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Introduction to Environmental Science
This course uses the basic principles of biology and earth science as a context for understanding environmental policies and resource management practices. Our planet is facing unprecedented environmental challenges, from oil spills to global climate change. In ENSC 1000, you will learn about the science behind these problems; preparing you to make an informed, invaluable contribution to Earthâ…
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- 570 ZEH i
Antibacterial Surfaces
Antibacterial Surfaces’ covers the advances being made in the design of antibacterial surfaces, which have the ability to either prevent the initial attachment of bacterial cells, or kill any cells that come into contact with these surfaces. This book discusses the mechanisms associated with the attachment of bacteria to surfaces and the main strategies currently being employed to control …
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- 978-3-319-18594-1
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- V, 172
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- 574.87 ANT a
The Presence of Duns Scotus in the Thought of Edith Stein
This book examines the phenomenological anthropology of Edith Stein. It specifically focuses on the question which Stein addressed in her work Finite and Eternal Being: What is the foundational principle that makes the individual unique and unrepeatable within the human species? Traditional analyses of Edith Stein’s writings have tended to frame her views on this issue as being influenced by …
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- 978-3-319-15663-7
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- XV, 184
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- Analecta Husserliana
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The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT)
This edition of Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT) begins with an examination of bricolage as a way to engage in critical research in TEFL/TESOL teaching and research. The volume considers the quality of ‘encounter’ needed in the global and intercultural classroom. The authors address validity, reliability and an authentic need for research …
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- 978-94-6300-112-0
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- VI, 162
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- Critical New Literacies: The Praxis of English Language Teaching and Learning (PELT)
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Anti-inflammatory Nutraceuticals and Chronic Diseases
This comprehensive volume focuses on anti-inflammatory nutraceuticals and their role in various chronic diseases. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved drugs such as steroids, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), statins and metformin have been shown to modulate inflammatory pathways, but their long-term intake has been associated with numerous side effects. This means that the…
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- 978-3-319-41334-1
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- VIII, 482
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- Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology
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- 613.2 ANT a
Anti-Money Laundering: A Comparative and Critical Analysis of the UK and UAE'…
This book critically analyses the role of the United Arab Emirates Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in the Suspicious Activities Reports regime. The author pays particular attention to its functions and powers in dealing with Suspicious Activities Reports and relevant requirements imposed upon the reporting entities. In the analysis, the author also compares the United Arab Emirates FIU model …
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- 978-1-137-59455-6
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- XIX, 402
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- Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
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- 658.15 ALH a
Business Intelligence for New-Generation Managers : Current Avenues of Develo…
Executives in Europe have significantly expanded their role in operations – in parallel to their strategic leadership. At the same time, they need to make decisions faster than in the past. In these demanding times, a redesigned Business Intelligence (BI) should support managers in their new roles. This book summarizes current avenues of development helping managers to perform their jobs more…
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Anti-Jamming Transmissions in Cognitive Radio Networks
This SpringerBrief examines anti-jamming transmissions in cognitive radio networks (CRNs), including several recent related research topics within this field. The author introduces the transmissions based on uncoordinated spread spectrum to address smart jammers in CRNs. The author applies game theory to investigate the interactions between secondary users and jammers while providing game th…
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- 978-3-319-24292-7
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- VIII, 76
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- 004.6 XIA a
Anomaly Detection in Random Heterogeneous Media: Feynman-Kac Formulae, Stocha…
This monograph is concerned with the analysis and numerical solution of a stochastic inverse anomaly detection problem in electrical impedance tomography (EIT). Martin Simon studies the problem of detecting a parameterized anomaly in an isotropic, stationary and ergodic conductivity random field whose realizations are rapidly oscillating. For this purpose, he derives Feynman-Kac formulae to rig…
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- 978-3-658-10993-6
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- XIV, 150
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- 519.2 SIM a
Anomalies in Net Present Value, Returns and Polynomials, and Regret Theory in…
This book explores why Modified Internal Rate of Return (MIRR) and Net Present Value (NPV) are not necessarily accurate or efficient tools for valuation and decision-making. The author specifically addresses the biases and framing effects inherent in the NPV/MIRR/IRR model and in related approaches such as Adjusted Present Value (APV), Net Future Value (NFV), and by extension, Polynomials. In d…
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- 978-1-137-44698-5
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- XIII, 327
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- 332.4 NWO a
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