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International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022
(2024)
This open access book presents an important discussion on the interface between sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation. It investigates a variety of aspects in this context, such as the political ...
International Yearbook of Soil Law and Policy 2022
(2024)
This open access book presents an important discussion on the interface between sustainable soil management and climate mitigation and adaptation. It investigates a variety of aspects in this context, such as the political ...
Romanian Management Theory and Practice
(2025)
This open access book provides the current research on the features of Romanian management theory and practices. It explores Romania’s position in the global supply chain; Romanian firm’s contributions to the new global ...
Romanian Management Theory and Practice
(2025)
This open access book provides the current research on the features of Romanian management theory and practices. It explores Romania’s position in the global supply chain; Romanian firm’s contributions to the new global ...
Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions
(2024)
This open access book engages with the difficulties of delivering community energy in practice, building on practical experiences in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique. In these countries, where many people lack access to ...
Community Energy and Sustainable Energy Transitions
(2024)
This open access book engages with the difficulties of delivering community energy in practice, building on practical experiences in Ethiopia, Malawi, and Mozambique. In these countries, where many people lack access to ...
Automated Deduction – CADE 28
(2021)
This open access book constitutes the proceeding of the 28th International Conference on Automated Deduction, CADE 28, held virtually in July 2021. The 29 full papers and 7 system descriptions presented together with 2 ...
Automated Deduction – CADE 28
(2021)
This open access book constitutes the proceeding of the 28th International Conference on Automated Deduction, CADE 28, held virtually in July 2021. The 29 full papers and 7 system descriptions presented together with 2 ...
Speciesism in Biology and Culture
(2022)
This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the ...
Speciesism in Biology and Culture
(2022)
This open access book explores a wide-ranging discussion about the sociopolitical, cultural, and scientific ramifications of speciesism and world views that derive from it. In this light, it integrates subjects across the ...
Digital Health and Wireless Solutions
(2024)
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on , Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, NCDHWS 2024, held in Oulu, Finland, during May 7–8, 2024. The 51 full papers included in ...
Digital Health and Wireless Solutions
(2024)
This two-volume set constitutes the refereed proceedings of the First Nordic Conference on , Digital Health and Wireless Solutions, NCDHWS 2024, held in Oulu, Finland, during May 7–8, 2024. The 51 full papers included in ...
International Experience in Developing the Financial Resources of Universities
(2021)
This open access book aims to present the experiences and visions of several world university leaders, providing strategies and methods used to find various income sources for their institutions. The expansion of a university ...
International Experience in Developing the Financial Resources of Universities
(2021)
This open access book aims to present the experiences and visions of several world university leaders, providing strategies and methods used to find various income sources for their institutions. The expansion of a university ...
Ethics, Integrity and Policymaking
(2022)
This Open Access book provides illustrative case studies that explore various research and innovation topics that raise challenges requiring ethical reflection and careful policymaking responses. The cases highlight diverse ...
Ethics, Integrity and Policymaking
(2022)
This Open Access book provides illustrative case studies that explore various research and innovation topics that raise challenges requiring ethical reflection and careful policymaking responses. The cases highlight diverse ...
Chapter Bibliography
(2016)
It is the first monograph-length study of the force-feeding of hunger strikers in English, Irish and Northern Irish prisons. It examines ethical debates that arose throughout the twentieth century when governments authorised ...
Chapter Bibliography
(2016)
It is the first monograph-length study of the force-feeding of hunger strikers in English, Irish and Northern Irish prisons. It examines ethical debates that arose throughout the twentieth century when governments authorised ...
Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
(2024)
This open access book presents a rich set of innovative solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. The various chapters of the book provide a broad coverage of AI systems for state of the art flexible ...
Artificial Intelligence in Manufacturing
(2024)
This open access book presents a rich set of innovative solutions for artificial intelligence (AI) in manufacturing. The various chapters of the book provide a broad coverage of AI systems for state of the art flexible ...
Transformations of European Welfare States and Social Rights
(2024)
This open access edited book investigates European social rights in practice from socio-legal perspectives. It brings together fourteen socio-legal scholars, representing Nordic and Western European countries, who analyse ...
