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Chapter Abbreviations
(2016)
Those convicted of homicide were hanged on the public gallows before being dissected under the Murder Act in Georgian England. Yet, from 1752, whether criminals actually died on the hanging tree or in the dissection room ...
Evidence-Based School Development in Changing Demographic Contexts
(2022)
This Open Access book features a school development model (Arizona Initiative for Leadership Development and Research – AZiLDR) that offers a roadmap for schools to navigate the complexities of continuous school development. ...
Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems
(2022)
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th International Conference on Tools and Algorithms for the Construction and Analysis of Systems, TACAS 2022, which was held during April 2-7, 2022, in Munich, ...
New Horizons for Asian Museums and Museology
(2016)
Cultural Heritage; Achaeology
Chapter 8 Three Rationales for a Legal Right to Mental Integrity
(2021)
Many states recognize a legal right to bodily integrity, understood as a right against significant, nonconsensual interference with one’s body. Recently, some have called for the recognition of an analogous legal right to ...
The Economics of the Audiovisual Industry
(2014)
Finance and Banking, General Finance
Networks in the Russian Market Economy
(2010)
If Russia has become a market economy, how does it function on a grassroots level? In addition to market mechanisms, what kinds of social and moral principles are at work in the new Russian economy? Is the 'Soviet legacy' ...
A Narratological Approach to Lists in Detective Fiction
(2023)
This open access book examines how the form of the list features as a tool for meaning-making in the genre of detective fiction from the nineteenth to the twenty-first century. The book analyzes how both readers and ...
The State of Peacebuilding in Africa
(2021)
This open access book on the state of peacebuilding in Africa brings together the work of distinguished scholars, practitioners, and decision makers to reflect on key experiences and lessons learned in peacebuilding in ...
UK Child Migration to Australia, 1945-1970
(2021)
This open access book offers an unprecedented analysis of child welfare schemes, situating them in the wider context of post-war policy debates about the care of children. Between 1945 and 1970, an estimated 3,500 children ...
Model-Based Engineering of Collaborative Embedded Systems
(2021)
This Open Access book presents the results of the "Collaborative Embedded Systems" (CrESt) project, aimed at adapting and complementing the methodology underlying modeling techniques developed to cope with the challenges ...
Plant Selection for Bioretention Systems and Stormwater Treatment Practices
(2015)
Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning; Water Quality/Water Pollution; Hydrology/Water Resources; Urban Ecology
Simplicial and Dendroidal Homotopy Theory
(2022)
This open access book offers a self-contained introduction to the homotopy theory of simplicial and dendroidal sets and spaces. These are essential for the study of categories, operads, and algebraic structure up to coherent ...
Ein Physiologiemodell für Tactical Combat Casualty Care Training in mobilen Serious Games
(2020)
Julia Hofmann konzipiert in diesem Open Access Buch ein Physiologiemodell für die präzise Simulation bestimmter Verletzungsfolgen und deren Behandlung in einer Computerspielumgebung. Ihre Ergebnisse leisten einen wichtigen ...
Skin Necrosis
(2024)
This successful book, now Open Access in its second edition, was the first to discuss skin necrosis as a symptom related to a broad range of pathologies. In recent years, wound care has gained increasing recognition as a ...
Pattern Recognition, Tracking and Vertex Reconstruction in Particle Detectors
(2021)
This open access book is a comprehensive review of the methods and algorithms that are used in the reconstruction of events recorded by past, running and planned experiments at particle accelerators such as the LHC, SuperKEKB ...
European Language Grid
(2023)
This open access book provides an in-depth description of the EU project European Language Grid (ELG). Its motivation lies in the fact that Europe is a multilingual society with 24 official European Union Member State ...
Corporate Diplomacy: How Multinational Corporations Gain Organizational Legitimacy
(2022)
This Open-Access book investigates corporate diplomacy as a legitimation strategy of multinational companies in the United Arab Emirates. The author applies a neo-institutional public relations perspective, according to ...
