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Free Download Oscar Lovell Triggs, "Arts & Crafts Movement (Art of Century)"
English | 2009 | pages: 200 | ISBN: 1844846229 | PDF | 69,1 mb
Arts & Crafts was a unique movement which triggered a veritable reform in the applied arts in England. Founded by John Ruskin, then put into practice by William Morris, the Arts & Crafts Movement promoted revolutionary ideas in Victorian England. The work of artisans and designers thus became the heart of this new ideology, which influenced styles throughout the world, translating the essential ideas of Arts & Crafts into design, architecture and painting.

Free Download Mary Jo DiBiase-Lubrano, "Advancing Language Studies in the 21st Century"
English | ISBN: 1527593452 | 2023 | 175 pages | PDF | 5 MB
Societal values, geopolitics, technological advancements, and population shifts have affected language teaching methods and approaches within universities. Although the 21st-century job market calls for proficiency in multiple languages, enrollments in language courses have steadily declined in higher education institutions. This timely collection of essays addresses the multiple perspectives arising from current issues such as declining language enrollments, suitable pedagogical approaches to meet the job market demands, and lessons learned from the recent global COVID-19 pandemic.

Free Download Tourism and Climate Change in the 21st Century: Challenges and Solutions by Paula Remoaldo, Hélder Lopes, Vítor Ribeiro, Juliana Alves
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 2024 | 265 Pages | ISBN : 3031594304 | 47.7 MB
This book explores the effects of climate on tourism and the effectiveness of climate adaptation in this sector. Taking into account the spatial dimension of tourism and climate change, it highlights the need for more detailed information, the weak interaction between stakeholders, and the limitation of resources in the context of rapid changes, brought on by the necessary implementation of the third-order stage of tourism. The book focuses on adaptation, mitigation, and resilience to climate change, including topics such as human thermal comfort of visitors, the water resources in tourism areas, the circular economy, the mobility and transports, the psychological aspects of weather and climate in recreational practices. The book concludes an assessment of the status, challenges, and prospects for the adaptation of the tourism sector to climate change. The book appeals to scholars and students of economic geography, regional and spatial science, tourism economics, and related fields.

Free Download Pearl Millet in the 21st Century: Food-Nutrition-Climate resilience-Improved livelihoods by Vilas A Tonapi, Nepolean Thirunavukkarasu, SK Gupta, Prakash I Gangashetty, OP Yadav
English | EPUB (True) | 2024 | 623 Pages | ISBN : 981995889X | 32 MB
This book documents the global pearl millet research for achieving the sustainable development goals in the eve of International Year of Millets in 2023 by FAO. This book offers perspectives on the recent advances in the field of genomics, next-generation breeding approaches, hybrid development, crop production and protection technologies of pearl millets. Pearl millet is the world’s most important millet grown in the hot, semi-arid ecologies of Asia and Africa with versatile end uses. Of all the world’s cereals, pearl millet ranks the sixth most important crop after rice, wheat, maize, barley and sorghum. In the changing climatic condition, it can be pitched as strategic crop for food and nutritional security owing to its ability to survive in harsh ecologies and the higher micro-nutrients grain content. This books focuses on nutritional importance, climate resilience, seed systems, value-addition and market policies to enhance the genetic gain of pearl millets under marginal and favorable ecologies, and way forward for a food and nutrition secure world. It is a useful reading material for researchers and professionals working on small grains, millets and their cultivation and nutrition related aspects.

Free Download E.C.G. Stueckelberg, An Unconventional Figure of Twentieth Century Physics: Selected Scientific Papers with Commentaries by Jan Lacki, Henri Ruegg, Gérard Wanders
English | PDF (True) | 2009 | 414 Pages | ISBN : 3764388773 | 13.2 MB
Born in 1905, Ernst C. G. Stueckelberg was professor of theoretical physics at the Universities of Geneva and Lausanne in the years 1930-1970. He was one of the most eminent Swiss physicists of the 20th century. His breakthroughs, from his causal S-matrix to the renormalization group, have influenced the development of contemporary theoretical physics.

Free Download Duality in 19th and 20th Century Mathematical Thinking by Ralf Krömer, Emmylou Haffner
English | PDF (True) | 2024 | 962 Pages | ISBN : 3031597966 | 21.2 MB
This volume brings together scholars across various domains of the history and philosophy of mathematics, investigating duality as a multi-faceted phenomenon. Encompassing both systematic analysis and historical examination, the book endeavors to elucidate the status, roles, and dynamics of duality within the realms of 19th and 20th-century mathematics. Eschewing a priori notions, the contributors embrace the diverse interpretations and manifestations of duality, thus presenting a nuanced and comprehensive perspective on this intricate subject.

Free Download Business History of Hospitals in the 20th Century: Entrepreneurship, Organization, and Finances by Paloma Fernández Pérez
English | PDF EPUB (True) | 210 Pages | ISBN : 3031594223 | 9.6 MB
This book offers a business history of modern hospitals in the 20th century. Presenting case studies from around the world, it examines the long-term institutional and historical evolution of hospital organization and management models, applying a business history approach to do so. Drawing on reports from international organizations and other historical data, it explores the evolution, path dependencies, actors and institutions that have shaped the diversity of hospital organization and management models. At the same time, it analyzes the historical origins of major problems faced by today’s hospitals, such as cost-inefficiencies, lack of specialized human capital, etc. The contributing authors cover topics such as the history of hospital finance and accounting, hospital price regulation, entrepreneurship models, hospital privatization, and hospital governance. The book will appeal to scholars and students of economic and business history, and to anyone interested in the history of hospitals.

Free Download Angelo Secchi and Nineteenth Century Science: The Multidisciplinary Contributions of a Pioneer and Innovator by Ileana Chinnici
English | EPUB | 2021 | 397 Pages | ISBN : 303058383X | 126.2 MB
Angelo Secchi was a key figure in 19th century science. An Italian Jesuit and scientist, he helped lead the transition from astronomy to astrophysics and left a lasting legacy in the field. Secchi’s spectral classification of stars was a milestone that paved the way for modern astronomical research. He was also a founder of modern meteorology and an innovator in the design and development of new instruments and methods across disciplines.

Free Download International History of the Twentieth Century and Beyond
by Best, Antony;Hanhimäki, Jussi M.;Maiolo, Joseph A.;Schulze, Kirsten E.;, Jussi M. Hanhimäki, Joseph A. Maiolo, Kirsten E. Schulze
English | 2025 | ISBN: 0415438950 | 696 pages | True EPUB | 12.32 MB

Free Download Egg Freezing in the 21st Century : A Global Perspective (259 Pages)
by Roy Homburg & Gillian Lockwood
English | 2024 | ISBN: 9811253005 | 260 pages | True PDF | 40.29 MB