Publications
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Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
(2015)
Earth System Sciences; Atmospheric Sciences; Baltic Sea; Environmental Impacts; Regional Climate Change; Regional Climate Projections
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 ...
Territory and Democratic Politics
(2024)
The book provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. Territory plays a rather marginal role in the traditional conceptions of democracy that in many ways ...
Aquaculture Perspective of Multi-Use Sites in the Open Ocean: The Untapped Potential for Marine Resources in the Anthropocene
(2017)
marine; freshwater; offshore engineering; water policy; governance
Compendium for Early Career Researchers in Mathematics Education
(2019)
The purpose of this Open Access compendium, written by experienced researchers in mathematics education, is to serve as a resource for early career researchers in furthering their knowledge of the state of the field and ...
Epistemische Autoritäten
(2024)
Das primäre Ziel dieses Open-Access-Buches besteht in der Entwicklung einer Theorie pluraler epistemischer Autoritäten. Epistemische Autoritäten spielen in unserer durch Spezialisierung geprägten und hochgradig arbeitsteilig ...
Proceedings of the Scientific-Practical Conference "Research and Development - 2016"
(2018)
talent management; sensor arrays; automatic speech recognition; dry separation technology; oil production; oil waste; laser technology
Proceedings of the Scientific-Practical Conference "Research and Development - 2016"
(2018)
talent management; sensor arrays; automatic speech recognition; dry separation technology; oil production; oil waste; laser technology
X-Ray Contrast Media: Overview, Use and Pharmaceutical Aspects
(2018)
X-Ray; Radiography; Imaging; Radiology
Introduction to Central Banking
(2021)
This open access book gives a concise introduction to the practical implementation of monetary policy by modern central banks. It describes the conventional instruments used in advanced economies and the unconventional ...
Datenreport Zivilgesellschaft
(2019)
Als Open Access Publikation bietet der Datenreport Zivilgesellschaft erstmals einen Überblick über Stand und Entwicklung von Zivilgesellschaft und bürgerschaftlichem Engagement in Deutschland auf verbindender Grundlage der ...
Rethinking Causality, Complexity and Evidence for the Unique Patient
(2020)
This open access book is a unique resource for health professionals who are interested in understanding the philosophical foundations of their daily practice. It provides tools for untangling the motivations and rationality ...
Uprooting Bias in the Academy
(2022)
This open access book analyzes barriers to inclusion in academia and details ways to create a more diverse, inclusive environment. It describes the implementation of UC Davis ADVANCE, a grant program funded by the National ...
South-North Migration of EU Citizens in Times of Crisis
(2017)
Migration; Population Economics; European Law; Political Science
Value and the Humanities
(2020)
Tracing the shift from liberal to neoliberal education from the nineteenth century to the present day, this open access book provides a rich and previously underdeveloped narrative of value in higher education in England. ...
Proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Volume 1
(2023)
This is the first in a series of three volumes of proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (PBNC 2022) which was held by Chinese Nuclear Society. As one in the most important and influential conference ...
Building an Inclusive, Green and Low-Carbon Economy
(2023)
This open access book introduces the major environmental green development issues from six major themes carbon neutrality, nature-based solution, watershed management and climate adaptation, BRI green development, sustainable ...
A Millennial View of Spain’s Development
(2024)
This open access book presents the evolution of the Spanish economy over the past seven centuries since the end of the Reconquest and examines how much economic progress has Spain achieved, as well as its impact on living ...
Second Assessment of Climate Change for the Baltic Sea Basin
(2015)
Earth System Sciences; Atmospheric Sciences; Baltic Sea; Environmental Impacts; Regional Climate Change; Regional Climate Projections
The Ethics of Cybersecurity
(2020)
This open access book provides the first comprehensive collection of papers that provide an integrative view on cybersecurity. It discusses theories, problems and solutions on the relevant ethical issues involved. This ...
Autonomous Driving
(2016)
automotive engineering; human-computer interaction; user interfaces; technology
Territory and Democratic Politics
(2024)
The book provides a comprehensive and updated introduction to concept of territory in the study of democratic politics. Territory plays a rather marginal role in the traditional conceptions of democracy that in many ways ...
