Lopes: 167 books

Using affirmative action to decrease racial inequality is the latest chapter of a long tradition of comparing Brazil and the United States with regard to race. Confronting Affirmative Action in Brazil: University Quota Students and the Quest for Racial Justice is timely for both countries as they...

Mangoes are one of the most important and widely-cultivated fruits in tropical as well as sub-tropical regions. There have been a number of recent developments with the potential to improve crop yields and quality. There has been new research in understanding the physiology of tree and fruit development...

Diamondoids are cage-like, ultra stable, saturated ringed hydrocarbons, which have a diamond-like structure consisting of a number of six-member carbon rings fused together. Adamantane is the cage compound prototype and the simplest diamondoid molecule. Diamondoids Molecules aims to present these...

A complete guide to understanding and applying clinical research results Ideal for both researchers and healthcare providers Understanding Clinical Research addresses both the operational challenges of clinical trials and the needs of clinicians to comprehend the nuances of research methods...

Práticas de empreendedorismo: casos e planos de negócios traz uma perspectiva que faltava no mercado brasileiro: um estudo abrangente do empreendedorismo nos contextos corporativo, internacional e social. O livro aborda dois tópicos essenciais dentro do estudo do empreendedorismo: os planos de...

Due to the consequences of globa l warming and significant greenhouse gas emissions, several ideas have been studied to reduce these emissions or to suggest solut ions for pollutant remov al. The most promising ideas are reduced consumption, waste recovery and waste treatment by biological systems....

Both companies and HR consultants consider communication to be the most important social skill for the future. For you as a product manager, good communication skills are decisive, both for your career and to ensure that you deliver a successful product. Yet we often still hear complaints about communication...

Firm favourite for gynaecological surgical practice since 1911, extensively revised by leading gynaecological surgeons Providing information on reconstructive surgery, anaesthesia, information technology and audit, complications and quality Focusing on the most commonly performed procedures with emphasis...

This book focuses on two specific areas related to fractional order systems – the realization of physical devices characterized by non-integer order impedance, usually called fractional-order elements (FOEs); and the characterization of vegetable tissues via electrical impedance spectroscopy (EIS)...

An ancient ring crosses the path of a young ambitious thief, unleashing a series of mysterious events on the world of Domaria. Cursed, he seeks revenge, while his physical and mental condition decays. A group of inexperienced adventurers is mustered and sent to their own fate to investigate. It will be the beginning of a new age of darkness?

Única no mundo, esta antologia reúne oito contos de renomados escritores dos países de língua portuguesa. Organizada pelo escritor angolano Zetho Cunha Gonçalves, a obra resgata mitos, lendas e contos de tradição oral que retratam a riqueza e a diversidade cultural desses oito países. Por...

O ano é 2084. O mundo é um paradoxo. Alta tecnologia e mortes por desnutrição. Veículos autônomos e pessoas sem teto. Teletransporte e imigrantes sem destino. Manipulação genética e doenças degenerativas. Ordem e caos. No mesmo lugar.

Rainforest Animals,brings readers up close with rainforest animals that are in danger of extinction because of the loss of habitat.Young children will enjoy exploring every aspect of this book.

Singles K é uma série de ebooks semanais que traz para o leitor cotidiano as melhores crônicas de colunistas e escritores da KBR publicadas no blog da editora. Na edição Singles 51 nossos colunistas celebram e comentam a transitoriedade da vida e a realidade do axioma que afirma que a única...