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Dynamic systems for everyone : understanding how our world works
Systems are everywhere and we are surrounded by them. We are a complex amalgam of systems that enable us to interact with an endless array of external systems in our daily lives. They are electrical, mechanical, social, biological, and many other types that control our environment and our well-being. By appreciating how these systems function, will broaden our understanding of how our world wor…
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- 9783319439433
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- 304 pages
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- 531.9
Human Governance Beyond Earth: Implications for Freedom
This book extends the discussion of the nature of freedom and what it means for a human to be free. This question has occupied the minds of thinkers since the Enlightenment. However, without exception, every one of these discussions has focused on the character of liberty on Earth. In this volume the authors explore how people are likely to be governed in space and how that will affect what …
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- 978-3-319-18062-5
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- X, 237
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- 370
Dynamic tectonics and karst
The karstic caves are favorable sites for tectonic events detecting, representing a conservative medium of three-dimensional framework where the tectonic deformations are well preserved. They also provide an environment conducive to dating and determining the geometrical parameters of past seismotectonic events. During the last three decades the study of dynamic tectonics and recent geodynamics…
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- 9783662439920
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- xi, 123 pages
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- 551.8
Unforgetting Private Charles Smith
Private Charles Smith had been dead for close to a century when Jonathan Hart discovered the soldier’s small diary in the Baldwin Collection at the Toronto Public Library. The diary’s first entry was marked 28 June 1915. After some research, Hart discovered that Charles Smith was an Anglo-Canadian, born in Kent, and that this diary was almost all that remained of this forgotten man, who lik…
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- 9781771992534.01
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- 4.5 x 6.5, 80 pages
Human Factors of Stereoscopic 3D Displays
Human Factors of Stereoscopic Displays provides an overview of all vision-relevant topics and issues that inform stereo display design from a user-centric or human factor, perspective. Although both the basic vision science literature and the applied literature will be reviewed, the strength and originality of this book comes from the emphasis on the basic science literature on human stereo vis…
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- 978-1-4471-6650-4
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- X, 104
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- 004
Unexplained Infertility Pathophysiology, Evaluation and Treatment
Written and edited by leading, internationally recognized clinicians and scientists in reproductive medicine and related fields, this unique text is a practical and comprehensive review of the clinical and scientific significance of unexplained male and female infertility and its management. The book is divided into thematic sections to ensure the most useful presentation of topics, opening wit…
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- 978-1-4939-2140-9
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- 11 b/w illustrations, 45 illustrations in colour
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Unequal Partners American Foundations and Higher Education Development in Af…
This book offers a nuanced analysis of a US-led foundation initiative of uncommon ambition, featuring seven foundations with a shared commitment to strengthen capacity in higher education in Sub-Saharan African universities. The book examines the conditions under which philanthropy can be effective, the impasses that foundations often face, and the novel context in which philanthropy operates t…
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- 978-1-137-59348-1
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- 1 b/w illustrations, 5 illustrations in colour
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Dynamic and stochastic multi-project planning
This book deals with dynamic and stochastic methods for multi-project planning. Based on the idea of using queueing networks for the analysis of dynamic-stochastic multi-project environments this book addresses two problems: detailed scheduling of project activities, and integrated order acceptance and capacity planning. In an extensive simulation study, the book thoroughly investigates existin…
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- 9783319045405
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- 658.5
Underwater Archaeology of a Pacific Battlefield The WWII Battle of Saipan
Battlefields have been the object of fascination for millions of tourists and the subjects of elaborate interpretation projects. This volume will outline the process and results of developing the WWII Maritime Heritage Trail: Battle of Saipan Project. This book will provide examples of how a group of archaeologists, managers and a community took a specific battle and transformed it from a co…
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- 978-3-319-16679-7
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- 10 b/w illustrations, 16 illustrations in colour
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Understanding the Nature of Motivation and Motivating Students through Teachi…
This book is based upon three interrelated open naturalistic studies conducted to better characterise the motivational orientation of students in higher education. Open semi-structured individual interviews were conducted with undergraduates, students at community colleges and students in taught postgraduate courses in Hong Kong. The analysis used an exploratory grounded theory approach and res…
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- 978-981-287-883-0
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- 4 illustrations in colour
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