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Proletarian Lives

Routines, Identity, and Culture in Contentious Politics

by Marcos E. Pérez ...

Series series Cambridge Studies in Contentious Politics
Based on multi-year ethnographic fieldwork on the Unemployed Workers' Movement in Argentina (also known as the piqueteros), Proletarian Lives provides a case study of how workers affected by job loss protect their traditional forms of life by engaging in progressive grassroots mobilization. Using life-history interviews and participant observation, the book analyzes why some activists develop a ... Read more

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Based on multi-year ethnographic fieldwork on the Unemployed Workers' Movement in Argentina (also known as the piqueteros), Proletarian Lives provides a case study of how workers affected by job loss protect their traditional forms of life by engaging in progressive grassroots mobilization. Using life-history interviews and participant observation, the book analyzes why some activists develop a
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The Next Good Thing

A True Story of Positivity and Transformation in 10 Lessons

by Marcos Perez, D. Eric Maikranz ...

The true story of a man whose life is transformed when he takes an unlikely caretaking job for a disabled 87-year-old who is more than he seems.Marcos’s friends used to describe him as a happy family man, a successful graphic artist, and a joyous ukulele player. But then, he lost his marriage and his job, and nearly lost his newly outed transgender son to a suicide attempt after a violent attack ... Read more

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The true story of a man whose life is transformed when he takes an unlikely caretaking job for a disabled 87-year-old who is more than he seems.Marcos’s friends used to describe him as a happy family man, a successful graphic artist, and a joyous ukulele player. But then, he lost his marriage and his job, and nearly lost his newly outed transgender son to a suicide attempt after a violent attack
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Justice for Atrocities

Dialogues and Encounters between Latin America and Europe

Edited by Marco Longobardo, Juan-Pablo Perez-Leon-Acevedo ...

This book examines how national and international regional courts in Europe and Latin America address justice for serious human rights violations, comparing approaches across these distinct regions. It analyzes judicial responses to gross violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law—including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes—through the lens of regional ... Read more

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This book examines how national and international regional courts in Europe and Latin America address justice for serious human rights violations, comparing approaches across these distinct regions. It analyzes judicial responses to gross violations of international human rights law and humanitarian law—including genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes—through the lens of regional
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to Game Design in Healthcare and Education

Edited by David Bonilla Carranza, Adriana Peña Pérez Negrón, Marco Pérez-Cisneros ...

Game design is recognized as a powerful tool in healthcare and education, with immense potential in interdisciplinary collaboration. By integrating principles from psychology, cognitive science, instructional design, and user experience with cutting-edge technology, developers can create games that entertain while also promoting learning and well-being. These approaches enable the design of ... Read more

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Game design is recognized as a powerful tool in healthcare and education, with immense potential in interdisciplinary collaboration. By integrating principles from psychology, cognitive science, instructional design, and user experience with cutting-edge technology, developers can create games that entertain while also promoting learning and well-being. These approaches enable the design of
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Things I never told you

A short novel of encounters, silences, and chance events that change lives.

by Marcos Pérez Carballo ...

What if a single glance on the subway was enough to change the rest of your life?Things I Never Told You is an intense and intimate short novel about two strangers, a chance encounter, and the fragility of destiny. During a daily commute, Alberto and Ana cross paths, sparking an unexpected connection that unfolds through a dance of silence, coincidence, and raw emotion.Through a realistic and ... Read more

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What if a single glance on the subway was enough to change the rest of your life?Things I Never Told You is an intense and intimate short novel about two strangers, a chance encounter, and the fragility of destiny. During a daily commute, Alberto and Ana cross paths, sparking an unexpected connection that unfolds through a dance of silence, coincidence, and raw emotion.Through a realistic and
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The Next Good Thing

A True Story of Positivity and Transformation in 10 Lessons

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The true story of a man whose life is transformed when he takes an unlikely caretaking job for a disabled 87-year-old who is more than he seems.Marcos's friends used to describe him as a happy family man, a successful graphic artist, and a joyous ukulele player. But then, he lost his marriage and his job, and nearly lost his newly outed transgender son to a suicide attempt after a violent attack ... Read more

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The true story of a man whose life is transformed when he takes an unlikely caretaking job for a disabled 87-year-old who is more than he seems.Marcos's friends used to describe him as a happy family man, a successful graphic artist, and a joyous ukulele player. But then, he lost his marriage and his job, and nearly lost his newly outed transgender son to a suicide attempt after a violent attack
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Current Advances in Oral and Craniofacial Tissue Engineering

Edited by Vincenzo Guarino, Marco Antonio Alverez-Perez ...

