The Spanish colonization dramatically interrupted the autonomous development of ancient Mesoamerican culture. Nevertheless, indigenous societies learnt to live with the conquest. It was not only a time of crisis, but also an extraordinarily creative time period in which material culture reflected indigenous peoples’ varied responses and adaptations to the changing circumstances. This work pre…
This open access book is among the first cross-disciplinary works about Manufacturing 4.0. It includes chapters about the technical, the economic, and the social aspects of this important phenomenon. Together the material presented allows the reader to develop a holistic picture of where the manufacturing industry and the parts of the society that depend on it may be going in the future. Manuf…
This open access book explores the enactment, impact and implications of the Prevent Duty across a range of educational contexts. In July 2015 the UK became the first country to place a specific legal requirement on those working in education to contribute to efforts to ‘prevent people from being drawn into terrorism’. Drawing on extensive research with staff, children and young people, the…
This open access book describes modern applications of computational human modeling in an effort to advance neurology, cancer treatment, and radio-frequency studies including regulatory, safety, and wireless communication fields. Readers working on any application that may expose human subjects to electromagnetic radiation will benefit from this book’s coverage of the latest models and te…
Diese Open-Access-Publikation beleuchtet die komplexen Beziehungen zwischen Tourismus und Klimawandel für die Tourismusdestination Österreich und basiert auf einer umfassenden Erhebung, Zusammenfassung und Bewertung des aktuellen Standes der Forschung zu diesem Thema. Für diesen Bericht haben 40 Wissenschaftler*innen führender Forschungseinrichtungen, unterstützt durch ein internationales …
Aquatic ecosystems are rich in biodiversity and home to a diverse array of species and habitats, providing a wide variety of benefits to human beings. Many of these valuable ecosystems are at risk of being irreversibly damaged by human activities and pressures, including pollution, contamination, invasive species, overfishing and climate change. Such pressures threaten the sustainability of the…
Volume akses terbuka ini berisi prosiding dari Simposium X Hotine-Marussi tentang Geodesi Matematis yang diadakan dari 13 hingga 17 Juni 2022 di Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italia. Sejak 2006, serangkaian Simposium Hotine-Marussi telah berada di bawah tanggung jawab Komite Antarkomisi tentang Teori (ICCT) dalam Persatuan Geodesi Internasional (IAG). ICCT mengorganisir lima Simposium Hotine-Ma…
Buku akses terbuka ini berisi 30 makalah yang telah ditinjau sejawat berdasarkan presentasi pada Perhimpunan Umum ke-27 dari Perhimpunan Internasional Geodesi dan Geofisika (IUGG). Pertemuan diadakan dari 8 hingga 18 Juli 2019 di Montreal, Kanada, dengan tema perayaan seratus tahun berdirinya IUGG. Perayaan seratus tahun ini juga merupakan kesempatan baik untuk melihat ke depan ke abad berikutn…
Volume akses terbuka ini berisi makalah terpilih dari Rapat Ilmiah 2021 Pertemuan Ilmiah Asosiasi Geodesi Internasional – IAGS 2021. Rapat ini diselenggarakan oleh Masyarakat Cina untuk Geodesi, Fotogrametri, dan Kartografi (CSGPC) di Beijing, Cina dari 28 Juni hingga 2 Juli 2021. Itu adalah konferensi hibrid dengan peserta secara langsung dan online. Total, Rapat dihadiri oleh 146 peserta se…
Damian Hedinger untersucht die Frage der Gesundheitsversorgung am Lebensende, die durch die Demografische Alterung und eine weiterhin steigende Lebenserwartung immer zentraler wird. Er geht sowohl aus wissenschaftlicher als auch aus gesellschaftspolitischer Perspektive vor und nutzt administrative Daten aus der Schweiz, um herauszufinden, warum man eine längere oder kürzere Dauer im Heim oder…