Autonomous Driving
(2016)
automotive engineering; human-computer interaction; user interfaces; technology
Pragmatic Philanthropy
(2018)
Asian Philanthropy and Charitable Organizations; Social Investment in Asia; Social Delivery Organizations; Relationships and Philanthropy in Asia; Ultra-high Net-worth Individuals in Asia; How Social Investment Works ...
Climate Smart Agriculture: Building Resilience to Climate Change
(2017)
climate change; food security; agricultural development; adaptation
Rethinking Causality, Complexity and Evidence for the Unique Patient
(2020)
This open access book is a unique resource for health professionals who are interested in understanding the philosophical foundations of their daily practice. It provides tools for untangling the motivations and rationality ...
Writing Manuals for the Masses
(2021)
This open access collection of essays examines the literary advice industry since its emergence in Anglo-American literary culture in the mid-nineteenth century within the context of the professionalization of the literary ...
Transnational Parties and Advocacy in European Integration
(2024)
This book analyses the role of Europarties in the deepening of integration and the debates on the future of Europe. It is guided by three fundamental research questions: What strategies do Europarties utilize to advance ...
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 ...
South-North Migration of EU Citizens in Times of Crisis
(2017)
Migration; Population Economics; European Law; Political Science
Distributed Learning Ecosystems
(2023)
This open-access book is based on the observation that learning ecosystems are increasingly established in higher education institutions. However, an important aspect that is still missing is their interconnectedness. ...
Socioeconomic Segregation and Educational Inequality
(2024)
This open access book uses multiple IEA Assessments to examine the relationship between socioeconomic segregation between classrooms and student outcomes. By examining Socioeconomic status (SES) segregation between classrooms ...
Planning Cities in Africa
(2022)
This open access book provides insights into challenges, threats and opportunities of urban development in Africa. It discusses how and why African cities need localised urban planning concepts and theories to deal with ...
Value and the Humanities
(2020)
Tracing the shift from liberal to neoliberal education from the nineteenth century to the present day, this open access book provides a rich and previously underdeveloped narrative of value in higher education in England. ...
Beyond Safety Training: Embedding Safety in Professional Skills
(2017)
FonCSI; professionalization of safety; risk management
Process Mining Handbook
(2022)
This is an open access book. This book comprises all the single courses given as part of the First Summer School on Process Mining, PMSS 2022, which was held in Aachen, Germany, during July 4-8, 2022. This volume contains ...
Process Mining Handbook
(2022)
This is an open access book. This book comprises all the single courses given as part of the First Summer School on Process Mining, PMSS 2022, which was held in Aachen, Germany, during July 4-8, 2022. This volume contains ...
Men's Experiences of Violence in Intimate Relationships
(2019)
This open access book draws on a broad study on violence against men, from both male and female partners in Norway, to contribute to the research on intimate partner violence. It identifies similarities in men's experiences ...
Stable Isotopes to Trace Migratory Birds and to Identify Harmful Diseases: An Introductory Guide
(2016)
Animal Ecology; Monitoring/Environmental Analysis
Flexitranstore
(2020)
This open access book comprises 10 high-level papers on research and innovation within the Flexitranstore Project that were presented at the FLEXITRANSTORE special session organized as part of the 21st International Symposium ...
Nontoxic: Masculinity, Allyship, and Feminist Philosophy
(2022)
This open access book argues for allyship masculinity as an open-ended, intersectional model for feminist men. It provides a roadmap for navigating between toxic masculinity on one side, and feminist androgyny on the other. ...
Protocols for Pre-Field Screening of Mutants for Salt Tolerance in Rice, Wheat and Barley
(2016)
Agriculture; Plant
Epistemische Autoritäten
(2024)
Das primäre Ziel dieses Open-Access-Buches besteht in der Entwicklung einer Theorie pluraler epistemischer Autoritäten. Epistemische Autoritäten spielen in unserer durch Spezialisierung geprägten und hochgradig arbeitsteilig ...
