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UNINA9910781792203321 |
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Autore |
Espinoza Fernando |
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Titolo |
The nature of science [[electronic resource] ] : integrating historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives / / Fernando Espinoza |
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Lanham, : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 2012 |
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1-283-24624-4 |
9786613246240 |
1-4422-0953-4 |
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Science - Study and teaching - Philosophy |
Science - Social aspects |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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The need for scientific literacy -- The origins of accomplishing tasks : from individual to organized efforts -- The earliest comprehensive and rationalistic syntheses -- 4- knowing, doing and the inevitability of curiosity and exploration -- From the transcendent to the temporal-a transformative experience -- From qualities to quantities : the mathematization of nature -- Internalizing naturalistic explanations, benefit or threat? -- Dispensing with philosophy and entertaining limits to human knowledge -- Scientifically speaking, we know a lot, or do we? -- The need for a context -- The rightful place of science in society -- Concluding reflections. |
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"The role of science, along with its nature and development, are commonly misunderstood. Fernando Espinoza shines light on these misconceptions to show that the role of science also lies in its effect and influence upon society through historical, philosophical, and sociological perspectives. This book incorporates the mandates by national organizations such as the National Research Council and National Science Teachers Association and is a useful text for required courses of general education majors"-- |
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UNINA9910777729103321 |
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2008 Report on the Global AIDS Epidemic [[electronic resource]] |
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Geneva, : World Health Organization, 2008 |
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1-282-05808-8 |
9786612058080 |
92-9173-747-X |
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1 online resource (359 p.) |
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AIDS (Disease) - Epidemiology |
AIDS (Disease) - Prevention |
HIV infections |
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Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS). |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 322-355). |
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Cover; Copyright; Table of contents; Figures; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: The global HIV challenge: assessing progress, identifying obstacles, renewing commitment; Chapter 2: Status of the global HIV epidemic; Chapter 3: Addressing societal causes of HIV risk and vulnerability; Chapter 4: Preventing new HIV infections: the keyto reversing the epidemic; Chapter 5: Treatment and care: unprecedented progress, remaining challenges; Chapter 6: Mitigating the epidemic's impact on households, communities and societies |
Chapter 7: Where do we go from here? Sustaining an effective, robust HIV response for the long-termAnnex 1; Annex 2; REFERENCES; PHOTOGRAPHY CREDITS |
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""Knowing your epidemic"" is essential for everyone involved in the response to HIV. Extensively illustrated with graphs and charts, this biennial report presents concise but comprehensive summaries of major issues in the global AIDS response. Annexes provide HIV estimates and data 2001 and 2007, and also country progress indicators. |
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UNIORUON00025492 |
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Autore |
BANTI-PEREIRA, Jenny |
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Corso di ikebana : L'arte di disporre i fiori / Jenny Banti-Pereira |
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Milano, : Giovanni De Vecchi Editore, 1991 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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UNINA9910437865703321 |
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Autore |
Longueville Mark de |
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A Course in Topological Combinatorics / / by Mark de Longueville |
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New York, NY : , : Springer New York : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2013 |
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[1st ed. 2013.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (244 p.) |
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Universitext, , 0172-5939 |
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Combinatorial analysis |
Convex geometry |
Discrete geometry |
Graph theory |
Game theory |
Algorithms |
Combinatorics |
Convex and Discrete Geometry |
Graph Theory |
Game Theory, Economics, Social and Behav. Sciences |
Mathematics of Algorithmic Complexity |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Preface -- List of Symbols and Typical Notation -- 1 Fair-Division Problems -- 2 Graph-Coloring Problems -- 3 Evasiveness of Graph Properties -- 4 Embedding and Mapping Problems -- A Basic Concepts from Graph Theory -- B Crash Course in Topology -- C Partially Ordered Sets, Order Complexes, and Their Topology -- D Groups and Group Actions -- E Some Results and Applications from Smith Theory -- References -- Index. |
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A Course in Topological Combinatorics is the first undergraduate textbook on the field of topological combinatorics, a subject that has become an active and innovative research area in mathematics over the last thirty years with growing applications in math, computer science, and other applied areas. Topological combinatorics is concerned with solutions to combinatorial problems by applying topological tools. In most cases these solutions are very elegant and the connection between combinatorics and topology often arises as an unexpected surprise. The textbook covers topics such as fair division, graph coloring problems, evasiveness of graph properties, and embedding problems from discrete geometry. The text contains a large number of figures that support the understanding of concepts and proofs. In many cases several alternative proofs for the same result are given, and each chapter ends with a series of exercises. The extensive appendix makes the book completely self-contained. The textbook is well suited for advanced undergraduate or beginning graduate mathematics students. Previous knowledge in topology or graph theory is helpful but not necessary. The text may be used as a basis for a one- or two-semester course as well as a supplementary text for a topology or combinatorics class. |
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