The Future of Service Post-COVID-19 Pandemic, Volume 1
(2021)
This open access book is geared towards providing insights and stimulating new thinking about the changing nature of services, service work and workers, and service experiences during and after the COVID-19 pandemic in ...
Building Better Interfaces for Remote Autonomous Systems
(2021)
This 'Open Access' SpringerBrief provides foundational knowledge for designing autonomous, asynchronous systems and explains aspects of users relevant to designing for these systems, introduces principles for user-centered ...
Climate-Smart Forestry in Mountain Regions
(2022)
This open access book offers a cross-sectoral reference for both managers and scientists interested in climate-smart forestry, focusing on mountain regions. It provides a comprehensive analysis on forest issues, facilitating ...
Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) Using R
(2021)
Partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) has become a standard approach for analyzing complex inter-relationships between observed and latent variables. Researchers appreciate the many advantages of ...
Energy-Efficient and Semi-automated Truck Platooning
(2022)
This open access book presents research and evaluation results of the Austrian flagship project “Connecting Austria,” illustrating the wide range of research needs and questions that arise when semi-automated truck platooning ...
Bond Failure Mechanism of Fully Grouted Rock Bolts
(2023)
The purpose of writing this book is to provide the latest research findings in ground control techniques in mining engineering, especially the rock bolting techniques. Since rock bolts are widely used in mining engineering ...
Chapter List of Abbreviations
(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 ...
Mnemonic Solidarity
(2021)
This open access book provides a concise introduction to a critical development in memory studies. A global memory formation has emerged since the 1990s, in which memories of traumatic histories in different parts of the ...
Mastering Your Entrepreneurial Journey
(2025)
Entrepreneurship is a powerful force for change and innovation; you can be a part of it. This open access book is your key to unlocking your potential as an entrepreneur and impacting the world through your actions. Written ...
Axial Spondyloarthritis: Patient-Reported Impact in Europe
(2022)
This open access book provides an overview of the International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS) project -focusing on Europe-, a wide-ranging, multi-disciplinary collaboration between academic groups, Health Care ...
Proceedings of the XV Ibero-American Congress of Mechanical Engineering
(2023)
This open access book shows some of the highlights presented at the XV Ibero-American Congress of Mechanical Engineering. The papers explore the forefront of Mechanical Engineering, containing research into fluid mechanics, ...
Care in Healthcare
(2017)
medical ethics; healthcare; nursing; midwifery
Climate of the Middle
(2022)
This Open Access book presents a multidisciplinary perspective to increase our understanding of climate policies that are rooted in the natural moral inclinations of people, families and firms. Which policies prevent a ...
Agricultural Implications of the Fukushima Nuclear Accident
(2013)
Environmental Monitoring/Analysis; Agriculture; Food Science; Plant Ecology; Animal Ecology; Marine & Freshwater Sciences
Android on x86
(2013)
Computer science
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming
(2021)
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2021, which was held virtually during June 14-18, 2021. XP is the premier agile software development ...
Irregular Migration
(2023)
This open access short reader provides an introduction to the theoretical debates regarding irregular migration and aims to bridge these theoretical debates to current empirical developments. It defines irregular migrants ...
Fallibility at Work
(2017)
This book is published open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book addresses how organizations can deal with human fallibility in order to create space for excellence at work. Some mistakes in work settings put lives ...
Baltic Hospitality from the Middle Ages to the Twentieth Century
(2022)
Reflecting debate around hospitality and the Baltic Sea region, this open access book taps into wider discussions about reception, securitization and xenophobic attitudes towards migrants and strangers. Focusing on coastal ...
Interface Oral Health Science 2016: Innovative Research on Biosis–Abiosis Intelligent Interface
(2017)
Dentistry; Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery; Regenerative Medicine/Tissue Engineering
The Elements of Big Data Value
(2021)
This open access book presents the foundations of the Big Data research and innovation ecosystem and the associated enablers that facilitate delivering value from data for business and society. It provides insights into ...
Urban Informatics
(2021)
This open access book is the first to systematically introduce the principles of urban informatics and its application to every aspect of the city that involves its functioning, control, management, and future planning. ...