Pedro Alves: 7 books

Context-aware systems aim to deliver a rich user experience by taking into account the current user context (location, time, activity, etc.), possibly captured without his intervention. For example, cell phones are now able to continuously update a user’s location while, at the same time, users...

Quatro grandes booktubers se unem em uma coletânea que reinventa contos românticos na era digital. Os tempos mudaram, mas e o amor? Continua a dar aquele frio na barriga e fazer os jovens atravessarem quilômetros para viver uma paixão? Em O amor nos tempos de #likes, quatro booktubers se inspiram...

Discussions of the recent austerity measures in Southern Europe as a response to the sovereign debt crisis have been usually framed in terms of their economic impact. However, the general impoverishment of these countries has induced other massive social and political changes, a fact which is ignored...

The fourteenth Current Research in Egyptology conference, held at the University of Cambridge in March 2013 brought together speakers and attendees from six continents and hosted more than 50 presentations covering multiple aspects of Egyptology and its related fields. The aim of the conference was...

This book is focused on Sertoli cell physiology and its role in the spermatogenic event. These cells, known as “nurse cells”, are essential for the normal development of germ cells by offering not only physical support and creating an immune-privileged environment, but also for providing nutritional...

The potential impact of anthropogenic pollutants such as agrochemicals on the environment is of global concern. Increasing use of certain compounds can result in contamination of food, water and atmospheric systems and in order to combat this pollution it is important to be able to accurately monitor...

A presente obra é resultado de um já longo processo de cooperação científica entre a Faculdade de Direito da Universidade de Coimbra e o Programa de Pós-graduação em Ciências Criminais da PUCRS, e, mais recentemente, entre o Instituto Eduardo Correia e o Instituto de Direito Penal Económico...