Naturwissenschaften & Technik

Rumbo Al Final

Alcides Vidal

La obra identifica que el planeta tierra se encuentra en su definitivo Rumbo al final y que merece la urgente atencin del ser humano. Al mismo tiempo denuncia que la especie humana se ha apropiado...

Church in an Age of Global Migration

<p>Migration has become a defining feature of the contemporary age. It has brought about significant changes in political, economic, social, and religious landscapes. This volume explores a ...

A Critique of the Moral Defense of Vegetarianism

Andrew F. Smith

<p>Drawing on research in plant science, systems ecology, environmental philosophy, and cultural anthropology, Andrew F. Smith shatters the distinction between vegetarianism and omnivorism. ...

Tourism Management, Marketing, and Development

Companies and destinations in the tourism sector are confronted with increasing managerial challenges and have to deal with a competitive, turbulent, and fast-changing environment. The understandi...

Buddhism and the Political Process

<p>This study examines the impact of Buddhism on the political process of Asian countries in recent times. The intersection between Buddhism and politics; religious authority and political p...

British Women Writers and the Reception of Ancient Egypt, 1840-1910

Molly Youngkin

<p>Focusing on British women writers' knowledge of ancient Egypt, Youngkin shows the oftentimes limited but pervasive representations of ancient Egyptian women in their written and visua...

Global Insolvency and Bankruptcy Practice for Sustainable Economic Development

Dubai Economic Council / Adrian Cohen

How an economy handles financial and business distress has a major impact on confidence in business, the availability of investment, the cost of credit, and economic growth. The financial crisis o...

Behavioral Risk Management

Hersh Shefrin

The psychological dimension of managing risk is of crucial importance, and its study has led to the identification of specific do's and don'ts. Those with an understanding of the psycholog...

Building Digital Ecosystem Architectures

Mark Skilton

The design of digital solutions has become a pressing concern for practitioners faced with a plethora of technology impacting their business. From cloud computing to social networks, mobile comput...

The Complexity of Tax Simplification

Simplicity in taxation has considerable potential advantages. However, attempts to simplify tax systems are only likely to be successful and enduring if they take account of the reasons why taxati...

Reforms in China's Monetary Policy

Sun Guofeng

China's financial reforms have undergone a large-scale transformation over the past several years. This book aims to outline the structure and current features of China's monetary policy, ...

The Palgrave Handbook of Gender and Development

<p>With original and engaging contributions, this Handbook confirms feminist scholarship in development studies as a vibrant research field. It reveals the diverse ways that feminist theory ...

More Than a Showroom

Daniel G. Bachrach / Jessica Ogilvie / Adam Rapp / Joe Calamusa IV

The growing phenomenon of showrooming plagues sales managers and small retailers in ever increasing numbers as technology has evolved to create smarter and more empowered consumers. Showrooming re...

Hello!

Kate Edwards

<em>Hello! And Every Little Thing that Matters</em> will transform the way businesses interact with customers – delivering a big impact with small ideas. Impactful ideas for business...

Behind the Wireless

Kate Murphy

<p><i>Behind the Wireless</i> tells the story of women at the BBC in the 1920s and 30s. Broadcasting was brand new in Britain and the BBC developed without many of the overt disc...

Family Spending 2009

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<BR><EM>Family Spending</EM> provides analysis of household expenditure broken down by age and income, household composition, <BR>socio-economic characteristics and geograp...

Automation Control Theory Perspectives in Intelligent Systems

<p>The volume AutomationControl Theory Perspectives in Intelligent Systems presents new approaches and methodsto real-world problems, and in particular, exploratory research that describes n...

Software Engineering Perspectives and Application in Intelligent Systems

The volume Software Engineering Perspectives and Application in Intelligent Systems presents new approaches and methods to real-world problems, and in particular, exploratory research that describ...

Artificial Intelligence Perspectives in Intelligent Systems

This volume is based on the research papers presented in the 5^th Computer Science On-line Conference.<p></p><p>The volume Artificial Intelligence Perspecti...

Gesundheitliche Vor- und Nachteile der direkten Einwirkung von Sonnenlicht auf Menschen in Mitteleuropa

Lucas Drilling

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Umweltwissenschaften, Note: 1,3, Ruhr-Universität Bochum (Lehrstuhl für Fluidverfahrenstechnik), Veranstaltung: Umweltchemie, -hygiene und -recht, ...