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How and Why to Regulate False Political Advertising in Australia
n this book we explain the need for, and then propose a practical solution to the growing problem of false election information in Australia as well as other authentic democracies. Our aim is to help clean up the ‘preference formation’ stage of elections by developing a best practice regime to manage the problem of authorised political disinformation. This, of course, excludes the v…
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- 9789811921230
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- XIII, 170
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Articulating the Ḥijāba: Cultural Patronage and Political Legitimacy in al…
In Articulating the Ḥijāba, Mariam Rosser-Owen analyses for the first time the artistic and cultural patronage of the ‘Amirid regents of the last Cordoban Umayyad caliph, Hisham II, a period rarely covered in the historiography of al-Andalus. Al-Mansur, the founder of this dynasty, is usually considered a usurper of caliphal authority, who pursued military victory at the expense of the tra…
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- Volume: 156
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- 978-90-04-46920-4
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Ray Tracing Gems = High-Quality and Real-Time Rendering with DXR and Other APIs
This book is a must-have for anyone serious about rendering in real time. With the announcement of new ray tracing APIs and hardware to support them, developers can easily create real-time applications with ray tracing as a core component. As ray tracing on the GPU becomes faster, it will play a more central role in real-time rendering. Ray Tracing Gems provides key building blocks for develope…
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- 9781484244272
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- XLIV, 607 ill; lamp
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Handbook of Open, Distance and Digital Education
his chapter provides a brief overview of the overall structure by the Chief Editors of the Handbook of Open, Distance, and Digital Education (ODDE) published in Springer’s Major Reference Series. The handbook is organized along the lines of the 3M-Framework covering all important issues related to ODDE at the macro- (ODDE systems, theories, and methods), meso- (ODDE educational managemen…
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- 9789811920806
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- XXVI, 1437
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Art, Play, Labour: the Music Profession in Germany (1850–1960)
Germany is considered a lauded land of music: outstanding composers, celebrated performers and famous orchestras exert great international appeal. Since the 19th century, the foundation of this reputation has been the broad mass of musicians who sat in orchestra pits, played in ensembles for dances or provided the musical background in silent movie theatres. Martin Rempe traces their lives and …
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- Volume: 73
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- 78-90-04-54272-3
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Datenwirtschaft und Datentechnologie
erzeit wachsen im Zuge der Digitalisierung und durch das Aufkommen neuer Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien die Datenbestände weltweit exponentiell an. Diese Daten erlangen eine immer wichtigere Rolle als Wirtschaftsgut. Als Grundlage neuer Dienstleistungen und Produkte stellen sie die zentrale Ressource der Datenwirtschaft dar. Jedoch wird das in ihnen liegende Wertschöpfungsp…
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- 9783662652329
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- XI, 303
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Hot Property = The Housing Market in Major Cities
Dr. Rob Nijskens Rob is an economist in the Financial Stability Division of DNB since 2012, specializing in analyzing financial stability risks in commercial and residential real estate markets. Together with Melanie Lohuis and Willem Heeringa he authored the 2017 DNB Occasional Study “The housing market in major Dutch cities”. He has also written extensively on commercial real estate, bot…
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- 9783030116743
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- XVI, 221 ill; lamp
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Handbook of Contact Mechanics = Exact Solutions of Axisymmetric Contact Problems
This open access book contains a structured collection of the complete solutions of all essential axisymmetric contact problems. Based on a systematic distinction regarding the type of contact, the regime of friction and the contact geometry, a multitude of technically relevant contact problems from mechanical engineering, the automotive industry and medical engineering are discussed. In additi…
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- 9783662587096
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- XVI, 347 ill; lamp
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Frauen und Männer in der zweiten Lebenshälfte = Älterwerden im sozialen Wa…
Das vorliegende Open Access-Buch stellt einen wesentlichen Beitrag zur längsschnittlichen Sozialberichterstattung zum Thema Altern und Geschlecht und zur sozial- und verhaltenswissenschaftlichen Alternsforschung dar. Auf Basis der Erhebungen des Deutschen Alterssurveys (DEAS) von 1996 bis 2017 werden Veränderungen in zentralen Lebensbereichen über eine größere Altersspanne analysiert. Der …
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- 9783658250799
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- IX, 145 ill; lamp
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Development in Turbulent Times = The Many Faces of Inequality Within Europe
This open access book explores the most recent trends in the EU in terms of development, progress, and performance. Ten years after the 2008 economic crisis, and amidst a digital revolution that is intensifying the development race, the European Union, and especially Central and Eastern Europe, are ardently searching for their development priorities. Against this background, by relying on a cr…
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- 9783030113612
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- VIII, 197 ill; lamp
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