Trends in Practical Applications of Scalable Multi-Agent Systems, the PAAMS C…

Latest research trends in Practical Applications Scalable Multi-Agent System Results of the workshops of the 14th International Conference on Practical Applications of Agents and Multi-Agent Systems (PAAMS 2016) held in Sevilla, Spain, from 1st to 3rd June 2016 Brings together researchers and developers articles from industry and the academic world reporting on the latest scientific and techni…

Trends and Challenges in Science and Higher Education Building Capacity in La…

The first volume to focus on science and higher education in Latin America as a whole Presents perspectives that give direction to policy-making in Latin America Discusses fundamental issues and challenges of science policy Provides an encompassing analysis of multi-level relations in Latin America

Trends and Applications in Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining PAKDD 2015 Wor…

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1

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978-3-319-25660-3

Collation

XV, 289

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Lecture Notes in Computer Science

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Treatment versus Punishment for Drug Addiction

Transnational, interdisciplinary comparison of drug laws and treatment for drug-addicted offenders Explores decisive factors for judges and prosecutors to select treatment instead of punishment options Examines challenges of cooperation between law enforcement and public health for drug treatment, and presents possible solutions

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Transparent Ceramics

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