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Social Change in the Gulf Region = Multidisciplinary Perspectives
This open access book, comprising thirty-nine chapters divided into social, cultural, economic, and political spheres, offers a unique opportunity to dive into the complex, dynamic, and sometimes contradictory transformation of Gulf societies in the last few decades. Whilst the Gulf region has at times been seen as impervious to this natural phenomenon of transformation—timeless, never changi…
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- 1
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- 9789811977961
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- XVI, 659 ill; lamp
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- 8
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Sustainable Qatar : Social, Political and Environmental Perspectives
This open access book provides a topical overview of the key sustainability issues in Qatar, focusing on environmental sustainability from a socio-political perspective. The transition to a sustainable Qatar requires engagement with diverse areas of social-political, human, and environmental development. On the environmental aspects, the contributors address climate change, food security, water…
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- 1
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- 9789811973987
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- XIII, 380: ill; lamp
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- 9
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Model Tests and Numerical Simulations of Liquefaction and Lateral Spreading =…
This open access book presents work collected through the Liquefaction Experiments and Analysis Projects (LEAP) in 2017. It addresses the repeatability, variability, and sensitivity of lateral spreading observed in twenty-four centrifuge model tests on mildly sloping liquefiable sand. The centrifuge tests were conducted at nine different centrifuge facilities around the world. For the first …
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- 1
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- 9783030228187
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- XXI, 660 ill; lamp
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Atomic Physics for Everyone = An Introduction to Atomic Physics, Quantum Mech…
This open access textbook introduces beginning undergraduate students and high school students to the world of quantum mechanics and atomic spectroscopy. Requiring no previous knowledge of physics and no math beyond basic algebra and sines and cosines, this book focuses on concepts to make the excitement of atomic physics more accessible for learners than ever before. It comes replete with lea…
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- 1
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- 9783031695070
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- XIII, 263 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Astrophysics, Astronomy and Space Sciences in the History of the Max Planck S…
This book provides the first comprehensive historical account of the evolution of scientific traditions in astronomy, astrophysics, and the space sciences within the Max Planck Society. Structured with in-depth archival research, interviews with protagonists, unpublished photographs, and an extensive bibliography, it follows a unique history: from the post-war relaunch of physical sciences in W…
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- Volume: 4
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- 978-90-04-52913-7
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Partizipation durch Werkstatträte
In diesem Open-Access-Buch liefert Viviane Schachler die erste umfassende Bestandsaufnahme dazu, wie die Mitwirkung und Mitbestimmung in Werkstätten für behinderte Menschen (WfbM) jenseits der rechtlichen Vorgaben tatsächlich ausfällt. Werkstatträte sind die gewählte Interessenvertretung von rund 300.000 Menschen mit Behinderungen in WfbM, wozu seit 2001 die Werkstätten-Mitwirkungsverord…
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- 1
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- 9783658353834
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- XIV, 386 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Doing Qualitative Data Analysis with NVivo
This open access textbook provides an introduction to the software program NVivo, the most widely used qualitative analysis program. It is a versatile program with an extensive range of accessible analysis tools, flexibly deployable in the diversity of qualitative analysis approaches. Qualitative analysis is almost standard practice today with the help of a software program. Yet there are many…
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- 1
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- 9783031660146
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- XVI, 282 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Probability in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science = An Application-D…
This revised textbook motivates and illustrates the techniques of applied probability by applications in electrical engineering and computer science (EECS). The author presents information processing and communication systems that use algorithms based on probabilistic models and techniques, including web searches, digital links, speech recognition, GPS, route planning, recommendation systems, c…
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- 1
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- 9783030499952
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- XXI, 380 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Evidence-Based Medicine - A Paradigm Ready To Be Challenged? = How Scientific…
This open access book aims to clarify the term „evidence-based medicine“ (EBM) from a philosophy of science perspective. The author, Marie-Caroline Schulte discusses the importance of evi-dence in medical research and practice with a focus on the ethical and methodological prob-lems of EBM. The claims that EBM can herald a new theory of epistemology and a Kuhnian paradigm will be refuted. T…
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- 1
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- 9783476057037
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- IX, 148 ill; lamp
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Partizipative Forschung = Ein Forschungsansatz für Gesundheit und seine Meth…
Dieser Open-Access-Sammelband bietet eine fundierte Grundlage für den Einstieg in die partizipative Forschung allgemein und in die Partizipative Gesundheitsforschung. Es werden Forschungsansätze und Methoden für die Erhebung und Auswertung in partizipativen Forschungsprozessen vorgestellt und anhand von Beispielstudien diskutiert. Partizipativ forschen heißt, die Menschen, deren Lebens- und…
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- 1
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- 9783658303617
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- XII, 262 ill; lamp
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