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COVID-19 and U.S.-China Relations
(2024)
This open access book offers a groundbreaking examination of the profound and lasting impacts of COVID-19 on U.S.-China relations. It covers areas such as public health, trade and supply chain challenges, people-to-people ...
Teacher Education in the Nordic Region
(2023)
This open access book is the first account of the whole diversity of teacher education in the Nordic region: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, Greenland, the Faroe Islands, the Åland Islands and Sápmi (where the ...
The Self-Deception Trap
(2024)
This book examines the economic relationship between Africa and Europe. It highlights the stigmatized narratives about Africa and analyses how they influence a range of key actors and processes. This is illustrated by the ...
Rewilding European Landscapes
(2015)
Nature Conservation; Environmental Management; Biodiversity; Landscape Ecology; Applied Ecology
Teaching Mathematics as to be Meaningful – Foregrounding Play and Children’s Perspectives
(2024)
This open access book’s theme is Teaching mathematics as to be meaningful – foregrounding children’s play and perspectives. It discusses the relation between teachers, children and mathematical content within the context ...
Evidence-based Positron Emission Tomography
(2020)
This open access book summarizes the findings of recent evidence-based articles (meta-analyses) on the use of positron emission tomography (PET) for various clinical indications. It is divided into five main sections, ...
Chapter 3 In Bad Shape: Sensing the Criminal Corpse
(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 ...
Fate and Freedom in Korean Historical Films
(2023)
This open access book examines the depiction of Korean history in recent South Korean historical films. Released over the Hallyu (“Korean Wave”) period starting in the mid-1990s, these films have reflected, shaped, and ...
Africa-Europe Research and Innovation Cooperation
(2018)
Africa; EU; Cooperation; Policy; Partnership; Agriculture; Climate Change; Science; Development; Evidence-based policy; Networks; Funding; Engagement
Lone Parenthood in the Life Course
(2017)
divorce; separation; living arrangements; family composition; single parents; dynamics; welfare; vulnerability
Persistent Organic Pollutants in Human Milk
(2023)
This open access book reviews the trends of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human milk and discusses the main findings of five global surveys that were coordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the ...
Teaching and Learning About Whole Numbers in Primary School
(2016)
Mathematics Education; Teaching; Learning and Instruction
Handbook of Life Course Health Development
(2018)
Health development science; Developmental origins of chronic illnesses; Community; Diabetes; Autism; Obesity; Nutrition; Health disparities across the lifespan; Fetal programming
Infections in Surgery
(2025)
Infections in surgery, commonly known as surgical site infections (SSIs), are complications that may occur after a surgical procedure. SSIs represent a serious problem leading to increased morbidity, mortality, and healthcare ...
Chapter Acknowledgements
(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 ...
Linked Democracy
(2019)
This open access book shows the factors linking information flow, social intelligence, rights management and modelling with epistemic democracy, offering licensed linked data along with information about the rights involved. ...
Advancing Human Assessment: The Methodological, Psychological and Policy Contributions of ETS
(2017)
Educational Testing Service (ETS); large-scale assessment; policy research; psychometrics; admissions tests
Migration, Education and Employment
(2024)
This is an open access book which focuses on different aspects of education, employment, and successful integration of migrants in three countries: Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. The chapters in this book reflect on these ...
Moving Toward Net-Zero Carbon Society
(2023)
This open access book explores various issues concerning the net-zero emission achievement, ranging from carbon pricing, carbon trade schemes, energy transition, ecological conservation, and carbon sinks, as well as the ...
Mathematical Modeling of the Human Brain
(2022)
This open access book bridges common tools in medical imaging and neuroscience with the numerical solution of brain modelling PDEs. The connection between these areas is established through the use of two existing tools, ...
Revitalizing Indian Agriculture and Boosting Farmer Incomes
(2021)
This open access book provides an evidence-based roadmap for revitalising Indian agriculture while ensuring that the growth process is efficient, inclusive, and sustainable, and results in sustained growth of farmers’ ...
Evolutionary Equations
(2022)
This open access book provides a solution theory for time-dependent partial differential equations, which classically have not been accessible by a unified method. Instead of using sophisticated techniques and methods, the ...
Rock Fracture Mechanics and Fracture Criteria
(2024)
This open access book delves into the realms of geotechnical engineering and solid mechanics. In order to establish fracture parameters that are both relevant and conducive to safety, the book extensively investigates the ...
Hydropower and Renewable Energies
(2025)
This open access book explores the complementarity of hydropower with new energy sources such as solar and wind in the global energy transition. It analyzes the technological advantages, environmental impacts, and economic ...
Die Zukunft des MINT-Lernens – Band 1
(2023)
Dieser Open-Access-Sammelband stellt Perspektiven auf digitalen MINT-Unterricht und die Lehrkräftebildung der Zukunft dar. Auf Grundlage aktueller Forschungsergebnisse beantwortet er aktuelle Fragestellungen, etwa: Welche ...
Performing Artists and Precarity
(2025)
This open access book focuses on the distinctive experiences of freelance and self-employed live performers in the UK’s live entertainment industries It provides an in-depth account of their working lives during COVID-19, ...
Designing Democratic Schools and Learning Environments
(2024)
This open access book explores democratic schools and learning environments globally. The book focuses on a newly developed framework for democratic education. The authors describe existing schools and concept schools—those ...
Designing Democratic Schools and Learning Environments
(2024)
This open access book explores democratic schools and learning environments globally. The book focuses on a newly developed framework for democratic education. The authors describe existing schools and concept schools—those ...
