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Sustainable Asset Accumulation and Dynamic Portfolio Decisions
This book examines sustainable wealth formation and dynamic decision-making. The global economy experienced a veritable meltdown of asset markets in the years 2007-9, where many funds were overexposed to risky returns and suffered considerable losses. On the other hand, the long-term upswing in the stock market since 2010 has led to asset price booms and some new, but also uneven, wealth forma…
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- 978-3-662-49229-1
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- XVIII, 189
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- Dynamic Modeling and Econometrics in Economics and Finance
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Iran Revisited: Exploring the Historical Roots of Culture, Economics, and Soc…
This book examines Modern Iran through an interdisciplinary analysis of its cultural norms, history and institutional environment. The goal is to underline strengths and weaknesses of Iranian society as a whole, and to illustrate less prescriptive explanations for the way Iran is seen through a lens of persistent collective conduct rather than erratic historical occurrences. Throughout its hist…
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- 978-3-319-30485-4
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Recent Advances in Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine …
This book contains the full papers presented at the MICCAI 2014 workshop on Computational Methods and Clinical Applications for Spine Imaging. The workshop brought together scientists and clinicians in the field of computational spine imaging. The chapters included in this book present and discuss the new advances and challenges in these fields, using several methods and techniques in order to …
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- 978-3-319-14148-0
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- 610.153
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
This book features articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agronomy, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, ecology, economics and the social sciences. Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for humans …
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- Volume 19
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- 978-3-319-26777-7
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- VI, 399
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- Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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Time Predictions : Understanding and Avoiding Unrealism in Project Planning a…
Predicting the time needed to complete a project, task or daily activity can be difficult and people frequently underestimate how long an activity will take. This book sheds light on why and when this happens, what we should do to avoid it and how to give more realistic time predictions. It describes methods for predicting time usage in situations with high uncertainty, explains why two plus tw…
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- 9783319160054
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- Simula Springer Briefs on Computing
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- 510 HAL t
Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
This book features review articles that analyze current agricultural issues and knowledge. It also proposes novel, environmentally friendly solutions that are based on integrated information from such fields as agroecology, soil science, molecular biology, chemistry, toxicology, economics and the social sciences. Coverage examines ways to produce food and energy in a sustainable way for huma…
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- Volume 18
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- 978-3-319-21629-4
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- VI, 319
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- Sustainable Agriculture Reviews
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Ionic Liquids (ILs) in Organometallic Catalysis
The series Topics in Organometallic Chemistry presents critical overviews of research results in organometallic chemistry. As our understanding of organometallic structure, properties and mechanisms increases, new ways are opened for the design of organometallic compounds and reactions tailored to the needs of such diverse areas as organic synthesis, medical research, biology and materials scie…
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- 978-3-662-47857-8
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Ion/Molecule Attachment Reactions: Mass Spectrometr
This book explores the mechanism of alkali-metal ion/molecule association reaction, surveys the instrumental basis to study its kinetic, and describes the instrumentation to the measurement of alkali-metal ion affinities. The applications of the ion complexation mechanism in the condensed phase in reaction to direct analysis MS are also covered. Other topics include mechanism and reaction rate,…
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- 978-1-4899-7588-1
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Recent Advances in Celestial and Space Mechanics
This book presents recent advances in space and celestial mechanics, with a focus on the N-body problem and astrodynamics, and explores the development and application of computational techniques in both areas. It highlights the design of space transfers with various modes of propulsion, like solar sailing and low-thrust transfers between libration point orbits, as well as a broad range of targ…
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- 978-3-319-27464-5
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- 530.15
Ion Channels and Transporters of Epithelia in Health and Disease
This book sheds new light on the physiology, molecular biology and pathophysiology of epithelial ion channels and transporters. It combines the basic cellular models and functions by means of a compelling clinical perspective, addressing aspects from the laboratory bench to the bedside. The individual chapters, written by leading scientists and clinicians, explore specific ion channels and tran…
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- 978-1-4939-3366-2
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