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Optimising Emotions, Incubating Falsehoods
This open access book deconstructs the core features of online misinformation and disinformation. It finds that the optimisation of emotions for commercial and political gain is a primary cause of false information online. The chapters distil societal harms, evaluate solutions, and consider what must be done to strengthen societies as new biometric forms of emotion profiling emerge. Based on a …
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Distributed Learning Ecosystems
This open-access book is based on the observation that learning ecosystems are increasingly established in higher education institutions. However, an important aspect that is still missing is their interconnectedness. Consequently, the book intends to close this gap by introducing the concept of a distributed learning ecosystem (DLE). A DLE follows the idea of establishing an interlinkage betwe…
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- 9783658387037
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Novel Foods and Edible Insects in the European Union
This open access book proposes an in-depth study on a vast range of issues connected to the regulation of Novel Foods in the European Union, pursuing an interdisciplinary approach and thus providing a comprehensive picture of this complex topic. Particular attention is paid not only to the current EU legislative framework, its positive innovations, unsolved problems and limits, but also to food…
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Diversity in Computer Science
This is an open access book that covers the complete set of experiences and results of the FemTech.dk research which we have had conducted between 2016-2021 – from initiate idea to societal communication. Diversity in Computer Science: Design Artefacts for Equity and Inclusion presents and documents the principles, results, and learnings behind the research initiative FemTech.dk, which was …
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The Palgrave Handbook of Global Slavery throughout History
This open access handbook takes a comparative and global approach to analyse the practice of slavery throughout history. To understand slavery - why it developed, and how it functioned in various societies – is to understand an important and widespread practice in world civilisations. With research traditionally being dominated by the Atlantic world, this collection aims to illuminate slavery…
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- 9783031132605
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Corporate Liability for Transboundary Environmental Harm
This open access book aims to elaborate on the legal prerequisites to establish the liability of corporations for transboundary environmental harm, not only by identifying existing liability rules, principles and standards but also by analysing their potential for further legal development. The authors consider international and transboundary liability law to currently be an underutilised tool …
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- 9783031132643
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Computer and Information Sciences: 31st International Symposium, ISCIS 2016, …
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 31st International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences, ISCIS 2016, held in Krakow, Poland, in October 2016. The 29 revised full papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 65 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections on smart algorithms; data classification and processing; stochastic modelling; per…
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- 9783319472171
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- XIII, 278
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Biodiversity-Health-Sustainability Nexus in Socio-Ecological Production Lands…
In the context of a global pandemic and climate crisis, the relationship between humans and nature has come under renewed scrutiny. We are currently in the sixth phase of global biodiversity extinction, primarily driven by anthropogenic activities and unsustainable development. This unprecedented biodiversity loss is placing increasing pressures on the planet, and research shows that it is …
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- 978-981-16-9893-4
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Agile Processes in Software Engineering and Extreme Programming: 25th Interna…
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Agile Software Development, XP 2024, which took place in Bozen-Bolzano, Italy, during June 04-07, 2024. XP is the premier agile software development conference combining research and practice. It is a unique forum where agile researchers, practitioners, thought leaders, coaches, and trainers get togethe…
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- XII, 197
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Software Business: 14th International Conference, ICSOB 2023, Lahti, Finland,…
This open access book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 23rd International Conference on Software Business, ICSOB 2023, which was held in Lahti, Finland, during November 27–29, 2023. The special theme of ICSOB 2023 was Digital Agility: Mastering Change in Software Business and Digital Services. The 27 full papers and 8 short papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and…
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- XVIII, 514
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