Konferensi ini diadakan di Santiago de Compostela, Spanyol, mengikuti jejak pertemuan sukses sebelumnya di Andraxt (2003), Estoril (2005), Girona (2007), Pó Voa de Varzim (2009), Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (2011), dan Madeira (2013). IbPRIA merupakan konferensi internasional yang diselenggarakan setiap dua tahun sekali oleh portugis (APRP - Associação Portuguesa de Reconhecimento de Padrões…
Selamat datang di Melaka, Malaysia, dan Simposium Paralel Kongres Dunia Teknologi Informasi dan Komunikasi Keempat 2014 (WICT 2014) selama 8-11 Desember 2014. Pada abad yang lalu, masyarakat kita telah mengalami beberapa periode perubahan dramatis, didorong oleh inovasi seperti sistem transportasi, telepon. Beberapa dekade terakhir telah mengalami teknologi yang berkembang begitu pesat, menguba…
This open access book explores how research and policymaking in the field of migrant integration have developed historically and how this interrelationship plays out in the strongly politicised climate of opinions on migration in Europe. It features interdisciplinary theoretical contributions as well as original empirical studies on research-policy dialogues at both the EU and country level. …
Sir Patrick Moore, dalam benak banyak orang, adalah astronom paling terkenal di abad kedua puluh. Hal ini terutama berlaku di Inggris Raya, di mana serial televisinya di BBC, The Sky at Night, wajib ditonton oleh para astronom amatir, dan bahkan banyak astronom profesional. Kecintaannya pada subjek dan kegembiraan yang dia promosikan sangat melegenda. Sayangnya, dia meninggal pada bulan Desembe…
For the most part, human capital theory emphasizes human cognitive development and the acquisition of knowledge and skills that enable enhanced productivity and earnings. In light of recent research findings, particularly concerning neurodevelopment and early childhood development, it is becoming apparent that this standard version of human capital theory has a far too limited conception of hum…
This book synthesizes the literature on emotional development and cognition across the lifespan. The book proposes a core language by which to describe positive and problematic developmental changes by recourse to a parsimonious set of core principles, such as elevations or declines in tension thresholds and their relation to the waxing and waning of the cognitive system over the life course. I…
This book develops, evaluates and refines a cloud service relationship theory that explains how cloud users' uncertainties arise in these relationships and how they can be mitigated. To that end, the book employs principal-agent theory and the concepts of bounded rationality and social embeddedness. Beyond advancing IS research, the findings presented can greatly benefit governments, IT departm…
This practical guide provides a robust positive-parenting framework for professionals coaching parents of infants, toddlers, and primary school children. The first half of the book explains behaviorist and attachment theories of parenting, comparing, contrasting, and synthesizing them into an effective, research-informed approach to practice. The second half shows these guidelines in action, us…
This Brief discusses methods to develop and maintain police / researcher partnerships. First, the authors provide information that will be useful to police managers and researchers who are interested in creating and maintaining partnerships to conduct research, work together to improve policing and help others understand the linkages between the two groups. Then, more specifically, they describ…
This book reviews the concept, contemporary research efforts and the implementation of Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM). The IWRM concept was established as an international guiding water management paradigm in the early 1990ies and has become a vital approach to solving the problems associated with the topic of water. The book summarizes fourteen comprehensive IWRM research project…