Filter by
The Nature and Function of Intuitive Thought and Decision Making
This book focuses on the very nature and function of intuitive thought. It presents an up-to-date scientific model on how the non-conscious and intuitive thought processes work in human beings. The model is based on mainstream theorizing on intuition, as well as qualitative meta-analysis of the empirical data available in the research literature. It combines recent work in the fields of philoso…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-18176-9
- Collation
- XII, 86
- Series Title
- SpringerBriefs in Well-Being and Quality of Life Research
- Call Number
- -
The Mystery of the Seven Spheres
In this book, Giovanni Bignami, the outstanding Italian scientist and astronomer, takes the reader on a journey through the “seven spheres”, from our own planet to neighboring stars. The author offers a gripping account of the evolution of Homo Sapiens to the stage where our species is developing capabilities, in the form of new energy propulsion systems, that will enable us to conquer spac…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-17004-6
- Collation
- V, 118
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The Myanmar Economy
With motivated human resources and a rich natural bounty, Myanmar is expected to take off with sustained growth and eventually attain a unique welfare state. On the basis of the authors’ field surveys and innumerable dialogues with public officials, private professionals, scholars, and others, in addition to intensive desk studies since around 2000, the present volume lays out the essential i…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-4-431-55735-7
- Collation
- XV, 239
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The Muslim Brotherhood and its Quest for Hegemony in Egypt
Annette Ranko analyses the Muslim Brotherhood’s challenging of the Mubarak regime and the ensuing struggle between the two from 1981 to 2011. She furthermore traces how the group evolved throughout the process of that struggle. She studies how the Brotherhood’s portrayal of itself as an attractive alternative to the regime provoked the Mubarak regime to level anti-Brotherhood propaganda in …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-658-08499-8
- Collation
- XVI, 203
- Series Title
- Politik und Gesellschaft des Nahen Ostens
- Call Number
- -
The Multiple Facets of Partial Least Squares and Related Methods
This volume presents state of the art theories, new developments, and important applications of Partial Least Square (PLS) methods. The text begins with the invited communications of current leaders in the field who cover the history of PLS, an overview of methodological issues, and recent advances in regression and multi-block approaches. The rest of the volume comprises selected, reviewed con…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-40643-5
- Collation
- XIV, 316
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics
- Call Number
- -
Xwelíqwiya The Life of a Stó:lō Matriarch
Xwelíqwiya is the life story of Rena Point Bolton, a Stó:lō matriarch, artist, and craftswoman. Proceeding by way of conversational vignettes, the beginning chapters recount Point Bolton’s early years on the banks of the Fraser River during the Depression. While at the time the Stó:lō, or Xwélmexw, as they call themselves today, kept secret their ways of life to avoid persecution by the…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781927356562.01
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
- Call Number
- 312 pages
The Multiple Facets of Partial Least Squares and Related Methods
This volume presents state of the art theories, new developments, and important applications of Partial Least Square (PLS) methods. The text begins with the invited communications of current leaders in the field who cover the history of PLS, an overview of methodological issues, and recent advances in regression and multi-block approaches. The rest of the volume comprises selected, reviewed con…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-40643-5
- Collation
- XIV, 316
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics
- Call Number
- -
A Woman of Valour The Biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle
A Woman of Valour is the biography of Marie-Louise Bouchard Labelle, a French-Canadian woman who found love with a priest thirty-three years her senior. Against all social convention, they lived, produced three children, and built a life together after fleeing their village. However, after several years together, Bouchard’s husband ultimately chose to return to the priesthood, abandoning his …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781897425848.01
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- Our Lives: Diary, Memoir, and Letters
- Call Number
- 256 pages
Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 18th International Conference on Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization, IPCO 2016, held in Liège, Belgium, in June 2016. The 33 full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 125 submissions. The conference is a forum for researchers and practitioners working on various aspects of integer programming and combin…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-33461-5
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- Integer Programming and Combinatorial Optimization
- Call Number
- XIII, 412, 33 b/w illustrations
DHA for Optimal Health
his Special Issue of Nutrients, entitled "DHA for Optimal Health", consists of evidence-based original research or reviews of the scientific literature. Manuscripts focus on the evidence that underpins dietary requirements throughout the lifespan (from in-utero to the elderly) for optimal brain function and/or prevention (or treatment) of disease.
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-03842-972-2
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 610 DHA
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography