This set of two books dedicated to presenting the latest novel and advanced research from around the world in this exciting area. These books highlight the important properties of electrochemistry in ionic liquids – as opposed to the more commonly used aqueous and organic environments – and the many applications. Readers will find 20 chapters gathered in two books: The first volume critical…
The debate on the future of monetary union is a great opportunity to strengthen the resilience of the European economy and of the European project at large. How we move forward in this new challenge should be guided by a few key principles: the link between short term and long term issues should be strengthened and based on a common vision. The distinction between measures that require Tre…
This book provides in-depth knowledge about the fabrications, structures, properties and applications of three outstanding electrochemically engineered nanoporous materials including porous silicon, nanoporous alumina and nanotubular titania. The book integrates three major themes describing these materials. The first theme is on porous silicon reviewing the methods for preparation by electroch…
Highly pathogenic avian infuenza (HPAI) caused by the H5N1 virus is a dangerous transboundary animal disease (TAD) that seriously impacts on poultry production, especially on smallholder farmers and commercial enterprises in Member States (MS) in Asia and Africa. With the added danger that this disease can become zoonotic, i.e. it has the potential to transfer to humans, it is essential tha…
Studies in stable isotope geochemistry have been since its beginning a strong and vital branch of earth sciences, but in the past decade, growth has occurred at an ever-increasing pace as a consequence of major advances in mass spectrometry, in micro-analytical techniques, and in calculating equilibrium isotope fractionations using ab initio methods. In specific, the application of multicol…
Weak convergence of probability measures or, what is the same, convergence in distribution of random variables is arguably one of the most important basic concepts of asymptotic probability theory and mathematical statistics. The classical central limit theorem for sums of independent real random variables, a cornerstone of these fields, cannot possibly be thought of properly without the not…
The International Symposium on Stabilization, Safety, and Security in Distributed Systems (SSS) is an international forum for researchers and practitioners working on the design and development of distributed systems that guarantee specific desired properties despite adversity, or that are able to restore the desired properties following adversarial perturbations in the computing medium bui…
Recognizing that a course in economics may seem daunting to some students, we have tried to make the writing clear and engaging. Clarity comes in part from the intuitive presentation style, but we have also integrated a number of pedagogical features that we believe make learning economic concepts and principles easier and more fun. These features are very student-focused. The chapters themselv…
Principles of Management teaches management principles to tomorrow’s business leaders by weaving three threads through every chapter: strategy, entrepreneurship and active leadership. Strategic— All business school teachings have some orientation toward performance and strategy and are concerned with making choices that lead to high performance. Principles of Management will frame performan…
Principles of Management is designed to meet the scope and sequence requirements of the introductory course on management. This is a traditional approach to management using the leading, planning, organizing, and controlling approach. Management is a broad business discipline, and the Principles of Management course covers many management areas such as human resource management and strategic ma…