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The Education Systems of Europe
This updated second edition presents an analytical description of the education systems of all European countries, following common guidelines. These conceptual guidelines consider various criteria concerning presumptions as to the quality of a good education system. One of the book central aims is to explore the paradoxical character of education, i.e. the relationship between universal values…
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- 978-3-319-07472-6
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- XX, 908
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- Global Education Systems
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Molecular Pharmacology and Pathology of Strokes
Stroke, a progressively non-communicable disease, is the second leading cause of death after coronary heart disease in developed countries. The present treatment options for stroke are adapting lifestyle practices, diabetes treatment, drugs, and the management of other factors, but no cure is yet available, despite new insights into molecular and therapeutic targets. Discoveries related to expl…
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- 978-3-03897-542-7
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- 615 MOL m
Advances in Latent Variables: Methods, Models and Applications
The book, belonging to the series “Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics– Selected Papers from the Statistical Societies”, presents a peer-reviewed selection of contributions on relevant topics organized by the editors on the occasion of the SIS 2013 Statistical Conference "Advances in Latent Variables. Methods, Models and Applications", held at the Department of Economics and Man…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-02967-2
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- IX, 285
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- Studies in Theoretical and Applied Statistics
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- 519.5 ADV a
The DSM-5 in Perspective
For several decades the DSM has been nicknamed “The Psychiatric Bible.” This volume would like to suggest another biblical metaphor: the Tower of Babel. Altogether, the essays in this volume describe the DSM as an imperfect and unachievable monument – a monument that was originally built to celebrate the new unity of clinical psychiatric discourse, but that ended up creating, as a result …
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- 978-94-017-9765-8
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- XXIV, 238
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- History, Philosophy and Theory of the Life Sciences
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Advances in Intelligent Data Analysis XIV: 14th International Symposium, IDA …
This book constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Intelligent Data Analysis, which was held in October 2015 in Saint Étienne. France. The 29 revised full papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The traditional focus of the IDA symposium series is on end-to-end intelligent support for data analysis. The symposium aims to p…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-24465-5
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- XXIX, 346
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 006.3 ADV a
Advances in Databases and Information Systems: 19th East European Conference,…
This book constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 19th East European Conference on Advances in Databases and Information Systems, ADBIS 2015, held in Poitiers, France, in September 2015. The 31 full papers and 18 short papers presented were carefully selected and reviewed from 135 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections such as database theory and access methods…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-23135-8
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- XXVIII, 474
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 005.74 ADV a
Advances in Conceptual Modeling: ER 2015 Workshops AHA, CMS, EMoV, MoBID, MOR…
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of seven workshops and a symposium, held at the 34th International Conference on Conceptual Modeling, ER 2015, in Stockholm, Sweden. The 26 revised full and 8 invited papers were carefully reviewed and selected out of 52 submissions to the following events: Conceptual Modelling for Ambient Assistance and Healthy Ageing, AHA-2015; Conceptual Mode…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-25747-1
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- XVIII, 360
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 005.74 ADV a
Leveraged Exchange-Traded Funds: Price Dynamics and Options Valuation
This book provides an analysis, under both discrete-time and continuous-time frameworks, on the price dynamics of leveraged exchange-traded funds (LETFs), with emphasis on the roles of leverage ratio, realized volatility, investment horizon, and tracking errors. This study provides new insights on the risks associated with LETFs. It also leads to the discussion of new risk management concepts, …
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- 978-3-319-29094-2
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Advances in Computational Intelligence: 13th International Work-Conference on…
This two-volume set LNCS 9094 and LNCS 9095 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2015, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in June 2013. The 99 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 195 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-19258-1
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- XXV, 612
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 006.3 ADV a
Advances in Computational Intelligence: 13th International Work-Conference on…
This two-volume set LNCS 9094 and LNCS 9095 constitutes the thoroughly refereed proceedings of the 13th International Work-Conference on Artificial Neural Networks, IWANN 2015, held in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, in June 2013. The 99 revised full papers presented together with 1 invited talk were carefully reviewed and selected from 195 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-19222-2
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- XXV, 620
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- Lecture Notes in Computer Science
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- 006.3 ADV a
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