This open access book provides integrated treatment technology of rural domestic sewage, and highlights ten typical cases in China. The integrated sewage treatment system (ISTE) combine sewage pretreatment, biological treatment, sedimentation, and disinfection, which particularly suitable for decentralized domestic wastewater treatment in rural areas without pipe networks. The main advantages o…
This open access book provides an analysis of the effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on diverse education systems, and of the results of the policies adopted to sustain educational opportunities. Through a series of diverse national case studies, the book examines the preexisting fragilities and vulnerabilities in educational structures which shaped the nature of the varied responses, around the …
This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of education in China, covering 12 critical topics including basic education, higher education, professional education, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) education, mental health education, and international education and excellence initiatives. Drawing from current research, theoretical literature, and real-life sto…
Dieses Open-Access-Fachbuch beleuchtet empirische und theoretische Aspekte der Digitalisierung der Wirtschaft aus der Perspektive verschiedener Managementbereiche. Der Megatrend Digitalisierung ist zu einem dominierenden Einflussfaktor für die Entwicklung der Unternehmen geworden. In zunehmendem Maße werden nicht nur die Strategien der Unternehmen digitaler, sondern sämtliche Führungs- und …
Obwohl das Thema Rassismus als Problem der Polizei die gesellschaftliche Debatte in den vergangenen Jahren äußerst intensiv beschäftigt hat, sind Ausmaße und Formen des Rassismus in der deutschen Polizei bisher nur in Ansätzen untersucht. Der vorliegende Band bietet eine Grundlage für die Auseinandersetzung mit dem Thema, indem er den Forschungsstand aus verschiedenen Disziplinen…
The Apple File System (APFS) has been the standard FS for Apple devices since 2017. At that time, no digital forensic tools supported it, leaving tool dependent digital or mobile forensic investigators without the ability to investigate this file system properly. The APFS was first enabled on iOS, the operating system of iPhone, and later that same year on MacOS. APFS replaced the HFS+ FS. …
EU law and the national laws of the EU Member States are closely interwoven. From a historical point of view, they form two different legal orders, but they may today be viewed as forming part of the same legal system. The chapter explains the relationship between EU law and national law by looking first at the status of EU law in national law and then at the relevance of national law to EU…
This open access book is about the perception of the independence of the judiciary in Europe. Do citizens and judges see its independence in the same way? Do judges feel that their independence is respected by the users of the courts, by the leadership of the courts and by politicians? Does the population trust the judiciary more than other public institutions, or less? How does independence of…
Im internationalen Vergleich verfügt Deutschland über einen bemerkenswerten Theatersektor im Hinblick auf Ensembles und Spielstätten. Die darstellenden Künste sind zudem der Kulturbereich mit der höchsten öffentlichen Förderung. Theater ist daher in besonderer Weise abhängig von der Politik. Was bedeutet das für den Alltag der Theatermacher*innen? Wie und mit welchen Zielsetzungen grei…
One of the grand challenges the logistics industry is facing today is the question of how to limit the negative impact of freight transport. Freight transport demand is continuously rising and must be satisfied by logistics. The ever-increasing share of trucks is problematic due to the high external costs of road transport. European politics has dedicated itself to these problems and shows …