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Advanced Numerical Methods in Applied Sciences
The use of scientific computing tools is currently customary for solving problems at several complexity levels in Applied Sciences. The great need for reliable software in the scientific community conveys a continuous stimulus to develop new and better performing numerical methods that are able to grasp the particular features of the problem at hand. This has been the case for many different se…
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Understanding Crime Trends in a Hybrid Society = The Digital Drift
This open access book critically revisits 30 years of debate surrounding the evolution of crime trends, aiming to reconcile various hypotheses and controversies. It scrutinizes the concept of the "crime drop," highlighting the methodological pitfalls in understanding the causation mechanisms behind this phenomenon. By examining the impact of information and communication technologies (ICT) on d…
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- 9783031723872
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- XV, 131 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Therapeutic Prison Art Interventions = Empirical Perspectives
This book is an Open Access book. This book discusses engaging prisoners in therapeutic art. It has been prepared for an academic and professional readership and has policy implications for prison governance worldwide. Following years of piloting research, the book presents a prototype for sensitively attuned art therapy delivery that promises new pathways for prisoner rehabilitation. The book …
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- 9783031859915
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- XLIV, 151 hlm,: ill, lamp; 21 cm
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Writing Development in Struggling Learners = Understanding the Needs of Write…
In Writing Development in Struggling Learners, international writing researchers provide critical insights into the development of writing skills for individuals who struggle to become profi cient writers. This edited volume takes a life course view and examines concepts for development of writing skills with a focus on where learners struggle, why this may occur for those without and without s…
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- 9789004346369
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- 234 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Development and Postdevelopmentalism in Studies on, to, with, for, by Young C…
This open access book directs its attention to a desire for inter- and transdisciplinary, reciprocal collaborations in studies concerning young children. It focuses on the possibilities and obstacles in collaborative forms of inquiry involving those stakeholders and actors whom the research concerns, specifically the participating children. The backdrop of the discussions and theoretical invest…
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- 978-3-031-75150-9
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- XV, 298
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Research Ethics for Students in the Social Sciences
This open access textbook offers a practical guide into research ethics for undergraduate students in the social sciences. A step-by-step approach of the most viable issues, in-depth discussions of case histories and a variety of didactical tools will aid the student to grasp the issues at hand and help him or her develop strategies to deal with them. This book addresses problems and questions…
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- 9783030484156
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- XVI, 287 ill; lamp
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Re-presenting Research A Guide to Analyzing Popularization Strategies in Sci…
This open access book focuses on the textual features, or ‘strategies’, which form popularization discourse. In popularization discourse, research findings from academia are re-presented to make them noteworthy to society and influential for everyday life. Popularization involves recontextualization, or reimagination of findings in an everyday and newsworthy context, and reformulation, the …
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- 978-3-031-28174-7
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- XI, 141
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The Biopsychosocial Model of Health and Disease = New Philosophical and Scien…
This open access book is a systematic update of the philosophical and scientific foundations of the biopsychosocial model of health, disease and healthcare. First proposed by George Engel 40 years ago, the Biopsychosocial Model is much cited in healthcare settings worldwide, but has been increasingly criticised for being vague, lacking in content, and in need of reworking in the light of recent…
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- 9783030118990
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- XIII, 149 ill; lamp
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New Horizons in Systemic Practice with Children and Families
This open access book illustrates how systemic theory, as both a meta-theory and a relational organic theory, can be a suitable framework for understanding and appreciating the new horizons of systemic practice with children and families in their various contexts. The different chapters shed light on how systemic perspectives, as they are presented in their varying contexts, promote hope by giv…
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- 9783031381119
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- XIV, 203 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Systematic Reviews in Educational Research: Methodology, Perspectives and App…
In this open access edited volume, international researchers of the field describe and discuss the systematic review method in its application to research in education. Alongside fundamental methodical considerations, reflections and practice examples are included and provide an introduction and overview on systematic reviews in education research.; Open Access With contributions from internati…
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- 978-3-658-27602-7
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- XXI, 161 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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