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Japan through the lens of the Tokyo Olympics
Buku ini menempatkan Olimpiade Tokyo 2020 dalam tantangan sosial, ekonomi, dan politik yang dihadapi Jepang kontemporer. Dengan menggunakan Olimpiade Tokyo 2020 sebagai lensa untuk melihat kota dan negara secara keseluruhan, jajaran kontributor yang luar biasa menawarkan wawasan tersembunyi dan perspektif baru tentang Olimpiade. Ini termasuk perencanaan kota, politik budaya, masalah keuangan, p…
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- 9781003033905
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- 1 online resource (Pages 162)
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- 796.48 HOL j
Gender imbalance and marriage squeeze in China
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China’s imbalanced sex ratio at birth and marriage market, and the implications of these phenomena for population development and families. China’s persistently high sex ratio at birth (SRB) since the early 1980s has led to serious gender imbalance and male marriage squeeze. After examining the quality of existing data on SRB, the authors pr…
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- 9781003433873
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Early childhood language education and literacy practices in Ethiopia: perspe…
This edited volume explores how indigenous knowledges and practices can be instrumental in improving literacy outcomes and teacher development practices in Ethiopia, aiding children’s long-term reading, and learning outcomes. The chapters present research from a collaborative project between Ethiopia and Norway and demonstrate how students can be supported to think pragmatically, learn cri…
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- 9781003424956
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Thermal Evaluation of Indoor Climate and Energy Storage in Buildings
There is a need to reduce energy consumption for space cooling and heating via energy efficient solutions/technologies for implementation in the buildings. Thermal energy storage regulates indoor temperature, shifting the peak load to the off-peak hours and reducing the energy need for space cooling and heating. This book presents the most recent advances related to the thermal energy storage s…
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- 9781003415695
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Vitalism and Its Legacy in Twentieth Century Life Sciences and Philosophy
This Open Access book combines philosophical and historical analysis of various forms of alternatives to mechanism and mechanistic explanation, focusing on the 19th century to the present. It addresses vitalism, organicism and responses to materialism and its relevance to current biological science. In doing so, it promotes dialogue and discussion about the historical and philosophical importan…
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- History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
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- VIII, 269
China-US Competition
This open access edited book brings together a closer examination of European and Asian responses to the escalating rivalry between the US and China. As the new Cold War has surfaced as a perceivable reality in the post-COVID era, the topic itself is of great importance to policymakers, academic researchers, and the interested public. Furthermore, this manuscript makes a valuable contribution t…
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- XIII, 351
Petroleum microbiology: the role of microorganisms in the transition to net z…
In the oil and gas industry, technologies have been developed to address microbial-related issues such as oil field souring, microbiologically influenced corrosion, biofouling, and targeted measures for risk assessment and mitigation. Microorganisms have also benefited the oil sector through microbial-enhanced oil recovery and bioremediation of petroleum-contaminated environments. However, duri…
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Orte und Räume im Roman
Dieses Open-Access-Buch bietet eine breit angelegte, digital unterstützte, korpusbasierte Studie zur Referenzierung von Orten und Räumen in Erzähltexten. Aus literaturwissenschaftlicher, insbesondere narratologischer Forschung sowie mathematischen, philosophischen, physikalischen und kulturwissenschaftlichen Ansätzen zur Thematik des Raumes wird ein fuzzy-set-Modell herausgearbeitet, mit de…
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- Digitale Literaturwissenschaft
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- XIII, 234
Sustainable Development Disciplines for Humanity
This Open Access book provides eight problem solving lectures for sustainable development for people, peace, and partnerships. Those are three of the five keywords for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): people, the planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships or “the 5Ps”. Each of these lectures is classified into one of the keywords for SDGs and based on the history of social thou…
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- Sustainable Development Goals Series
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- XIX, 187
Sustainable Development Disciplines for Society
This multidisciplinary Open Access book provides nine problem-solving lectures for sustainable development for the planet and prosperity. Those are two of the five keywords for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): people, the planet, prosperity, peace, and partnerships, or “the 5Ps”. Each of these lectures is classified into one of the keywords for SDGs and based on law, econom…
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- Sustainable Development Goals Series
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- XXVII, 254
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