Oral tissue engineering involves the study of current approaches for in vitro regeneration of soft and hard tissues located into the oral cavity. In this context, recent approaches involves the use of innovative biomaterials to replace the lost or damaged human oral tissues. Recent discoveries in materials science and nanotechnology are drastically changing the traditional approach to dentistry by ... Read more

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Oral tissue engineering involves the study of current approaches for in vitro regeneration of soft and hard tissues located into the oral cavity. In this context, recent approaches involves the use of innovative biomaterials to replace the lost or damaged human oral tissues. Recent discoveries in materials science and nanotechnology are drastically changing the traditional approach to dentistry by
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A Practical Approach to Cardiovascular Medicine

Edited by Reza Ardehali, Marco Perez, Paul J. Wang ...

Written, reviewed, and edited in a collaborative effort by cardiology fellows and faculty of one of the most prestigious academic centers in the country, this concise volume gives cardiology fellows the book they have long needed. Keeping coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and mechanism of disease to a minimum, the authors focus on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders. ... Read more

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Written, reviewed, and edited in a collaborative effort by cardiology fellows and faculty of one of the most prestigious academic centers in the country, this concise volume gives cardiology fellows the book they have long needed. Keeping coverage of the underlying pathophysiology and mechanism of disease to a minimum, the authors focus on the diagnosis and treatment of cardiac disorders.
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Trends and Applications in Software Engineering

Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Software Process Improvement (CIMPS 2018)

Edited by Jezreel Mejia, Mirna Muñoz, Álvaro Rocha, Adriana Peña, Marco Pérez-Cisneros ...

Series series Springer Nature Proceedings excluding Computer Science
This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 2018 International Conference on Software Process Improvement (CIMPS 2018). CIMPS 2018 offered a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, findings, experiences and concerns in Software Engineering, embracing several aspects such as Software Processes, Security in Information and ... Read more

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This book gathers a selection of papers presented at the 2018 International Conference on Software Process Improvement (CIMPS 2018). CIMPS 2018 offered a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss the latest innovations, trends, findings, experiences and concerns in Software Engineering, embracing several aspects such as Software Processes, Security in Information and
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Modern Metaheuristics in Image Processing

by Diego Oliva, Noe Ortega-Sánchez, Salvador Hinojosa, Marco Pérez-Cisneros ...

The use of metaheuristic algorithms (MA) has been increasing in recent years, and the image processing field is not the exempted of their application. In the last two years a big amount of MA has been introduced as alternatives for solving complex optimization problems. This book collects the most prominent MA of the 2019 and 2020 and verifies its use in image processing tasks. In addition, ... Read more

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The use of metaheuristic algorithms (MA) has been increasing in recent years, and the image processing field is not the exempted of their application. In the last two years a big amount of MA has been introduced as alternatives for solving complex optimization problems. This book collects the most prominent MA of the 2019 and 2020 and verifies its use in image processing tasks. In addition,
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Initialization and Diversity in Optimization Algorithms

by Diego Oliva, Bernardo Morales-Castañeda, Mario A. Navarro Velázquez, Itzel Aranguren, Marco Perez-Cisneros ...

Designing new algorithms in swarm intelligence is a complex undertaking. Two critical factors have been seen to have a direct correlation with positive results. First is initialization, which serves as the initial step for all swarm intelligence techniques. Candidate solutions are generated to form the initial population, which are subsequently modified during the iterative process. A well ... Read more

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Designing new algorithms in swarm intelligence is a complex undertaking. Two critical factors have been seen to have a direct correlation with positive results. First is initialization, which serves as the initial step for all swarm intelligence techniques. Candidate solutions are generated to form the initial population, which are subsequently modified during the iterative process. A well
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Urban Narratives about Nature

Socio-Ecological Imaginaries between Science and Entertainment

by Carlos Tabernero, Carlos Acosta, Tim Boon, Santos Casado, Carlos Gámez-Pérez, Lisa Garforth, Jean-Baptiste Gouyon, Oliver Hochadel, Max Long, Ignasi Medà-Calvet0, Marta Piñol-Lloret1, Marco Armiero2 ...

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When more than half of the Earth population lives in cities, and living conditions worldwide suffer from a steady increase in environmental issues, historical inquiry provides useful reflections and new perspectives on the present. Urban Narratives about Nature: Socio-Ecological Imaginaries between Science and Entertainment aims at generating specific historical knowledge concerning processes of ... Read more

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When more than half of the Earth population lives in cities, and living conditions worldwide suffer from a steady increase in environmental issues, historical inquiry provides useful reflections and new perspectives on the present. Urban Narratives about Nature: Socio-Ecological Imaginaries between Science and Entertainment aims at generating specific historical knowledge concerning processes of
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