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Socio-Environmental Dynamics along the Historical Silk Road
This open access book discusses socio-environmental interactions in the middle to late Holocene, covering specific areas along the ancient Silk Road regions. Over twenty chapters provide insight into this topic from various disciplinary angles and perspectives, ranging from archaeology, paleoclimatology, antiquity, historical geography, agriculture, carving art and literacy. The Silk Road is a …
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- 1
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- 9783030007287
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- XXVI, 525 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Attosecond Science and Tec…
This open access volume brings together selected papers from the 8th International Conference on Attosecond Science and Technology. The contributions within represent the latest advances in attosecond science, covering recent progress in ultrafast electron dynamics in atoms, molecules, clusters, surfaces, solids, nanostructures and plasmas, as well as the generation of sub-femtosecond XUV and X…
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- 1
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- 9783031479380
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- XIX, 220
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Proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference, Volume 1: PBNC 2022…
This is the first in a series of three volumes of proceedings of the 23rd Pacific Basin Nuclear Conference (PBNC 2022) which was held by Chinese Nuclear Society. As one in the most important and influential conference series of nuclear science and technology, the 23rd PBNC was held in Beijing and Chengdu, China in 2022 with the theme “Nuclear Innovation for Zero-carbon Future”. For taking s…
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- 1
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- 978-981-99-1023-6
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- XVI, 1163
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Bruno Touschek 100 Years
This open access book celebrates the contribution of Bruno Touschek to theoretical physics and particle colliders in Europe. It contains direct testimonials from his former students, collaborators, and eminent scientists, among them, two Nobel Prize winners in Physics, Giorgio Parisi and Carlo Rubbia. It reviews the main developments in theoretical and accelerator physics in the second half of …
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- 978-3-031-23042-4
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- X, 307
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Making Universities Matter : Collaboration, Engagement, Impact
In an era of rapid change and increasing societal demands, the role of universities as knowledge producers and catalysts for change has come under scrutiny. This open access book offers a fresh perspective on the significance of universities in society, shedding light on how their knowledge can truly matter beyond academia. Drawing upon insightful inquiries from both the Swedish and internat…
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- 9783031487996
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- V, 232
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- Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management (ITKM)
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- 370 MAK
Social Innovation in Higher Education : Landscape, Practices, and Opportunities
This open access book offers unique and novel views on the social innovation landscape, tools, practices, pedagogies, and research in the context of higher education. International, multi-disciplinary academics and industry leaders present new developments, research evidence, and practice expertise on social innovation in higher education institutions (HEIs), across academic and professional di…
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- 978-3-030-84044-0
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- X, 313
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- Innovation, Technology, and Knowledge Management (ITKM)
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- 370 SOC
Intelligent Systems for Sustainable Person-Centered Healthcare
This open access book establishes a dialog among the medical and intelligent system domains for igniting transition toward a sustainable and cost-effective healthcare. The Person-Centered Care (PCC) positions a person in the center of a healthcare system, instead of defining a patient as a set of diagnoses and treatment episodes. The PCC-based conceptual background triggers enhanced application…
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- 978-3-030-79353-1
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- XIV, 250
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- Intelligent Systems Reference Library (ISRL, volume 205)
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- 001 INT
(Re)theorising More-than-parental Involvement in Early Childhood Education an…
This open access book provides a critical, thought-provoking, and stimulating overview of theories applied worldwide to conceptualise collaborations between early childhood education and children's families. The book starts with a critical reflection on the colonial undertones of parental involvement (PI) and acknowledges a strong political will to improve this aspect of early childhood educati…
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- 978-3-031-38762-3
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- XXI, 203
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- International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (CHILD, volume 40)
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- 370 RET
Methodology for Research with Early Childhood Education and Care Professional…
This open access book addresses the growing trend in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) research named collaborative knowledge building in which researchers and ECEC personnel collaborate. This kind of research encompasses a number of approaches, such as design studies, action studies, Learning Studies, Lesson Studies, and combined research and development studies. There …
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- 978-3-031-14583-4
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- XII, 181
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- International Perspectives on Early Childhood Education and Development (CHILD, volume 38)
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- 370 MET
Rural School Improvement in Developing Countries
This open access book examines the rural school improvement programs implemented in four developing countries, including China, Myanmar, Uganda, and Kenya. It analyzes research questions such as problems faced by rural schools in these countries, approaches or models adopted to improve these rural schools, specific interventions to address the problems and their effectiveness, and lessons learn…
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- -
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- 978-981-97-4917-1
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- XVII, 125
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- SpringerBriefs in Education (BRIEFSEDUCAT)
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