Despite the increasing concern for the issue of respect for persons displayed over the last decades by political philosophers, human-right thinkers, social and ethical theorists, a comprehensive treatment of the problem from a historical-philosophical perspective is conspicuously absent. The present collection of essays aims to contribute to the fulfillment of this gap by offering a reconstruct…
Instruction in Functional Assessment introduces learners to functional assessment (FA), which includes a variety of assessment approaches (indirect, observational, and experimental) for identifying the cause of an individual’s challenging behavior for the purpose of designing effective treatments. FA is mandated by federal law and is a recognized empirically based approach to treatment of ind…
This book explores the current issues around sustainable design and energy efficiency within the construction industry in both developed and developing countries. Sustainable housing; thermal comfort; daylighting; low-income housing; green roofs; energy efficient retrofitting and photovoltaic façades are some of the subjects discussed in the book.
The Handbook of Unmanned Aerial Vehicles is a reference text for the academic and research communities, industry, manufacturers, users, practitioners, Federal Government, Federal and State Agencies, the private sector, as well as all organizations that are and will be using unmanned aircraft in a wide spectrum of applications. The Handbook covers all aspects of UAVs, from design to logistics an…
Handbook of Thin Film Technology” covers all aspects of coatings preparation, characterization and applications. Different deposition techniques based on vacuum and plasma processes are presented. Methods of surface and thin film analysis including coating thickness, structural, optical, electrical, mechanical and magnetic properties of films are detailed described. The several applications o…
The first volume of this handbook explores different aspects of sustainable luxury textiles and fashion, broadly based on the following topics: Sustainability and business management, Value chain management, Use of materials and Sustainable production processes.
Space Security involves the use of space (in particular communication, navigation, earth observation, and electronic intelligence satellites) for military and security purposes on earth and also the maintenance of space (in particular the earth orbits) as safe and secure areas for conducting peaceful activities. The two aspects can be summarized as "space for security on earth" and “the safeg…
Buku ini memberikan studi empiris mendalam pertama tentang kekuasaan pengawasan Parlemen Eropa terhadap eksekutif di Uni Eropa (UE), dengan fokus pada bidang politik yang menonjol dari Uni Ekonomi dan Moneter. Perluasan pengambilan keputusan eksekutif selama krisis euro disertai dengan pemberdayaan Parlemen Eropa melalui pengawasan legislatif. Buku ini mengkaji bagaimana Parlemen Eropa menjalan…
Drug-induced hypersensitivity reactions play a prominent role among adverse drug effects, and constitute a major health problem. It has been suggested that up to 6% of all hospital admissions are related to these reactions. Biomarkers, especially those based on pharmacogenomics testing, have proved to be extremely useful for type A adverse drug reactions. Clinical practice guidelines based on b…
Lautan kita membutuhkan aturan hukum lingkungan yang kuat dan efektif untuk melindunginya dari tekanan dan tuntutan yang meningkat, termasuk perubahan iklim, polusi, perikanan, perkapalan, dan banyak lagi. Aturan hukum lingkungan untuk lautan mensyaratkan adanya seperangkat aturan dan kebijakan di berbagai tingkat tata kelola yang secara tepat mengatur aktivitas manusia di laut dan memastikan b…