Filter by
Towards Gender Equality in Law
This Open Access book aims to find out how and why states in various regions and of diverse cultural backgrounds fail in their gender equality laws and policies. In doing this, the book maps out states’ failures in their legal systems and unpacks the clashes between different levels and forms of law—namely domestic laws, local regulations, or the implementation of international law, individ…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-030-98072-6
- Collation
- -
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- XIX, 250
Circularity Assessment: Macro to Nano
This open access book attempts to provide a perspective on the circularity assessment at different levels of the systemic hierarchy and advocates better resource management for a sustainable future. It demonstrates how relevant circularity indicators are used for quantifying the extent of circularity of each level. Illustrative case studies that discuss the process of quantitatively interpretin…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-981-19-9700-6
- Collation
- XXIX, 115
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
The Moral Implications of Human and Animal Vulnerability
In this open access book, Angela K. Martin thoroughly addresses what human and animal vulnerability are, how and why they matter from a moral point of view, and how they compare to each other. By first defining universal and situational human vulnerability, Martin lays the groundwork for investigating whether sentient nonhuman animals can also qualify as vulnerable beings. She then takes a clos…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-031-25078-1
- Collation
- VIII, 193
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Ageing in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic
This Open Access Book contains reports on the situation of people in the second half of life during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic. The analyses are based on the German Ageing Survey (DEAS) and they provide insights on four main areas of life: income and work, subjective health and well-being, social support and loneliness as well as societal participation. This book is useful for s…
- Edition
- 1
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-658-40487-1
- Collation
- VIII, 253
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Innovations in Derivatives Markets : Fixed Income Modeling, Valuation Adjustm…
This book presents 20 peer-reviewed chapters on current aspects of derivatives markets and derivative pricing. The contributions, written by leading researchers in the field as well as experienced authors from the financial industry, present the state of the art in: • Modeling counterparty credit risk: credit valuation adjustment, debit valuation adjustment, funding valuation adjustment, a…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-33446-2
- Collation
- X, 449
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (PROMS, volume 165)
- Call Number
- -
Innovations in Quantitative Risk Management : TU München, September 2013
Quantitative models are omnipresent –but often controversially discussed– in todays risk management practice. New regulations, innovative financial products, and advances in valuation techniques provide a continuous flow of challenging problems for financial engineers and risk managers alike. Designing a sound stochastic model requires finding a careful balance between parsimonious mode…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 978-3-319-09114-3
- Collation
- XI, 438
- Series Title
- Springer Proceedings in Mathematics & Statistics (PROMS, volume 99)
- Call Number
- -
Optimierung der Tragfähigkeit von Zahnwellenverbindungen
In the drive technology the transmission of dynamic and often abruptly occurring torsional moments from a shaft to the hub or vice versa is a common issue. For this profile shaft connections are in general particularly suitable. As a result of their production-related advantages, gear shaft connections according to [DIN 5480] are currently widely used for the above-mentioned requ…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783658369613
- Collation
- CXXIII, 833
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Exploring Animal Behavior Through Sound: Volume 1
The idea for this textbook on Animal Bioacoustics was Jeanette’s. She reached out to bioacousticians working on the different animal taxa and received great interest in this book. Experts from around the globe joined her effort, developing chapters on bioacoustic studies on the diverse animal taxa, from invertebrates and insects, to amphibians, reptiles, fishes, birds, and mammals. It so…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030975401
- Collation
- XVII, 517
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Oxygen Isotopes of Inorganic Phosphate in Environmental Samples
Phosphorus (P) fertilizers are known to increase crop productivity; however, when applied in excess, it can cause serious environment pollution. Monitoring P pollution in natural environments using stable isotopes has been difficult because P has only one stable isotope (31P) making the use of P stable isotope tracing not an option. Radioactive P isotopes (32P and 33P) have been used but it…
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783030974978
- Collation
- VII, 64
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Theory and Practice of Sociosensitive and Socioactive Systems
We would like to thank our project executing agency VDI/VDE-IT and especially Constantin von Dewitz for their constructive collaboration, as well as the Federal Ministry of Education and Research for its support, especially Katrin Nostadt and Annette Eickmeyer-Hehn. Cornelius Höller participated in the project as a substitute for parental leave, after previously also contributing as an …
- Edition
- -
- ISBN/ISSN
- 9783658369460
- Collation
- XV, 166
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- -
Computer Science, Information & General Works 
Philosophy & Psychology 
Religion 
Social Sciences 
Language 
Pure Science 
Applied Sciences 
Art & Recreation 
Literature 
History & Geography