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Embracing Organisational Development and Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach Based on Social Constructionism, Systems Thinking, and Complexity Science (Springer Texts in Business and Economics)
This book focuses on human behavioural processes and describes them from an interdisciplinary perspective. It introduces readers to the main theories and approaches in the field of organisational development and change (ODC), and discusses their relevance and purpose with a clear focus on improving ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Dental Materials at a Glance
Dental Materials at a Glance, 2nd edition, is the latest title in the highly popular At a Glance series, providing a concise and accessible introduction and revision aid. Following the familiar, easy-to-use at a Glance format, each topic is presented as a double-page spread with key facts accompanie... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Promoting and Managing International Investment: Towards an Integrated Policy Approach (Routledge Research in International Economic Law)
This book provides an overview of international investment policy and policy-making, drawing upon perspectives from law, economics, international business, and political science. International investment is a complex phenomenon with significant effects worldwide. Developing effective policies and ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The ADA Practical Guide to Dental Implants (ADA Practical Guide)
This clinically oriented book gives dental practitioners and students a hands-on guide to incorporating dental implants into their practices. Taking a clear and concise approach to the subject, the book offers basic information on all aspects of dental implants. Topics covered encompass the pros and... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
The Emerging Markets Century
In this vital book, visionary international investment manager Antoine van Agtmael -- the pioneer who coined the term "emerging markets" -- pulls back the curtain on the new powerhouses of the world economy. Picking up where Thomas Friedman's The World Is Flat left off, he persuasively demonstrates... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2007 -
Agromining: Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants (Mineral Resource Reviews)
This is the first book on global agromining/phytomining technology. It presents the complete metal farming or agromining chain; an emerging technology expected to be transformative in the extraction of resources of those elements not accessible by traditional mining techniques. Meeting the demand ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2018 -
Agromining: Extracting Unconventional Resources Using Plants (Mineral Resource Reviews)
by Guillaume Echevarria • Jean Louis Morel • Antony van der Ent • Marie-Odile Simonnot • Alan J. M. BakerThis second and expanded edition of the first book on agromining (phytomining) presents a comprehensive overview of the metal farming & recovery of the agromining production chain. Agromining is an emerging technology that aims to transform the extraction of sources of target elements not accessible... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
N = 2 Supergravity in D = 4, 5, 6 Dimensions (Lecture Notes in Physics #966)
This graduate-level primer presents a tutorial introduction to and overview of N = 2 supergravity theories - with 8 real supercharges and in 4, 5 and 6 dimensions. First, the construction of such theories by superconformal methods is explained in detail, and relevant special geometries are obtained ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2020 -
The Smartest Places On Earth: Why Rustbelts Are The Emerging Hotspots Of Global Innovation
The remarkable story of how rustbelt cities such as Akron and Albany in the United States and Eindhoven in Europe are becoming the unlikely hotspots of global innovation, where sharing brainpower and making things smarter--not cheaper--is creating a new economy that is turning globalization on its h... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
Handbook of Single-Molecule Biophysics
This handbook describes experimental techniques to monitor and manipulate individual biomolecules, including fluorescence detection, atomic force microscopy, and optical and magnetic trapping. It includes single-molecule studies of physical properties of biomolecules such as folding, polymer physics... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2009 -
Supergravity
Supergravity, together with string theory, is one of the most significant developments in theoretical physics. Written by two of the most respected workers in the field, this is the first-ever authoritative and systematic account of supergravity. The book starts by reviewing aspects of relativisti... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2012 -
Safeguarding Adults Under the Care Act 2014: Understanding Good Practice (Knowledge In Practice Ser.)
