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The Philosophy of Leopold Blaustein
(2024)
This is an open-access book which is devoted to rediscovering the early history of phenomenology in confrontation with the legacy of Franz Brentano by discussing Leopold Blaustein’s philosophy. It offers a unique perspective ...
Developing Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Software Systems
(2023)
This open access book provides information how to choose and collect the appropriate metrics for a software project in an organization. There are several kinds of metrics, based on the analysis of source code and developed ...
Pellagra and Pellagrous Insanity During the Long Nineteenth Century
(2023)
This open access book explores the history of pellagra, a vitamin deficiency disease brought about by a shift in agriculture to maize, and which was first identified in Italy in the 1760s. With a focus on the insanity that ...
Evolution, Monitoring and Predicting Models of Rockburst
(2018)
Load/unload response ratio predicting of rockburst; Three-dimensional reconstruction of fissured rock; Nonlinear dynamics evolution pattern of rock cracks; Bayesian model for predicting rockburst
Improving Inclusive Education through Universal Design for Learning
(2021)
This open access international scientific study provides an analysis of how the educational strategy of Universal Design for Learning can stimulate the process of inclusive education in different educational-cultural ...
Forced Migration and Separated Families
(2023)
This open access book examines the impacts and experiences of family separation on forced migrants and their transnational families. On the one hand, it investigates how people with a forced migration background in Europe, ...
Outsourcing Legal Aid in the Nordic Welfare States
(2018)
Socio-legal studies; Law; Criminology; Criminal justice; Action research; Scandinavia; Welfare state; Norway; Demark; Finland; Sweden; Iceland
Exploring the Effectiveness of International Knowledge Cooperation
(2024)
In this open access book, we provide evidence to support the conceptual discussion of what constitutes “modalities of knowledge interaction” and suggest an analytical framework for effective knowledge cooperation. In ...
Pilot Society and the Energy Transition
(2021)
This open access book examines the role of pilot and demonstration projects as crucial devices for conducting innovation in the context of the energy transition. Bridging literature from sustainability transitions and ...
Determinants of Financial Development
(2010)
"As the world has witnessed the worst financial crisis and climate crisis of our age, during the period of 2007-2009, the issues surrounding the emergence and development of financial markets and carbon markets is becoming ...
Quantitative Sustainability
(2024)
This open access book focuses on how scientific methodologies can help industrial managers, entrepreneurs and policymakers handle the 17 Sustainable Development Goals in an efficient and realistic way. It also offers an ...
AiREAS: Sustainocracy for a Healthy City
(2016)
This book describes the coming about and first results of the AiREAS "healthy city" cooperative in the city of Eindhoven and Province of North Brabant in the Netherlands. AiREAS is an initiative focused on the multidisciplinary ...
Micro-Management of Irregular Migration
(2022)
This open access book provides an analysis of the functioning, consequences and inherent limitations of internalised immigration control. By adopting the perspective of irregular residents as well as local service providers, ...
Reshaping Engineering Education
(2024)
This open access book is dedicated to exploring methods and charting the course for enhancing engineering education in and beyond 2023. It delves into the idea that education, coupled with social connections, is indispensable ...
An Introduction to Ethics in Robotics and AI
(2021)
This open access book introduces the reader to the foundations of AI and ethics. It discusses issues of trust, responsibility, liability, privacy and risk. It focuses on the interaction between people and the AI systems ...
Combatting Illicit Trade on the EU Border
(2021)
This open access book provides the first-ever comparative study on criminal policy concerning the illicit trade of tobacco, conducted among four comparatively new EU Member States (Lithuania, Poland, Slovakia and Romania) ...
The Ethics of Educational Healthcare Placements in Low and Middle Income Countries
(2017)
education; policy; poverty; aid; development; Africa
Status and Dynamics of Forests in Germany
(2019)
Life sciences; Ecology ; Forestry; Soil science; Soil conservation; Sustainable development; Geobiology
Foundations of Software Science and Computation Structures
(2020)
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Foundations of Software Science and Computational Structures, FOSSACS 2020, which took place in Dublin, Ireland, in April 2020, and ...