Cyber-Physical Systems of Systems
(2016)
Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks; Software Engineering; Complex Systems; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Computer Applications
Pragmatic Philanthropy
(2018)
Asian Philanthropy and Charitable Organizations; Social Investment in Asia; Social Delivery Organizations; Relationships and Philanthropy in Asia; Ultra-high Net-worth Individuals in Asia; How Social Investment Works ...
Sago Palm: Multiple Contributions to Food Security and Sustainable Livelihoods
(2018)
Under-utilized food resource; Metroxylon sagu; Starch production; Sago palm forest; Sago sugar
The Moral Implications of Human and Animal Vulnerability
(2023)
In this open access book, Angela K. Martin thoroughly addresses what human and animal vulnerability are, how and why they matter from a moral point of view, and how they compare to each other. By first defining universal ...
Solar Thermal Thruster
(2025)
This open access book focuses on the field of aerospace propulsion theory and engineering. The book takes the solar thermal thruster as the research object, has carried on the solar thermal thruster working process theoretical ...
Measuring Gender Equality
(2023)
In this open access book, the editors explicitly address the issue of measuring gender equality. The book introduces readers to basic concepts of gender equality, equity and equal opportunities, then discusses measuring ...
Whole School Approaches to Sustainability
(2024)
In response to urgent global sustainability challenges, Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) and Global Citizenship Education have been prioritized in the United Nations’ Agenda 2030 under SDG 4.7. There is a growing ...
Aquaculture Perspective of Multi-Use Sites in the Open Ocean: The Untapped Potential for Marine Resources in the Anthropocene
(2017)
marine; freshwater; offshore engineering; water policy; governance
Conservation in Chilean Patagonia
(2023)
Chilean Patagonia, located at the southwestern tip of South America, is one of the last regions on earth where highly intact environments predominate. With a coastline that extends along some 100,000 km of fjords, channels, ...
Post-digitales Management
(2023)
Diese Open-Access-Publikation handelt von Digitalisierungsprojekten in kleinen und mittleren Unternehmen. Es werden Forschungsergebnisse und Praxisbeobachtungen in Beiträgen, Interviews und Handouts von Wissenschaftlern ...
Freiheitseinschränkende Maßnahmen bei Menschen mit Demenz in professionellen Sorgebeziehungen
(2023)
Dieses Open-Access-Buch befasst sich kritisch mit der Anwendung freiheitseinschränkender Maßnahmen (FeM) bei Menschen mit Demenz in professionellen Sorgebeziehungen, die sowohl im Hinblick auf ihren vermeintlichen Nutzen ...
Climate Smart Agriculture: Building Resilience to Climate Change
(2017)
climate change; food security; agricultural development; adaptation
Discursive Approaches to Politics in Malaysia
(2023)
This open access book examines Malaysian politics using a linguistic perspective. It explores how language serves to (de)legitimise governance, and its subsequent policies and activities in Malaysia. Grounded in discourse ...
Regeneration of Complex Capital Goods
(2025)
This open access book compiles the groundbreaking research conducted by the Collaborative Research Center (CRC) 871, centered around the "Regeneration of Complex Capital Goods." This comprehensive work unveils an array of ...
Psychometric Framework for Modeling Parental Involvement and Reading Literacy
(2015)
Assessment, Testing and Evaluation
Counter-Terrorism, Ethics and Technology
(2021)
This open access book brings together a range of contributions that seek to explore the ethical issues arising from the overlap between counter-terrorism, ethics, and technologies. Terrorism and our responses pose some of ...
Student Misconceptions and Errors in Physics and Mathematics
(2020)
This open access report explores the nature and extent of students’ misconceptions and misunderstandings related to core concepts in physics and mathematics and physics across grades four, eight and 12. Twenty years of ...
Lithofacies Paleogeography and Geological Survey of Shale Gas
(2023)
This is an open access book. This book presents new theory and methods on compiling lithofacies paleogeographic maps as a key tool for guiding geological survey on shale gas. The fundamental goal of the shale gas geological ...
