This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researcher…
This open access book serves as an atlas of deposited dust and dust storms in Kuwait in relation to local and global regions. It features a wealth of maps and images of dust storm trajectories in the region, together with detailed descriptions of the chemical and physical properties of fallen dust, including the amount, particle size, statistical parameters, spectra absorption, dust mineralogy,…
The HR function is currently dealing with a range of questions: How can HR prepare for the future? Which HR competencies will be needed? Which aspects should be focused upon? The way forward may start with capacitating HR managers to obtain the necessary competencies and be enlightened about which aspects should get specific attention in order to prepare for the future world of work. In ord…
The state of São Paulo, Brazil, is one of the most densely populated and developed areas in South America. Such development is evident both in terms of industrialization and urbanization, as well as in agriculture, which is heavily based on sugar cane, Eucalyptus plantations and livestock. This intense land use has resulted in great alteration of the original land cover and fragmentation of na…
In this article, I argue that we can best appreciate those works that appeal to the notion of “political genealogy” as distinct forms of study by situating them between moral enquiry and political theory. They draw from moral enquiry the concern with how we ought to live but are not themselves prescriptive.
It is too early to speak of a shared history – this was the conclusion offered by Kenyan writer Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor on October 9, 2020 at a conference on research into the history of German colonialism. The various experiences were so different, the wounds so deep, and the colonizers’ behavior so brutal, she said, that one could not yet speak of “our” shared past
Visual comfort can affect building occupants’ behaviour, productivity and health. It is highly dependent on the occupant and how they perform a task indoors. In that regard, an occupant centred approach is more suitable for evaluating the lighting perception of the indoor environment. Nevertheless, the process of rating and estimating the visual comfort makes a limited distinction between…
Buku ini membahas tentang keragaman filogenetik sebagai pendekatan untuk mengurangi kehilangan keanekaragaman hayati di periode kepunahan massal ini. Bab-bab dalam bagian pertama membahas pertanyaan-pertanyaan seperti cara kita menghargai keragaman filogenetik di antara kriteria lain untuk konservasi keanekaragaman hayati; pilihan ukuran; hilangnya keragaman filogenetik akibat kepunahan; pentin…
Buku akses terbuka ini mengkaji bagaimana bentuk daftar berfungsi sebagai alat untuk membuat makna dalam genre fiksi detektif dari abad kesembilan belas hingga kedua puluh satu. Buku ini menganalisis bagaimana pembaca dan detektif mengandalkan daftar sebagai alat pengurutan dan penataan, serta menyoroti peran krusial yang diasumsikan daftar dalam proses membaca. Ini memperluas batas-batas bidan…
Harapan Moneter untuk Eropa. Buku ini mengkaji euro dalam perspektif global dan membuka seri baru yang diedit oleh Jean Monnet European Centre of Excellence dari Universitas Florence, Menuju Persatuan Eropa. Sebagian besar bab ditulis oleh para ekonom yang bertemu dan mendiskusikan pandangan mereka yang beragam pada konferensi multi-disipliner yang diselenggarakan oleh Pusat tersebut pada Mei 2…