The Future European Energy System
(2021)
This open access book analyzes the transition toward a low-carbon energy system in Europe under the aspects of flexibility and technological progress. By covering the main energy sectors – including the industry, residential, ...
Development and Characterization of a Dispersion-Encoded Method for Low-Coherence Interferometry
(2022)
This Open Access book discusses an extension to low-coherence interferometry by dispersion-encoding. The approach is theoretically designed and implemented for applications such as surface profilometry, polymeric cross-linking ...
Higher Degree by Research
(2022)
This open access book provides insights from Indigenous higher degree research (HDR) students on supervision practices in an Australian context. It examines findings from qualitative studies conducted with Indigenous HDR ...
Religion und Sozialkapital in der Schweiz
(2023)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch unterzieht Anastas Odermatt die weitverbreitete Annahme, dass sowohl Religion als auch freiwilliges Engagement förderlich für soziales Vertrauen und damit für gesellschaftlichen Zusammenhalt und ...
The Promise of Higher Education
(2021)
This book is a collection of short essays, accessible through open access, which takes the interested reader on a tour across the global higher education landscape. It addresses pertinent themes and challenges in higher ...
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Software Engineering
(2024)
Creating an inclusive environment where different software developers can feel welcome and leverage their talents is an ethical imperative no company can ignore. Indeed, software organizations have in the last decade been ...
Firm Innovation and Productivity in Latin America and the Caribbean
(2016)
development; economics
Chapter 1 Psychological Illness and General Practice
(2015)
Statistically, women appear to suffer more frequently from depressive and anxiety disorders, featuring more regularly in primary care figures for consultations, diagnoses and prescriptions for psychotropic medication. This ...
Gender, Islam and Sexuality in Contemporary Indonesia
(2024)
This Open Access book explores the complex interplay between gender, Islam and sexuality in Indonesia, the country with the world's largest Muslim population. The authors offer a fresh look at the tensions between the local ...
When Can Oil Economies Be Deemed Sustainable?
(2021)
This open access book questions the stereotype depicting all Gulf (GCC) economies as not sustainable, and starts a critical discussion of what these economies and polities should do to guarantee themselves a relatively ...
Programming Languages and Systems
(2023)
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 32nd European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2023, which was held during April 22-27, 2023, in Paris, France, as part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and ...
Contested Childhoods: Growing up in Migrancy
(2016)
Migration; Child and School Psychology; Political Science
The Sweetpotato Genome
(2025)
This open access book is a compilation of advances in sweetpotato genomics, which have been used to improve our understanding of the evolution of sweetpotato, increase our knowledge of crop growth and development, and ...
Migration and Home
(2024)
This open access short reader offers an intersectional perspective on the meaning of home in migration. The book provides a pathway through existing scholarship on home and migration, exploring how intersectional power ...
Cultural Diplomacy in Cold War Finland
(2023)
This open access book explores the organization and evolution of Finland’s Cold War cultural diplomacy (1945-1975) as the basis for a reflection on the country’s foreign relations, the link between culture and politics, ...
66 Simple Rules for Entrepreneurs
(2024)
This open access book is your ticket to entrepreneurial success! Learn practical tips to think more like an entrepreneur, spot opportunities, build key relationships, tell compelling stories, and grow your venture. Discover ...
Participatory Research and Planning in Practice
(2020)
This open access book provides in-depth insights into participatory research and planning by presenting practical examples of its use. In particular, it describes theoretical and methodological aspects of participatory ...
Greening Water Risks
(2023)
Confronted with an increase in floods, droughts and other natural hazards, cities and regions are alert to find climate proof solutions that overcome the limitations of traditional grey infrastructure. Nature-based solutions ...
Finance for Food
(2014)
Development Economics; Agricultural Economics; Finance, general; Economic Growth; Macroeconomics/Monetary Economics//Financial Economics; Microfinance; Rural Finance; Agricultural Finance; Rural Development; Developing ...
Global Business Strategy
(2015)
Emerging Markets/Globalization; Innovation/Technology Management; Business Strategy/Leadership; International Economics; Operations Management
Understanding Acoustics
(2020)
This open access textbook, like Rayleigh’s classic Theory of Sound, focuses on experiments and on approximation techniques rather than mathematical rigor. The second edition has benefited from comments and corrections ...