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Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions of Gases and Particles
The oceans and atmosphere interact through various processes, including the transfer of momentum, heat, gases and particles. In this book leading international experts come together to provide a state-of-the-art account of these exchanges and their role in the Earth-system, with particular focus on gases and particles. Chapters in the book cover: i) the ocean-atmosphere exchange of short-lived…
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- 978-3-642-25643-1
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- LI, 315
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- Springer Earth System Sciences (SPRINGEREARTH)
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Biometric Identification, Law and Ethics
This book is open access. This book undertakes a multifaceted and integrated examination of biometric identification, including the current state of the technology, how it is being used, the key ethical issues, and the implications for law and regulation. The five chapters examine the main forms of contemporary biometrics–fingerprint recognition, facial recognition and DNA identification– a…
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- 978-3-030-90256-8
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- IX, 99
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- SpringerBriefs in Ethics (BRIEFSETHIC)
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Societal Implications of Community-Oriented Policing and Technology
This Brief presents new approaches and innovative challenges to address bringing technology into community-oriented policing efforts. “Community-oriented policing” is an approach that encourages police to develop and maintain personal relationships with citizens and community organizations. By developing these partnerships, the goal is to enhance trust and legitimacy of police by the commun…
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- 978-3-319-89297-9
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- XII, 102
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- SpringerBriefs in Criminology (BRIEFSCRIMINOL)
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Taming the Big Green Elephant : Setting in Motion the Transformation Towards …
In this open access publication it is shown, that sustainable low carbon development is a transformative process that constitutes the shifting from the initially chosen or taken pathway to another pathway as goals have been re-visited and revised to enable the system to adapt to changes. However, shifting entails transition costs that are accrued through the effects of lock-ins that have framed…
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- 978-3-658-31821-5
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- XXVII, 400
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- Globale Gesellschaft und internationale Beziehungen (GGIB)
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Post-Communist Transformations in Baltic Countries: A Restorations Approach i…
This Open access book provides a survey of the economic, health, and somatic progress of Baltic countries during the period 1918–2018, framed by the outline of the historical-sociological theory of modern social restorations, as originally conceived by the Austrian-American comparative historian Robert A. Kann. The author reworks Kann's theory to analyse post-communist transformations in the …
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- 9783031394966
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- XVI, 291
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Mission AI : The New System Technology
This open access book offers a strategic perspective on AI and the process of embedding it in society. After decades of research, Artificial Intelligence (AI) is now entering society at large. Due to its general purpose character, AI will change society in multiple, fundamental and unpredictable ways. Therefore, the Netherlands Scientific Council for Government Policy (WRR) characterizes AI…
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- 9783031214486
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- XX, 410 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Preparing for Digital Disruption
This open access book offers an analysis of why preparations for digital disruption should become a stated goal of security policy and policies that aim to safeguard the continuity of critical infrastructure. The increasing use of digital technology implies new and significant vulnerabilities for our society. However, it is striking that almost all cyber-security measures taken by governments, …
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- 9783030778385
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- XIV, 74 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Security in an Interconnected World : A Strategic Vision for Defence Policy
This open access book follows the idea that security policy must be based on strategic analysis. Defence policy and the role of the armed forces can subsequently be determined on the grounds of said analysis. More than ever, internal and external security, and developments both in the Netherlands and abroad are interconnected. The world order is shifting, the cooperation within NATO and the EU …
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- 1
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- 9783030376062
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- X, 183 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Why Knowing What To Do Is Not Enough : A Realistic Perspective on Self-Reliance
This open access book sets out to explain the reasons for the gap between “knowing” and “doing” in view of self-reliance, which is more and more often expected of citizens. In today’s society, people are expected to take responsibility for their own lives and be self-reliant. This is no easy feat. They must be on constant high alert in areas of life such as health, work and personal f…
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- 9789402417258
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- IX, 157 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Space–Time Conservation Element and Solution Element Method : Advances and …
This open access book introduces the fundamentals of the space–time conservation element and solution element (CESE) method, which is a novel numerical approach for solving equations of physical conservation laws. It highlights the recent progress to establish various improved CESE schemes and its engineering applications. With attractive accuracy, efficiency, and robustness, the CESE method …
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- 9789819908769
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- IX, 139 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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- 13
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