Books by "José María Luna"

6 books found

Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism

Examining the interplay between the colombian healthcare system and medical tourism

by Mario De la Puente Pacheco, José Marcelo Torres Ortega, Hernán Javier Guzmán Murillo, Jenny Xiomara Márquez Carrascal

2025 · Universidad del Norte

The authors examine the theoretical underpinnings of the Colombian medical tourism industry, define essential ideas, and provide logical connections between chapters to ensure the book's coherence throughout. Each chapter's importance to addressing the study question and achieving the goals is underlined, and the relationship between chapters is explicitly shown. Significantly, the authors use both the quantitative study of global medical tourism trends and the qualitative Delphi approach to provide a thorough grasp of the subject.

American Tacos

American Tacos

by José R. Ralat

2024 · University of Texas Press

The first history of tacos developed in the United States, now revised and expanded, this book is the definitive survey that American taco lovers must have for their own taco explorations. “Everything a food history book should be: illuminating, well-written, crusading, and inspiring a taco run afterwards. You’ll gain five pounds reading it, but don’t worry—most of that will go to your brain.”—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times “[Ralat] gives an in-depth look at each taco’s history and showcases other aspects of taco culture that has solidified it as a go-to dish on dinner tables throughout the nation.”—Smithsonian Magazine “A fascinating look at America’s many regional tacos. . . . From California’s locavore tacos to Korean ‘K-Mex’ tacos to Jewish ‘deli-Mex’ to Southern-drawl ‘Sur-Mex’ tacos to American-Indian-inspired fry bread tacos to chef-driven ‘moderno’ tacos, Ralat lays out a captivating landscape.”—Houston Chronicle “You’ll learn an enormous and entertaining amount about [tacos] in . . . American Tacos. . . . The book literally covers the map of American tacos, from Texas and the South to New York, Chicago, Kansas City and California.”—Forbes “An impressively reported new book . . . a fast-paced cultural survey and travel guide . . . American Tacos is an exceptional book.”—Taste

Computational Methods in Neural Modeling

Computational Methods in Neural Modeling

by José Mira

2003 · Springer Science & Business Media

The two-volume set LNCS 2686 and LNCS 2687 constitute the refereed proceedings of the 7th International Work-Conference on Artificial and Natural Neural Networks, IWANN 2003, held in Maó, Menorca, Spain in June 2003. The 197 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book and address the following topics: mathematical and computational methods in neural modelling, neurophysiological data analysis and modelling, structural and functional models of neurons, learning and other plasticity phenomena, complex systems dynamics, cognitive processes and artificial intelligence, methodologies for net design, bio-inspired systems and engineering, and applications in a broad variety of fields.

FBI Files on Mexicans and Chicanos, 1940–1980

FBI Files on Mexicans and Chicanos, 1940–1980

by José Angel Gutiérrez

2021 · Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

A multi-chapter book that examines the FBI files on two well known persons of Mexican origin, Luisa Moreno and Ernesto Galarza; four Chicanos, Ambassador Raymond Telles and his wife Delfina Navarro, Francisco "Pancho" Medrano, Freddy Fender; two organizations, the Texas Farm Workers Union and teh American G.I. Forum; and, one event, the Zoot Suit police riots in Los Angeles, California during the 1940s.

Using Puerto Rican politics in New York City as a case study, particularly focusing on political elites, Puerto Rican Identity, Political Development, and Democracy in New York, 1960–1990 argues that ethnic identity is a positive force in political development. José E. Cruz suggests that in using ethnic identity to claim and exercise social and civil rights, to pursue representation, and to access resources and benefits, Puerto Ricans sustained and enriched liberal democracy in New York City. This book shows how in carrying out politics in this way, Puerto Rican political elites placed themselves out of the margins and into the mainstream of city politics as significant contributors to urban democracy.

The Legal and Mercantile Handbook of Mexico

The Legal and Mercantile Handbook of Mexico

by Alejandro K. Coney, José Francisco Godoy

1892