Transformations of European Welfare States and Social Rights
(2024)
This open access edited book investigates European social rights in practice from socio-legal perspectives. It brings together fourteen socio-legal scholars, representing Nordic and Western European countries, who analyse ...
Data Privacy and Crowdsourcing
(2023)
This open access book describes the most important legal sources and principles of data privacy and data protection in China, Germany and the United States. The authors collected privacy statements from more than 400 ...
Data Privacy and Crowdsourcing
(2023)
This open access book describes the most important legal sources and principles of data privacy and data protection in China, Germany and the United States. The authors collected privacy statements from more than 400 ...
Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis
(2022)
This open access book is supported by the European Atherosclerosis Society Association (EAS). This follow-up edition of the well-received Handbook volume 'Atherosclerosis: Diet and Drugs' reflects the state-of-the-art and ...
Prevention and Treatment of Atherosclerosis
(2022)
This open access book is supported by the European Atherosclerosis Society Association (EAS). This follow-up edition of the well-received Handbook volume 'Atherosclerosis: Diet and Drugs' reflects the state-of-the-art and ...
Forest Entomology and Pathology
(2023)
This open access book will provide an introduction to forest entomology, the principles and techniques of forest insect pest management, the different forest insect guilds/feeding groups, and relevant forest insect pest ...
Globalization in State Socialist East Central Europe
(2024)
This open access Palgrave Pivot explores four major aspects of globalization: foreign trade, capital and information flows, and the movement of people. The book examines how the state socialist countries of East Central ...
Techlash
(2020)
Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby ...
Techlash
(2020)
Technology has made human lives incomparably better. Civilization as we know it would utterly collapse without it. However, if not properly managed, technology can and will be systematically abused and misuse and thereby ...
Fashion Communication in the Digital Age
(2023)
This is an open access book. FACTUM Conference proceedings are the output of one of the few academic events of its nature happening globally, researching fashion communication from different angles and perspectives. It ...
Fashion Communication in the Digital Age
(2023)
This is an open access book. FACTUM Conference proceedings are the output of one of the few academic events of its nature happening globally, researching fashion communication from different angles and perspectives. It ...
Annual Report on the Big Data of New Energy Vehicle in China (2023)
(2024)
This open access book, based on static indicators and dynamic big data from local electric vehicles, is the first research annual report on the Big Data of New Energy Vehicles (NEVs) in China. Using the real-time big data ...
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer
(2024)
Although cancer survival has improved markedly in developed countries in recent decades, not all groups have benefited equally. In particular, Indigenous and Tribal peoples continue to have poorer cancer outcomes than their ...
Indigenous and Tribal Peoples and Cancer
(2024)
Although cancer survival has improved markedly in developed countries in recent decades, not all groups have benefited equally. In particular, Indigenous and Tribal peoples continue to have poorer cancer outcomes than their ...
Retirement Home? Ageing Migrant Workers in France and the Question of Return
(2018)
Aging migrants; Return and circulation migration; Migrant worker hostels in France; Social systems; Older North and West African men
Retirement Home? Ageing Migrant Workers in France and the Question of Return
(2018)
Aging migrants; Return and circulation migration; Migrant worker hostels in France; Social systems; Older North and West African men
Conservation of Contemporary Art
(2024)
This open access book investigates whether and how theoretical findings and insights in contemporary art conservation can be translated into the daily work practices of conservators or, vice versa, whether and how the ...
Conservation of Contemporary Art
(2024)
This open access book investigates whether and how theoretical findings and insights in contemporary art conservation can be translated into the daily work practices of conservators or, vice versa, whether and how the ...
Digital Transformation in Norwegian Enterprises
(2022)
This open access book presents a number of case studies on digital transformation in Norway, one of the fore-runners in the digital progress index established by the European Commission in 2020. They explore the process ...
Digital Transformation in Norwegian Enterprises
(2022)
This open access book presents a number of case studies on digital transformation in Norway, one of the fore-runners in the digital progress index established by the European Commission in 2020. They explore the process ...
