M M Silva: 66 books

This book describes methods for adaptive control of distributed-collector solar fields: plants that collect solar energy and deliver it in thermal form. Controller design methods are presented that can overcome difficulties found in these type of plants: they are distributed-parameter systems,...

Assesses latest research on how grasslands function Surveys best practice in sustainable grassland management Considers wider aspects of sustainability such as ecosystem services and biodiversity

Registros, fatos, escritos: memórias e histórias da reforma psiquiátrica traz uma contribuição importante para as pessoas interessadas nas questões da reforma psiquiátrica e dos modos de cuidar e buscar cuidados em saúde mental. Como advém de várias histórias registradas ao longo de muitos...

A construção de uma rodovia tem por princípio a conveniência de facilitar o transporte seguro e confortável de pessoas e carga entre locais de interesse. Desta forma, ela deve ser projetada com critérios técnicos e econômicos, que exigem dos projetistas conhecimentos básicos de todos os elementos...

The December Awethology - Light Volume is a mixture of stories written by #Awethors.  Each and every story is  unique, some funny, others a surprise all relating to the month of December Because one voice in your head isn't enough, here are so many more, as the Awethors chime together...

A collection of diverse essays and poetry that offer scholarly and creative responses inspired by the life and work of Gloria Anzaldúa, selected from the 2013 meeting of The Society for the Study of Gloria Anzaldúa.

A must-have guide for the latest updates to the new release of Reporting Services SQL Server Reporting Services allows you to create reports and business intelligence (BI) solutions. With this updated resource, a team of experts shows you how Reporting Services makes reporting faster, easier...

Specifically designed to help candidates revise for the MRCS exam, this book features 250 extended matching questions divided into 96 themes, covering the whole syllabus. Containing everything candidates need to pass the MRCS Part A EMQ section of the exam, the book focuses intensively on topics relating...

Obra compilada cuyo objetivo es reflexionar sobre la relación entre el derecho constitucional y la Constitución de 1917. En ella se abordan las aportaciones de los principales referentes en la materia: Emilio Rabasa, Miguel Lanz Duret, Manuel Herrera y Lasso, Felipe Tena Ramírez, Mario de la Cueva, Ignacio Burgoa, Jorge Carpizo y Antonio Martínez Báez, entre otros.

This volume is the first English translation and annotation of the sermons of António Vieira, a major cultural figure in the Portuguese-speaking world. Born in Lisbon in 1608, Vieira was a Jesuit who lived and worked in both Europe and Brazil in the service of the church and the Portuguese crown....

This comprehensive text analyzes the foreign policies of eighteen countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. First assessing the state of the discipline, the introduction develops a common framework that compares the relevant explanatory weight of foreign policy determinants at the individual,...

Hearing Dad for the First Time is about my own Fatherhood experience and how becoming a Dad has not only helped me become a better person, but also a better husband, brother and friend. There is no greater responsibility than parenting and becoming a Father has changed my life completely, giving me a new perspective on my life as a man.

Locating Queerness in the Media: A New Look examines how media images of the LGBTQ community create a universal consciousness about the existence of queer people, ranging from tragic and villainous to upbeat and courageous. In this book, contributors explore how our media world invites a tension that...

A stream flowing in alluvium deforms its bed surface, forming ripples, dunes, bars, etc., and, in many instances, it deforms its channel entirely, thereby creating meandering or braiding patterns. It could be said that, in general, an alluvial stream and its deformable boundary undergo a variety of...