by Emily White • David Orr • Martin Stevens • Trish Hafford-Letchfield • Rebecca Johnson • Michael Preston-Shoot • Suzy Braye • Marilyn Taylor • Sarah Carr • Jill Manthorpe • Fiona Bateman • Jane Lawson • Lee-Ann Fenge • Adi Cooper • Antony Botting • Caroline Norrie • Daniel Baker • Lindsey Pike • Sally Lee • Tony Stanley • John Gunner • Linda Tapper • Lyn Romeo • Nicki Norman • Professor Keith Brown • Sean Olivier • Stephen Martineau • Tish ElliottPractice in safeguarding adults is changing, with a shift in approach to ensure it is person-centred and outcome-focused. The Care Act 2014 introduced new safeguarding duties for local authorities, and this book describes what up-to-date practice should look like, and how to provide the best quality... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2017 -
The Power of Words: Change Your Vocabulary Change Your Outlook in Life In 31 Days
The Power of Words will take ordinary words that we use daily and give them a deeper meaning. Haves have power and we must learn to maximize them every day. The Power of Words is easy reading and will give one something to chew on all day long. The journal is ageless that can be read over and over a... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2014 -
The Complete Shorter Poetry of George Eliot (The Pickering Masters)
Presents George Eliot's shorter poetry. This volume includes an introduction, which discusses Eliot's interest in poetry verse and its relation to her prose and prose fiction; her recurring themes and motifs; the poetry's critical reception and its value to modern readers.... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2005 -
The Spanish Gypsy by George Eliot (The Pickering Masters)
In 1864, George Eliot began writing her longest poem, "The Spanish Gypsy". This project exhausted her, and her partner took the manuscript away from her for fear it was making her ill. This work explains what Eliot read to research the poem, which parts caused her particular problems and summarises ... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2008 -
American Labor’s Global Ambassadors
Following World War II, the AFL-CIO pursued an ambitious international agenda. To its leaders, the imperatives of saving Western Europe from Stalinism, rolling back Soviet gains in Eastern Europe, containing Communism around the world, throwing off the shackles of colonialism, and overcoming "uneve... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2013 -
Computational Intelligence, Cyber Security and Computational Models: Proceedings of ICC3 2015 (Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing #412)
by Anthony Bonato • Lynn Batten • Muthukrishnan Senthilkumar • Vijayalakshmi Ramasamy • Shina Sheen • C. VeeramaniThis bookaims at promoting high-quality research by researchers and practitioners fromacademia and industry at the InternationalConference on Computational Intelligence, Cyber Security, and ComputationalModels ICC3 2015 organized by PSG College of Technology, Coimbatore, Indiaduring December 17 - 19... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
San Antonio Architecture
by San Antonio • Boone PowellWith a history more than 290 years old, San Antonio boasts a diverse, eclectic, and important architectural inventory. From the Spanish Missions of the 17th century to invigorating adaptation and restoration of historic buildings alongside landmark new construction, there is a wide array of cultural... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1877 -
San Antonio Architecture
by San Antonio • Boone PowellWith a history more than 290 years old, San Antonio boasts a diverse, eclectic, and important architectural inventory. From the Spanish Missions of the 17th century to invigorating adaptation and restoration of historic buildings alongside landmark new construction, there is a wide array of cultural... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1877 -
San Antonio Architecture
by San Antonio • Boone PowellWith a history more than 290 years old, San Antonio boasts a diverse, eclectic, and important architectural inventory. From the Spanish Missions of the 17th century to invigorating adaptation and restoration of historic buildings alongside landmark new construction, there is a wide array of cultural... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 1877 -
The Legacy of Bosman
In December 1995, the Court of Justice of the European Union delivered its judgment in its most famous case to date: the Bosman case. Twenty years later, this book explores in detail how this landmark judgment legally and politically transformed the relationship between the European Union and sport... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2016 -
The Student City: Strategic Planning for Student Communities in EU Cities (EURICUR Series (European Institute for Comparative Urban Research))
Student communities are without doubt a strategic resource for urban development and students are the citizens and the high-skilled working class of tomorrow. They are seen as an 'invisible population' with little say in local policy and decision-making. Co-operation between educational institutions... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2004 -
Polynomial Automorphisms and the Jacobian Conjecture: New Results from the Beginning of the 21st Century (Frontiers in Mathematics #190)
This book is an extension to Arno van den Essen's Polynomial Automorphisms and the Jacobian Conjecture published in 2000. Many new exciting results have been obtained in the past two decades, including the solution of Nagata's Conjecture, the complete solution of Hilbert's fourteenth problem, the e... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2021 -
Timescales of Magmatic Processes
Quantifying the timescales of current geological processes is critical for constraining the physical mechanisms operating on the Earth today. Since the Earth's origin 4.55 billion years ago magmatic processes have continued to shape the Earth, producing the major reservoirs that exist today (core, m... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2003 -
Modern Architecture in Africa: Practical Encounters with Intricate African Modernity
This book offers unique insights into modern African architecture, influenced by modern European architecture, and at the same time a natural successor to existing site-specific and traditional architecture. It brings together the worlds of traditional site-specific architecture with the Modernist P... More
Language: ENGCopyright: 2019