African Land Reform Under Economic Liberalisation
(2022)
This open access book offers unique in-depth, comprehensive, and comparative analyses of the motivations, context, and outcomes of recent land reforms in Africa. Whereas a considerable number of land reforms have been ...
African Land Reform Under Economic Liberalisation
(2022)
This open access book offers unique in-depth, comprehensive, and comparative analyses of the motivations, context, and outcomes of recent land reforms in Africa. Whereas a considerable number of land reforms have been ...
3 Degrees More
(2024)
This open access book describes in detail what life on this planet would be like if its average surface temperature were to rise 3 degrees Celsius above the preindustrial level. On this basis, the book argues that it is ...
Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten
(2024)
Diese Open Access Publikation bündelt Ergebnisse aus der ersten Förderphase des interdisziplinären DFG-Schwerpunktprogramms 2267 „Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten“. Digitalisierung verändert Arbeit mit vielfältigen ...
Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten
(2024)
Diese Open Access Publikation bündelt Ergebnisse aus der ersten Förderphase des interdisziplinären DFG-Schwerpunktprogramms 2267 „Digitalisierung der Arbeitswelten“. Digitalisierung verändert Arbeit mit vielfältigen ...
Creativity in Art, Design and Technology
(2023)
This is an open access book. Creativity is a difficult concept, how can it best be defined, understood, applied, and practiced? This book provides important answers to these questions. Technology can enable artists to be ...
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 ...
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 ...
Creativity in Art, Design and Technology
(2023)
This is an open access book. Creativity is a difficult concept, how can it best be defined, understood, applied, and practiced? This book provides important answers to these questions. Technology can enable artists to be ...
State-Managed International Voluntary Service
(2024)
This open access book addresses two issues of state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS)—its contributions and advantages/disadvantages—by the case study of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV). Until ...
State-Managed International Voluntary Service
(2024)
This open access book addresses two issues of state-managed international voluntary service (SMIVS)—its contributions and advantages/disadvantages—by the case study of Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV). Until ...
Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft – Standardized Content Analysis in Communication Research
(2023)
Im vorliegenden Open-Access Handbuch wird der Status Quo standardisierter, inhaltsanalytischer Forschung in der Kommunikationswissenschaft identifiziert, systematisiert und für Forschende und Studierende zugänglich gemacht. ...
Standardisierte Inhaltsanalyse in der Kommunikationswissenschaft – Standardized Content Analysis in Communication Research
(2023)
Im vorliegenden Open-Access Handbuch wird der Status Quo standardisierter, inhaltsanalytischer Forschung in der Kommunikationswissenschaft identifiziert, systematisiert und für Forschende und Studierende zugänglich gemacht. ...
Social Inequality, Childhood and the Media
(2019)
This open access book presents a qualitative longitudinal panel-study on child and adolescent socialisation in socially disadvantaged families. The study traces how children and their parents make sense of media within the ...
Social Inequality, Childhood and the Media
(2019)
This open access book presents a qualitative longitudinal panel-study on child and adolescent socialisation in socially disadvantaged families. The study traces how children and their parents make sense of media within the ...
Vertrauen in Journalismus unter Online-Bedingungen
(2020)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch geht es um die Frage, welche individuellen Faktoren Vertrauen bzw. Misstrauen in Journalismus erklären. In Teilen der Bevölkerung erodiert das Vertrauen in journalistische Medien. Gleichzeitig ...
Vertrauen in Journalismus unter Online-Bedingungen
(2020)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch geht es um die Frage, welche individuellen Faktoren Vertrauen bzw. Misstrauen in Journalismus erklären. In Teilen der Bevölkerung erodiert das Vertrauen in journalistische Medien. Gleichzeitig ...
Pflegeroboter
(2018)
Dieses Open-Access-Buch bündelt technische, wirtschaftliche, medizinische und ethische Reflexionen über Pflegeroboter. Pflegeroboter, im Moment noch mehrheitlich Prototypen, unterstützen oder ersetzen menschliche Pflegekräfte ...
Pflegeroboter
(2018)
Dieses Open-Access-Buch bündelt technische, wirtschaftliche, medizinische und ethische Reflexionen über Pflegeroboter. Pflegeroboter, im Moment noch mehrheitlich Prototypen, unterstützen oder ersetzen menschliche Pflegekräfte ...
