Publications
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Geographies of Asylum in Europe and the Role of European Localities
(2020)
This open access book describes how the numerous arrivals of asylum seekers since 2015 shaped reception and integration processes in Europe. It addresses the structuration of asylum and reception systems, and spaces and ...
Wellbeing and Devolution
(2019)
It has been over twenty years since the people of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland voted for devolution. Over that time, the devolved legislatures have established themselves and matured their approach to governance. ...
Handbook of Contact Mechanics
(2019)
This open access book contains a structured collection of the complete solutions of all essential axisymmetric contact problems. Based on a systematic distinction regarding the type of contact, the regime of friction and ...
Manual of Digital Earth
(2020)
This open access book offers a summary of the development of Digital Earth over the past twenty years. By reviewing the initial vision of Digital Earth, the evolution of that vision, the relevant key technologies, and the ...
Bisociative Knowledge Discovery: An Introduction to Concept, Algorithms, Tools, and Applications
(2012)
Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction; Pattern Recognition; Computer Communication ...
Rethinking Productivity in Software Engineering
(2019)
Get the most out of this foundational reference and improve the productivity of your software teams. This open access book collects the wisdom of the 2017 "Dagstuhl" seminar on productivity in software engineering, a meeting ...
Old and New Perspectives on Mortality Forecasting
(2019)
This open access book describes methods of mortality forecasting and discusses possible improvements. It contains a selection of previously unpublished and published papers, which together provide a state-of-the-art ...
Projection-Based Clustering through Self-Organization and Swarm Intelligence: Combining Cluster Analysis with the Visualization of High-Dimensional Data
(2018)
Cluster Analysis; Dimensionality Reduction; Swarm Intelligence; Visualization; Unsupervised Machine Learning; Data Science; Knowledge Discovery; 3D Printing; Self-Organization; Emergence; Game Theory; Advanced ...
Supercomputing Frontiers: 4th Asian Conference, SCFA 2018, Singapore, March 26-29, 2018, Proceedings
(2018)
artificial intelligence; big data; cloud computing; communication; computer architecture; computer science; computer systems; data management; databases; hardware; High-Performance Computing (HPC); information ...
Mediation in Collective Labor Conflicts
(2019)
This open access book opens up the black box of mediation in collective conflicts through the analyses and comparisons of various systems. Mediation and related third party interventions such as conciliation and facilitation ...
Factories of the Future
(2019)
Engineering; Industrial engineering; Production engineering
Limits to the European Union’s Normative Power in a Post-conflict Society: EULEX and Peacebuilding in Kosovo
(2018)
Peacebuilding; EULEX; Kosovo; European Union; Conflict prevention; Normative power; Post-conflict; IECEU
R.J. Rummel: An Assessment of His Many Contributions
(2017)
genocide; democracy; libertarianism; peace; Cold War
Between Psychology and Philosophy
(2020)
This open access book discusses a variety of important but unprecedented ways in which psychology can be useful to philosophy. The early chapters illustrate this theme via comparisons between Chinese and Western philosophy. ...
Handbook of Ocean Wave Energy
(2017)
Offshore Engineering; Renewable and Green Energy; Numerical and Computational Physics, Simulation; Natural Resource and Energy Economics; Engineering Fluid Dynamics
CyberParks – The Interface Between People, Places and Technology
(2019)
This open access book is about public open spaces, about people, and about the relationship between them and the role of technology in this relationship. It is about different approaches, methods, empirical studies, and ...
Knowledge and Action
(2017)
Human Geography; Psychology Research; Social Theory; Knowledge - Discourse
Alternatives to Animal Testing
(2019)
This open access book presents recent advances in the pure sciences that are of significance in the quest for alternatives to the use of animals in research and describes a variety of practical applications of the three ...
Life Cycle Management
(2015)
This book provides insight into the Life Cycle Management (LCM) concept and the progress in its implementation. LCM is a management concept applied in industrial and service sectors to improve products and services, while ...
Diversity and Evolution of Butterfly Wing Patterns: An Integrative Approach
(2017)
nymphalid; ecology; evolution; genetics; mimicry
Chapter 4 Endemic Mycoses and Allergies
(2013)
In this book, we discuss the changing medical and public profile of fungal infections in the period 1850–2000. We consider four sets of diseases: ringworm and athlete’s foot (dermatophytosis); thrush or candidiasis (infection ...
Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology
(2018)
Community-Oriented Policing; Policing and Society; Police Science; Police-Community Relations; Police Legitimacy; Technology and Ethics; Fear of Crime; Crime Detection
Surgical Ophthalmic Oncology
(2019)
Designed as an easy-to-use, practical guide to tumors of the eye, lids, and orbit, this Open Access book comprehensively addresses surgical treatment and management of diseases related to ophthalmic oncology. Surgical ...
Martin Waldseemüller’s 'Carta marina' of 1516
(2020)
This open access book presents the first detailed study of one of the most important masterpieces of Renaissance cartography, Martin Waldseemüller’s Carta marina of 1516. By transcribing, translating into English, and ...
Mobilities of Knowledge
(2017)
Human Geography; Sociology of Education; Anthropology; Migration
Placing the Public in Public Health in Post-War Britain, 1948–2012
(2019)
This open access book explores the question of who or what ‘the public’ is within ‘public health’ in post-war Britain. Drawing on historical research on the place of the public in public health in Britain from the establishment ...
Institutional Reform for Innovation and Entrepreneurship: An Agenda for Europe
(2017)
entrepreneurship; innovation; Horizon 2020; capital gains; taxation; income; rights; R&D policy; technology; commercialization; financing; investment
New Vision 2050: A Platinum Society
(2018)
Sustainability; Climate change; Saturation; Leading country in resolving societal problems; Resource self-sufficiency; Urban mines; Renewable energy; Human-nature symbiosis; Aging society; Longevity; Lifelong ...
Computer Aided Verification
(2019)
This open access two-volume set LNCS 11561 and 11562 constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Conference on Computer Aided Verification, CAV 2019, held in New York City, USA, in July 2019. The 52 full ...
Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education
(2019)
This open access book is the first major publication on the topic of “Interdisciplinary Mathematics Education” and arose from the work of the first International Topic Study Group of the same name at the ICME-13 conference ...
Linked Open Data - Creating Knowledge Out of Interlinked Data
(2014)
Database Management; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); Information Systems and Communication Service
Aging Well
(2019)
This open access book outlines the challenges of supporting the health and wellbeing of older adults around the world and offers examples of solutions designed by stakeholders, healthcare providers, and public, private and ...
Principles and Practice of Case-based Clinical Reasoning Education: A Method for Preclinical Students
(2017)
assessment of clinical reasoning; diagnostic bias; diagnostic errors; dual process theory; scripts; medical problem-solving; peer teaching; problem-based learning; semantic qualifiers
The Indigenous Identity of the South Saami
(2019)
This open access book is a novel contribution in two ways: It is a multi-disciplinary examination of the indigenous South Saami people in Fennoscandia, a social and cultural group that often is overlooked as it is a minority ...
mHealth Innovation in Asia: Grassroots Challenges and Practical Interventions
(2018)
mHealth Innovation in Asia; mHealth Initiatives and Policy; Grassroots mHealth Projects in Asia; Practical mHealth Interventions in Asia; Structures and Infrastructures of mHealth in Asia; Mobile Health; Health and ...
Biofuels and Sustainability
(2018)
This open access book presents a comprehensive analysis of biofuel use strategies from an interdisciplinary perspective using sustainability science. This interdisciplinary perspective (social science-natural science) means ...
Paths to the Emerging State in Asia and Africa
(2019)
This book is open access under a CC BY-NC-ND license. This book addresses the issue of how a country, which was incorporated into the world economy as a periphery, could make a transition to the emerging state, capable of ...
Socioeconomics of Agriculture
(2018)
Hierarchy; Cooperation; Agricultural systems; Governance; Primary sector; Socioeconomics; Agri-food chain; Agricultural economics
Research Ethics for Students in the Social Sciences
(2020)
This open access textbook offers a practical guide into research ethics for undergraduate students in the social sciences. A step-by-step approach of the most viable issues, in-depth discussions of case histories and a ...
De sphaera of Johannes de Sacrobosco in the Early Modern Period
(2020)
This open access book explores commentaries on an influential text of pre-Copernican astronomy in Europe. It features essays that take a close look at key intellectuals and how they engaged with the main ideas of this ...