Building the Infrastructure for Cloud Security
(2014)
Computer science
Kommunikation und Bildverarbeitung in der Automation
(2020)
In diesem Open-Access-Tagungsband sind die besten Beiträge des 9. Jahreskolloquiums "Kommunikation in der Automation" (KommA 2018) und des 6. Jahreskolloquiums "Bildverarbeitung in der Automation" (BVAu 2018) enthalten. ...
Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
(2018)
computer software maintenance; computer software selection and evaluation; formal logic; formal methods; formal specification; programming languages; semantics; software engineering; specifications; verification
Aviation Noise Impact Management
(2022)
This open access book provides a view into the state-of-the-art research on aviation noise and related annoyance. The book will primarily focus on the achievements of the ANIMA project (Aviation Noise Impact Management ...
Special Topics in Information Technology
(2023)
This open access book presents outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information Technology has always ...
Vermin, Victims and Disease
(2019)
This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several ...
Improving Psychiatric Care for Older People
(2017)
elderly; older people, NHS; public services; history; psychiatry; social welfare
P5 eHealth: An Agenda for the Health Technologies of the Future
(2020)
This open access volume focuses on the development of a P5 eHealth, or better, a methodological resource for developing the health technologies of the future, based on patients’ personal characteristics and needs as the ...
Special Topics in Information Technology
(2023)
This open access book presents outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information Technology has always ...
Molecular Parasitology
(2016)
In the past years, genome projects for numerous human parasites have been completed and now allow first in depth comparisons and evolutionary conclusions. The genomes of parasites reflect the coevolution with their host, ...
Mathematical Modeling of the Human Brain
(2022)
This open access book bridges common tools in medical imaging and neuroscience with the numerical solution of brain modelling PDEs. The connection between these areas is established through the use of two existing tools, ...
Disability, Health and Human Development
(2017)
development; Sen’s capability approach; poverty; mortality; economic insecurity
Chapter “The Root of All Evil is Inactivity”
(2021)
This chapter focuses on the varied responses of French psychiatrists to new
theories of patient occupation emerging after World War I (1914–18).
South China Sea Seeps
(2023)
This open access book presents an overview on seep systems in South China Sea. It includes numerous illustrations and photographs of the seeps that never seen before. It also introduces multidisciplinary research results ...
Verrechnungspreise: Grundlagen und Praxis
(2016)
business taxation; tax law
Designing Sustainability for All
(2021)
This open access book introduces design for Sustainable Product-Service Systems (S.PSS) and for Sustainable Distributed Economies (S.DE). These are introduced as technical and operative tools for the development of a new ...
Snow Sports Trauma and Safety: Conference Proceedings of the International Society for Skiing Safety: 21st Volume
(2017)
skiing; snow sports; trauma; safety; kinematics; epidemiology
Regenerative Territories
(2022)
This open access book provides new perspectives on circular economy and space, explored towards the definition of regenerative territories characterised by healthy metabolisms. Going beyond the mere reuse/recycle of material ...
Managing Future Challenges for Safety
(2022)
This open access book addresses the future of work and industry by 2040—a core interest for many disciplines inspiring a strong momentum for employment and training within the industrial world. The future of industrial ...
Managing Future Challenges for Safety
(2022)
This open access book addresses the future of work and industry by 2040—a core interest for many disciplines inspiring a strong momentum for employment and training within the industrial world. The future of industrial ...
Kommunikation und Bildverarbeitung in der Automation
(2020)
In diesem Open-Access-Tagungsband sind die besten Beiträge des 9. Jahreskolloquiums "Kommunikation in der Automation" (KommA 2018) und des 6. Jahreskolloquiums "Bildverarbeitung in der Automation" (BVAu 2018) enthalten. ...
Fundamentals of Manufacturing Engineering Using Digital Visualization
(2025)
This open access book offers a guide to core principles and practices of manufacturing engineering. It covers the design of, together with technological and measurement issues for, technical systems. Locating charts and ...
Fundamental Approaches to Software Engineering
(2018)
computer software maintenance; computer software selection and evaluation; formal logic; formal methods; formal specification; programming languages; semantics; software engineering; specifications; verification
Microfinance, EU Structural Funds and Capacity Building for Managing Authorities
(2015)
Finance and Banking, General Finance, International Finance
Aviation Noise Impact Management
(2022)
This open access book provides a view into the state-of-the-art research on aviation noise and related annoyance. The book will primarily focus on the achievements of the ANIMA project (Aviation Noise Impact Management ...
Vermin, Victims and Disease
(2019)
This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several ...
Cloud Computing Technology
(2023)
This open access book introduces cloud computing and related technologies from the concept, technology, and architecture of cloud computing, combined with typical application cases of cloud; provides students with a more ...
Cloud Computing Technology
(2023)
This open access book introduces cloud computing and related technologies from the concept, technology, and architecture of cloud computing, combined with typical application cases of cloud; provides students with a more ...
P5 eHealth: An Agenda for the Health Technologies of the Future
(2020)
This open access volume focuses on the development of a P5 eHealth, or better, a methodological resource for developing the health technologies of the future, based on patients’ personal characteristics and needs as the ...
Chapter Acknowledgements
(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 ...
Global Asylum Governance and the European Union's Role
(2025)
This open access book provides a state-of-the-field of the interactions between emerging national asylum governance systems and the 2018 United Nations Global Compact for Refugees (UN GCR). It provides a detailed examination ...
Curriculum Reform in the European Schools
(2018)
European Union; European Economic Community; European Baccalaureate; EU expansion; assessment reform