explore the critical role of human migration since humans first departed Africa some fifty thousand years ago--how the circulation of ideas and technologies has benefited communities and how the movement of people across oceans and continents has fueled economies. …”

“…The book will draw upon the rich cultures with diverse contexts involving Asia, Australia, Africa, America, and Europe which serve as the background setting to better understand teaching quality from a wide spectrum of educational systems and performances. …”