Chapter 6 Against Reciprocity
(2015)
This book offers a provocative account of interdisciplinary research across the neurosciences, social sciences and humanities. Setting itself against standard accounts of interdisciplinary 'integration,' and rooting itself ...
Chapter 6 Against Reciprocity
(2015)
This book offers a provocative account of interdisciplinary research across the neurosciences, social sciences and humanities. Setting itself against standard accounts of interdisciplinary 'integration,' and rooting itself ...
Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
(2019)
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea. ...
Open and Distance Education in Asia, Africa and the Middle East
(2019)
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book describes the history, structure and institutions of open and distance education in six countries: China, India, Russia, Turkey, South Africa and South Korea. ...
Kulturelle Teilhabe durch Immaterielles Kulturerbe
(2024)
Dieses Open-Access-Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Verfahren und Abläufe der nationalen Umsetzung der UNESCO-Konvention zur Erhaltung des immateriellen Kulturerbes in Deutschland. Die Untersuchung konzentriert ...
Kulturelle Teilhabe durch Immaterielles Kulturerbe
(2024)
Dieses Open-Access-Buch gibt einen umfassenden Überblick über die Verfahren und Abläufe der nationalen Umsetzung der UNESCO-Konvention zur Erhaltung des immateriellen Kulturerbes in Deutschland. Die Untersuchung konzentriert ...
Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850–2000
(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 ...
Fungal Disease in Britain and the United States 1850–2000
(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 ...
Internalisierbare Mengenbilder im individualisierten Mathematikunterricht
(2022)
In diesem Open.Access-Buch wird gezeigt, dass eine verminderte Fähigkeit zur Simultanerfassung eine Ursache von Rechenschwäche sein kann. Mathematische Lernschwierigkeiten offenbaren sich häufig schon im frühen ...
Teaching, Research and Academic Careers
(2022)
This open access book evaluates research quality, quality of teaching and the relationship between the two through sound statistical methods, and in a comparative perspective with other European countries. In so doing, it ...
Teaching, Research and Academic Careers
(2022)
This open access book evaluates research quality, quality of teaching and the relationship between the two through sound statistical methods, and in a comparative perspective with other European countries. In so doing, it ...
Child Protection in England, 1960–2000
(2018)
History; Social history; Great Britain—History; Europe—History—1492-; Social policy; Childhood; Adolescence
Child Protection in England, 1960–2000
(2018)
History; Social history; Great Britain—History; Europe—History—1492-; Social policy; Childhood; Adolescence
Made-to-Measure Future(s) for Democracy?
(2023)
This open access volume analyses the development of democracy at different levels of governance (from local to global). The Basque search for an institutional and democratic model that adapts to its social needs and solves ...
Made-to-Measure Future(s) for Democracy?
(2023)
This open access volume analyses the development of democracy at different levels of governance (from local to global). The Basque search for an institutional and democratic model that adapts to its social needs and solves ...
The Future Internet: Future Internet Assembly 2013: Validated Results and New Horizons
(2013)
Computer Communication Networks; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Management of Computing and Information Systems; Multimedia Information Systems; Information Storage and Retrieval; Computers and Society
The Future Internet: Future Internet Assembly 2013: Validated Results and New Horizons
(2013)
Computer Communication Networks; Information Systems Applications (incl.Internet); Management of Computing and Information Systems; Multimedia Information Systems; Information Storage and Retrieval; Computers and Society
Scaling of Differential Equations
(2016)
The book serves both as a reference for various scaled models with corresponding dimensionless numbers, and as a resource for learning the art of scaling. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on how to create ...
Scaling of Differential Equations
(2016)
The book serves both as a reference for various scaled models with corresponding dimensionless numbers, and as a resource for learning the art of scaling. A special feature of the book is the emphasis on how to create ...
Entrepreneurial Responses to Chronic Adversity
(2022)
This open acess book extends recent work on entrepreneurship in response to adverse events to explore entrepreneurial responses by people who face chronic adversity more deeply. Instead of focusing on the sort of responses ...