The global drug trade and its associated violence, corruption, and human suffering create global problems that include political and military conflicts, ethnic minority human rights violations, and stresses on economic development. Drug production and eradication affects the stability of many states...
This book describes the development of the scientific article from its modest beginnings to the global phenomenon that it has become today. Their analysis of a large sample of texts in French, English, and German focuses on the changes in the style, organization, and argumentative structure of scien...
The California Constitution is one of the longest in the world and has been revised over 500 times since its original drafting in 1849. In its current incarnation, the constitution reflects the states mistrust of elected officials, gives cities and towns broad home rule powers, and outlines governan...
The California Constitution is one of the longest in the world and has been revised over 500 times since its original drafting in 1849. In its current incarnation, the constitution reflects the states mistrust of elected officials, gives cities and towns broad home rule powers, and outlines governan...
Integrity is not simply something that happens as a result of family stability, unconditional love, healthy genes, or good luck; it emerges, if it does, because parents make it important and because they choose to exercise influence in this arena. Combining stories of children in their natural setti...
"Ouvrage sonore sous la direction d'André Velter (poète, homme de radio, voyageur d'Orient, co-auteur de plusieurs livres sur l'Afghanistan, défenseur de la poésie afghane et traducteur de la poésie populaire des femmes pashtounes. André Velter a vécu en Afghanistan de 1976 à 1978). Avec : Michaël...
Globalisation and Historiography of National Leaders: Symbolic Representations in School Textbooks, the 18th book in the 24-volume book series Globalisation, Comparative Education and Policy Research, explores the interrelationship between ideology, national identity, national history and historical...
The symposium that has provided the basis for this book, "Plasticity of the Central Auditory System and Processing of Complex Acoustic Signals" was held in Prague on July 7-10, 2003. This is the fourth in a series of seminal meetings summarizing the state of development of auditory system neuroscien...
A discussion of recently developed experimental methods for noise research in nanoscale electronic devices, conducted by specialists in transport and stochastic phenomena in nanoscale physics. The approach described is to create methods for experimental observations of noise sources, their localizat...
This book identifies and furthers the state of the art in green logistics and transportation with a supply chain focus. It includes discussions on concerns and linkages across policy, corporate strategy and operations and inter-organizational relationships and practices. Separate sections are assign...
Sicherheit für das Bücherregal - das Standardwerk der Kinderheilkunde und Jugendmedizin! Die "Pädiatrie" hat sich innerhalb weniger Auflagen im deutschsprachigen Fachbuchmarkt zu DEM Kinderheilkundebuch entwickelt. Sei es zur Vorbereitung auf die Facharztprüfung oder als Nachschlagewerk für Klinik ...
These essays represent a multidisciplinary approach to the study of religion and, especially, Judaism. Setting aside common scholarly concerns with source criticism and history of interpretation, Shimon Levy argues that in Numbers 11 the redactor has forged diverse elements into a unity. Observing ...
NFC ist eine systematische Weiterentwicklung von kontaktloser Smartcard- und Reader-Technologie. Das Buch Anwendungen und Technik von NFC ist das Standardwerk zur NFC-Technologie. Es bietet einen umfassenden Überblick über Grundlagen, Technik und Anwendungszenarien von NFC. Für Praxis und Ausbildung...
A Companion to Vergil's Aeneid and its Tradition presents a collection of original interpretive essays that represent an innovative addition to the body of Vergil scholarship. Provides fresh approaches to traditional Vergil scholarship and new insights into unfamiliar aspects of Vergil's textual hi...
The book provides experienced as well as young researchers with a topical view of the vibrant field of soft nanotechnology. In addition to elucidating the underlying concepts and principles that drive continued innovation, major parts of each chapter are devoted to detailed discussions of potential...
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