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Computational logistics
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computational Logistics, ICCL 2015, held in Delft, The Netherlands, in September 2015. The 50 papers presented in this volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the book. They are organized in topical sections entitled: transport over ground, transport over water, international coordination …
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- 9783319242637
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- xv, 749 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cm
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Stripes by Example
In this 100-page book, you will find that Stripes provides a very simple learning path, where you do not need to understand the entire framework in order to use it. The concept of this book is exactly that – to get you using the framework and writing code immediately. You will be off and running in no time, and adding to your skill set as we progress. This book is written with exactly that…
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- 978-1-4842-0980-6
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Random Walks on Reductive Groups
The classical theory of random walks describes the asymptotic behavior of sums of independent identically distributed random real variables. This book explains the generalization of this theory to products of independent identically distributed random matrices with real coefficients. Under the assumption that the action of the matrices is semisimple – or, equivalently, that the Zariski clo…
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- 978-3-319-47721-3
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- 519.2
Environmental Implications of Recycling and Recycled Products
This book includes details on the environmental implications of recycling, modeling of recycling, processing of recycled materials, recycling potential of materials, characterisation of recycled materials, reverse logistics, case studies of recycling various materials etc.
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- 978-981-287-643-0
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- 48 b/w illustrations
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Environmental Heresies The Quest for Reasonable
This book systematically deconstructs the pervasive and counter-productive discourse surrounding environmental policy. The authors argue that environmental policy problems are always framed such that conflict is inevitable—a particular project or policy must be accepted versus a specific environmental asset that must be protected. Over the course of 12 chapters, the authors demonstrate that c…
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- 978-1-137-60083-7
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- 8 b/w illustrations
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Environment Exposure to Pollutants
The impairment of lung function caused by environmental exposure to pollutants and toxicants is a rising health problem, particularly in highly industrialized parts of the world. The problem is urgently calling for the development of new methodologies to assess both the level of elemental exposure and the effects for quality of health and longevity. This volume provides state-of-the-art informa…
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- 978-3-319-10003-6
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- 10 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour
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Entrepreneurship, Regional Development and Culture An Institutional Perspective
The aim of this book is to analyze the relationships among entrepreneurship, regional development and culture in the current economy. Using an institutional approach, it examines the main theoretical issues and practices and their effect on different dimensions of society and the economy. Business creation is considered a key element of economic growth, innovation and employment. In recent year…
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- 978-3-319-15111-3
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- 31 b/w illustrations, 3 illustrations in colour
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Entrepreneurship, Human Capital, and Regional Development Labor Networks, Kn…
This book makes original contributions to the literature on clusters, human capital, and regional development by focusing on the link between entrepreneurship and economic growth, aiming for a better understanding of the dynamics of growth determined by the entrepreneur’s action in the regional space. The focus is therefore on critical reflection and rethinking the articulation between three …
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- 978-3-319-12871-9
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- 18 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
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Entrepreneurship in Finance Successfully Launching and Managing a Hedge Fund…
Thinking of launching your own hedge fund? Want to learn more about the different steps involved in setting up and scaling a hedge fund? Want to understand what are the global best practices in order to grow your existing hedge fund and attract institutional investors? This book is the first hands-on publication to set out in concrete and practical terms the various steps and considerations…
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- 978-3-319-43913-6
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- 2 b/w illustrations, 19 illustrations in colour
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Entrepreneurship in BRICS Policy and Research to Support Entrepreneurs
This book presents selected articles that discuss important issues related to entrepreneurship in Brazil, Russia, India and China as well as contributions from authors whose countries have a tradition on entrepreneurship support, such as Italy and the UK. The articles were presented and discussed in a conference on Entrepreneurship in Brazil in November 2013 organized by the Institute of Econom…
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- 978-3-319-11412-5
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- 50 b/w illustrations
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