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Victor M. Mori MD, a retired surgeon based in Hawaii, has gathered together information from historical texts, family documents, diaries and oral histories, as well as recent information emerging from contemporary scholars researching the history of the Japanese in Hawaii. The pieces in this book range from a personal memoir covering his youth and early adulthood to a series of historical accounts of the lives of several key figures of the ext...

Leibniz è stato forse l'ultimo genio enciclopedico. In una prospettiva ancora parzialmente rinascimentale, che presuppone la sostanziale unità del sapere, egli riassume in sé competenze che vanno dalla filosofia al diritto, dalla matematica alle scienze fisiche, dalla politica alla religione, dalla storia alla biblioteconomia. I saggi contenuti in questo volume illustrano il suo interesse per ciascuna di queste discipline, sottolineandone la c...

A third of poor people are disabled in the developing world. How much do we know about their livelihood with hard data? Are they entirely powerless and dependent on family members? How do they earn income? These questions have become more important than ever, now that persons with disabilities (PWDs) in developing countries have awakened to rights and entitlements and that the international community started considering the incorporation of di...

The 20th century saw tremendous achievements and progress in science and technology. Undoubtedly, computers and computer-related technologies acted as one of vital catalysts for accelerating this progress in the latter half of the century. The contributions of mathematical sciences have been equallyprofound, and the synergy between mathematics and computer science has played akey role in accelerating the progress of both fields as well as scie...