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Happiness :a revolution in economics
In this text a leading economist discusses the potential of happiness research (the qualification of well-being) to answer important questions that standard economics methods are unable to analyze. Emphasizing empirical evidence rather than theoretical conjectures, Frey substantiates the need for happiness research.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262273213
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- 1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) :illustrations.
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Color ontology and color science
"A Bradford book."Here, leading scientists and philosophers examine new problems with new analytic tools, considering such topics as the psychophysical measurement of colour and its implications, and questions that arise from what we now know about the neural processing of colour information, colour consciousness, and colour language.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262312493
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- 1 online resource (xxiii, 419 pages) :illustrations.
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What we know about emotional intelligence :how it affects learning, work, rel…
"A Bradford book."Sorting out the scientific facts from the unsupported hype about emotional intelligence.OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.
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- 9780262255011
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- 1 online resource (xviii, 441 pages) :illustrations, map
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Between philosophy and social science :selected early writings
These essays reveal another side of Horkheimer, focusing on his remarkable contributions to critical theory in the 1930s. Max Horkheimer is well known as the director of the Frankfurt Institute for Social Research and as a sometime collaborator with Theodor Adorno, especially on their classic Dialectic of Enlightenment. These essays reveal another side of Horkheimer, focusing on his remarkable …
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- 0262275694
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- 1 online resource (440 pages).
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Mechanics of robotic manipulation
"A Bradford book."""Manipulation" refers to a variety of physical changes made to the world around us. Mechanics of Robotic Manipulation addresses one form of robotic manipulation, moving objects, and the various processes involved--grasping, carrying, pushing, dropping, throwing, and so on. Unlike most books on the subject, it focuses on manipulation rather than manipulators. This attention to…
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- 9780262256629
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- 1 online resource (xi, 253 pages) :illustrations.
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The second century :reconnecting customer and value chain through build-to-or…
As the auto industry moves into its second century, it suffers from low margins and a sclerotic value chain that cannot evolve with customer desires. Inventories of many weeks pile up on dealer lots and at distribution centers around the world while executives applaud marginal improvements in factory efficiency.Value streams based on Henry Ford's mass-production model from the early 1900s do no…
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- 9780262275613
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- 1 online resource (xi, 238 pages) :illustrations
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The seasoned Schemer
The notion that "thinking about computing is one of the most exciting things the human mind can do" sets both The Little Schemer (formerly known as The Little LISPer ) and its new companion volume, The Seasoned Schemer , apart from other books on LISP. The authors' enthusiasm for their subject is compelling as they present abstract concepts in a humorous and easy-to-grasp fashion. Together, the…
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- 9780262287883
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- 1 online resource (224 pages).
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The DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals: Humanoid Robots to the Rescue
The DARPA Robotics Challenge was a robotics competition that took place in Pomona, California USA in June 2015. The competition was the culmination of 33 months of demanding work by 23 teams and required humanoid robots to perform challenging locomotion and manipulation tasks in a mock disaster site. The challenge was conceived as a response to the Japanese Fukushima nuclear disaster of March 2…
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- 978-3-319-74666-1
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- Kedokteran/Robotik
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- Springer Tracts in Advanced Robotics
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- 629.8
The Intermittent Fasting Revolution: The Science of Optimizing Health and Enh…
How intermittent fasting can enhance resilience, improve mental and physical performance, and protect against aging and disease. Most of us eat three meals a day with a smattering of snacks because we think that's the normal, healthy way to eat. This book shows why that's not the case. The human body and brain evolved to function well in environments where food could be obtained only intermi…
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Does America Need More Innovators?
A critical exploration of today's global imperative to innovate, by champions, critics, and reformers of innovation. Corporate executives, politicians, and school board leaders agree—Americans must innovate. Innovation experts fuel this demand with books and services that instruct aspiring innovators in best practices, personal habits, and workplace cultures for fostering innovation. But c…
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