Urban Living Lab for Local Regeneration
(2023)
This open access book provides an integrated overview of the challenges and resources of large-scale social housing estates in Europe and outlines possible interdisciplinary approaches and tools to promote their regeneration. ...
Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming – Workshops
(2020)
This open access book constitutes the 6 research workshops, the Agile Education and Training Track, the Doctoral Symposium, as well as a panel presented at XP 2020, the 21st International Conference on Agile Software ...
Fashion Figures
(2017)
STEM careers; girls; preteen; YA; mathlete; fashionista; math; middle school
Chapter Acknowledgements
(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 ...
Economics of Land Degradation and Improvement – A Global Assessment for Sustainable Development
(2016)
environmental economics; biodiversity; sustainable development
A Millennial View of Spain’s Development
(2024)
This open access book presents the evolution of the Spanish economy over the past seven centuries since the end of the Reconquest and examines how much economic progress has Spain achieved, as well as its impact on living ...
The European Blood and Marrow Transplantation Textbook for Nurses
(2023)
This Open Access Second Edition textbook, endorsed by the EBMT, provides adult and pediatric nurses with a full and informative guide covering all aspects of transplant nursing including a new chapter dedicated to cellular ...
Critical Points for the Organisation of Test Performance Studies in Microbiology
(2022)
This open access book in the field of plant pest detection shows a constant demand in development and improvement of fast and reliable detection tools, especially for high-priority pests. This open access book describes ...
Die Ausübung mitgliedschaftlicher Kapitalgesellschafterrechte durch eine Erbengemeinschaft
(2023)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird untersucht, wie die Erbengemeinschaft die Mitgliedschaftsrechte in einer Kapitalgesellschaft ausübt und ob das Recht die Erben dabei als einen einzelnen Gesellschafter oder als eine Vielheit ...
Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics
(2020)
This Open Access proceedings present a good overview of the current research landscape of industrial robots. The objective of MHI Colloquium is a successful networking at academic and management level. Thereby the colloquium ...
Annals of Scientific Society for Assembly, Handling and Industrial Robotics
(2020)
This Open Access proceedings present a good overview of the current research landscape of industrial robots. The objective of MHI Colloquium is a successful networking at academic and management level. Thereby the colloquium ...
Biotechnologies for Plant Mutation Breeding
(2017)
Plant Breeding/Biotechnology; Agriculture; Genetic Engineering; Plant Genetics & Genomics
Experiencing Society and the Lived Welfare State
(2023)
This open access book presents a new approach to the history of welfare state. By applying the concepts of experiencing society and the lived welfare state, the collection introduces theoretical, methodological and empirical ...
Sustainable Living with Environmental Risks
(2014)
Earth System Sciences; Environmental Management; Sustainable Development; Environmental Risk Management; Sustainable Society; Biodiversity and Environment; Interdisciplinary Science; Leadership Education; Sustainable ...
Binging Family
(2021)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch zeigt Jakob Kelsch, wie sich in der US-amerikanischen TV-Serie der 1950er und 1960er Jahre der Mythos der patriarchal-strukturierten Kernfamilie als Ideal des familiären Zusammenlebens herausbildete. ...
Equity Policies in Global Higher Education
(2022)
This book discusses and analyses global policies and practices aimed at promoting equity in higher education participation and attainment. Although the massification of higher education systems has facilitated the participation ...
China's Long-Term Low-Carbon Development Strategies and Pathways
(2022)
This open access book introduces a multi-disciplinary and comprehensive research on China's long-term low-carbon emission strategies and pathways. After comprehensively considering China’s own socioeconomic conditions, ...
Von Japan nach Deutschland
(2024)
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird erstmals mithilfe einer qualitativen Studie in den fünf größten japanischen Communitys Deutschlands - Düsseldorf, München, Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Hamburg - das Migrations- und ...
Software for Exascale Computing - SPPEXA 2016-2019
(2020)
This open access book summarizes the research done and results obtained in the second funding phase of the Priority Program 1648 "Software for Exascale Computing" (SPPEXA) of the German Research Foundation (DFG) presented ...