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Hamelín ha sido invidida por una plaga de ratones. El alcalde, desesperado, contrata los servicios de un misterioso flautista para librarse de ellos. Sin embargo, las cosas no salen como él esperaba. ¿Volverá Hamelín a ser un lugar alegre donde vivir?

Moritz Pasch (1843-1930) is justly celebrated as a key figure in the history of axiomatic geometry. Less well known are his contributions to other areas of foundational research. This volume features English translations of 14 papers Pasch published in the decade 1917-1926. In them, Pasch argues that geometry and, more surprisingly, number theor...

La experiencia del trabajo de fábrica que hace Simone Weil entre diciembre de 1934 y agosto de 1935 obedece a su vocación de exponerse y de someter sus ideas a la prueba de la realidad. Pero este «contacto con la vida real» tiene tanto para ella como para la evolución de su pensamiento consecuencias que van más allá de la intención inicial de es...

The book deals with the global flows of energy and materials, and changes caused by human activities. Based on these facts, the limitations of anthropogenic energy and material flows and the resulting consequences for the development of human societies are discussed. Different scenarios for lifestyle patterns are correlated with the world´s futu...

This book contains a selection of articles from The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'14), held between the 15th and 18th of April in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences a...

This book contains a selection of articles from The 2014 World Conference on Information Systems and Technologies (WorldCIST'14), held between the 15th and 18th of April in Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, a global forum for researchers and practitioners to present and discuss recent results and innovations, current trends, professional experiences a...

This book presents the statistical aspects of designing, analyzing and interpreting the results of genome-wide association scans (GWAS studies) for genetic causes of disease using unrelated subjects. Particular detail is given to the practical aspects of employing the bioinformatics and data handling methods necessary to prepare data for statist...

Betriebsmittel zur Übertragung und Verteilung elektrischer Energie müssen vor dem Einsatz mit Stoßspannungen oder Stoßströmen auf ihre Zuverlässigkeit geprüft werden. Das Buch behandelt die erforderliche Messtechnik: von Generatorschaltungen zur Erzeugung genormter Stoßspannungen und Stoßströme über Messsysteme und deren Kalibrierung, Verfahren ...

The Soils of Bulgaria offers a comprehensive analysis of the characteristics of soils and concepts on their magnitude. The purpose of the book is to introduce readers to the soil problematic and ecology in Bulgaria. The volume is divided into 3 parts. The first includes historical facts on soil research in Bulgaria, as well as general conditions...

The volume contains most updated theoretical and empirical research on foreign or second language processes analyzed from the perspective of cognition and affect. It consists of articles devoted to various issued related to such broad topics as gender, literacy, translation or culture, to mention a few. The collection of papers offers a construc...