"The growth of the Internet has been propelled in significant part by user investment in infrastructure: computers, internal wiring, and the connection to the Internet provider. This "bottom-up" investment minimizes the investment burden facing providers. New technologies such as wireless and data transmission over power lines, as well as deregulation of telecommunications and electric utilitie…
Diketahui bahwa perekonomian Tiongkok telah mencapai kesuksesan besar selama 30 tahun terakhir. Namun, pendidikan tinggi masih menghadapi tantangan yang signifikan. Terlepas dari komitmen pemerintah Tiongkok untuk membangun universitas kelas dunia sejak pertengahan tahun 1990an, universitas-universitas Tiongkok berjuang untuk mencapai status ini dengan karakteristik unik mereka. Baru-baru ini, …
Ideologi ekonomi yang berbeda-beda telah berlaku selama evolusi masyarakat manusia, dengan berbagai sistem ekonomi yang muncul dan memudar seiring berjalannya waktu. Setiap sistem mempunyai paradigma ideologi yang berbeda, yang sering kali terbatas dalam penerapan dan umurnya. Sistem kapitalisme berbasis pasar, yang dominan di sebagian besar dunia saat ini, telah terbukti tangguh namun tidak te…
Kemajuan ilmu saraf telah menantang paradigma psikiatri dan menekankan perlunya hubungan timbal balik dan dialog multidisiplin. Dalam upaya ini, Springer memelopori penerbitan monografi dengan makalah yang dipresentasikan pada Kongres Internasional Neuropsikiatri ke-3 yang diadakan pada tahun 2000 di Kyoto. Sejak saat itu, semakin banyak dokter dan peneliti yang saling memperhatikan minat dan t…
Scholars have long been captivated by the parallels between birdsong and human speech and language. In this book, leading scholars draw on the latest research to explore what birdsong can tell us about the biology of human speech and language and the consequences for evolutionary biology. After outlining the basic issues involved in the study of both language and evolution, the contributors com…
This volume presents a complete specification of the MPI-2 Standard. It is annotated with comments that clarify complicated issues, including why certain design choices were made, how users are intended to use the interface, and how they should construct their version of MPI.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Hume's problem of justifying induction has been among epistemology's greatest challenges for centuries. In this book, Gerhard Schurz proposes a new approach to Hume's problem. Acknowledging the force of Hume's arguments against the possibility of a noncircular justification of the reliability of induction, Schurz demonstrates instead the possibility of a noncircular justification of the optimal…
"In this book, Clapperton Mavhunga views technology in Africa from an African perspective. Technology in his account is not something always brought in from outside, but is also something that ordinary people understand, make, and practice through their everyday innovations or creativities -- including things that few would even consider technological. Technology does not always originate in th…
"Examines the European border-and the various actors and institutions involved behind the maintenance of a border--as an infrastructure, with particular attention to the refugee crisis of 2014-2016"--OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
Governance challenges and solutions for the provision of global public goods in such areas as the environment, food security, and development.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.