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Creating Models in Psychological Research
This concise reference serves as a companion to traditional research texts by focusing on such essentials as model construction, robust methodologies and defending a compelling hypothesis. Designed to wean Master's and doctorate-level students as well as new researchers from their comfort zones, the book challenges readers to engage in multi-method approaches to answering multidisciplinary ques…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783319157535
- Collation
- XXI, 126
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Psychology
- Call Number
- 150
Practicing Professional Ethics in Economics and Public Policy
This volume explores the professional ethics of addresses the varied ethical needs of the professional economists and public policy professionals. Using terms and methods familiar to the reader, the book goes beyond the typical narrative of economics and morality to walk the professional through the process of ethical decision-making. Designed to be easy to navigate and applicable to everyday…
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- 1
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- 978-94-017-7306-5
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- XII, 297
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- -
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- 174 SEA p
Atheist Identities - Spaces and Social Contexts
The essays in this book not only examine the variety of atheist expression and experience in the Western context, they also explore how local, national and international settings may contribute to the shaping of atheist identities. By addressing identity at these different levels, the book explores how individuals construct their own atheist—or non-religious—identity, how they construct com…
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-09602-5
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- VII, 219
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- Boundaries of Religious Freedom: Regulating Religion in Diverse Societies
- Call Number
- 297.284
Politics of Religion/ Religions of Politic
The liberal enlightenment as well as the more radical left have both traditionally opposed religion as a reactionary force in politics, a view culminating in an identification of the politics of religion as fundamentalist theocracy. But recently a number of thinkers—Agamben, Badiou, Tabues and in particular Simon Critchley—have begun to explore a more productive engagement of the religious …
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- 1
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- 978-94-017-9448-0
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- XIII, 191
- Series Title
- Sophia Studies in Cross-cultural Philosophy of Traditions and Cultures
- Call Number
- 297.272 WEL p
Living on the Land Indigenous Women's Understanding of Place
An extensive body of literature on Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing has been written since the 1980s. This research has for the most part been conducted by scholars operating within Western epistemological frameworks that tend not only to deny the subjectivity of knowledge but also to privilege masculine authority. As a result, the information gathered predominantly reflects the types o…
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- -
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- 9781771990417.01
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- -
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- 228 pages
Information Systems Architecture and Technology: Proceedings of 36th Internat…
This four volume set of books constitutes the proceedings of the 36th International Conference Information Systems Architecture and Technology 2015, or ISAT 2015 for short, held on September 20–22, 2015 in Karpacz, Poland. The conference was organized by the Computer Science and Management Systems Departments, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of Technology, Polan…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-28559-7
- Collation
- XIV, 243
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
- Call Number
- 621 INF
Information Systems Architecture and Technology: Proceedings of 36th Internat…
This four volume set of books constitutes the proceedings of the 36th International Conference Information Systems Architecture and Technology 2015, or ISAT 2015 for short, held on September 20–22, 2015 in Karpacz, Poland. The conference was organized by the Computer Science and Management Systems Departments, Faculty of Computer Science and Management, Wroclaw University of Technology, Polan…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-28565-8
- Collation
- XIV, 227
- Series Title
- Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing
- Call Number
- 621 INF
Critical loads and dynamic risk assessments : nitrogen, acidity and metals in…
This book provides a unique overview of research methods over the past 25 years assessing critical loads and temporal effects of the deposition of air pollutants. It includes critical load methods and applications addressing acidification, eutrophication and heavy metal pollution of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems. Applications include examples for each air pollution threat, both at local an…
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- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9789401795081
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- XXVII, 662
- Series Title
- Environmental Pollution
- Call Number
- 610
Political Preferences and the Aging of Populations; Political-Economy Explana…
Oliver Pamp analyzes the likelihood and extent of pension reforms from a political-economy perspective. It is shown that voters’ preferences for or against reforms are influenced by a societies’ demographic development, the generosity of its existing public pension scheme and its electoral system. The author extensively reviews existing formal models of pension systems, discusses their meri…
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- 1
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- 978-3-658-08615-2
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- XXIV, 188
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 612.67 PAM p
Individual and Collective Choice and Social Welfare Essays in Honor of Nick …
The papers in this volume explore various issues relating to theories of individual and collective choice, and theories of social welfare. The topics include individual and collective rationality, motivation and intention in economics, coercion, public goods, climate change, and voting theory. The book offers an excellent overview over latest research in these fields.
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- -
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- 978-3-662-46438-0
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- X, 377
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- -
- Call Number
- 330
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