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Apolipoprotein Mimetics in the Management of Human Disease
This comprehensive book provides not only the stages in the development of this unique and specialized field but also updates on the current state of research and development of apolipoprotein mimetics as therapeutic modalities for various lipid-mediated disorders. The book consists of 11 chapters all written by leading scientists from well-reputed laboratories in the USA. After an introduction…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-17350-4
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- XXI, 182
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- 616.12 APO a
The Property Tax in China
This monograph offers a detailed analysis of the creation, pilot implementation, and possible wide adoption of the real property tax at the local level in China. Starting in 2003, as China’s economy gradually recovered from the Asian financial crisis that started in 1998, the real property market entered a period of rapid expansion, followed immediately by rampant speculation, rising housing …
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- 978-3-319-10049-4
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- XVII, 186
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- Development and Governance
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Anti-Money Laundering: A Comparative and Critical Analysis of the UK and UAE'…
This book critically analyses the role of the United Arab Emirates Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in the Suspicious Activities Reports regime. The author pays particular attention to its functions and powers in dealing with Suspicious Activities Reports and relevant requirements imposed upon the reporting entities. In the analysis, the author also compares the United Arab Emirates FIU model …
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-1-137-59455-6
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- XIX, 402
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- Palgrave Studies in Risk, Crime and Society
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- 658.15 ALH a
The Political Economy of Governance
Understanding the governance of nations is a key challenge in contemporaneous political economy. This book provides new advances and the latest research in the field of political economy, dealing with the study of institutions, governance, democracy and elections. The volume focuses on issues such as the role of institutions and political governance in society, the working of democracy and the …
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- 978-3-319-15551-7
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- XXIV, 393
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- Studies in Political Economy
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Self-Reported Population Health : An International Perspective based on EQ-5D
The EQ-5D instrument, as a standardized, cross-culturally validated measure of self-assessed health has a hugely important role in understanding population health within and across countries. Over the past two decades a wealth of international population health survey data have been accumulated by the EuroQol Group from research conducted in many countries across four continents. One of the suc…
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- 978-94-007-7596-1
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- 613 SEL
Integrating Immigrants in Europe Research-Policy Dialogues
This open access book explores how research and policymaking in the field of migrant integration have developed historically and how this interrelationship plays out in the strongly politicised climate of opinions on migration in Europe. It features interdisciplinary theoretical contributions as well as original empirical studies on research-policy dialogues at both the EU and country level. …
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- 978-3-319-16256-0
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New Theory of Discriminant Analysis After R. Fisher
This is the first book to compare eight LDFs by different types of datasets, such as Fisher’s iris data, medical data with collinearities, Swiss banknote data that is a linearly separable data (LSD), student pass/fail determination using student attributes, 18 pass/fail determinations using exam scores, Japanese automobile data, and six microarray datasets (the datasets) that are LSD. We deve…
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- 978-981-10-2164-0
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- XX, 208
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New Perspectives for Environmental Policies Through Behavioral Economics
This book presents essential insights on environmental policy derived from behavioral economics. The authors demonstrate the potential of behavioral economics to drive environmental protection and to generate concrete proposals for the efficient design of policy instruments. Moreover, detailed recommendations on how to use “nudges” and related instruments to move industry and society toward…
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- 978-3-319-16792-3
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- XI, 335
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New Directions in the Ethics of Assisted Suicide and Euthanasia
This book provides novel perspectives on the ethical justifiability of assisted dying. Seeking to go beyond traditional debates on topics such as the value of human life and questions surrounding intention and causation, this volume promises to shift the terrain of the ethical debates about assisted dying. It reconsiders the role of patient autonomy and paternalistic reasons as well as the part…
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- 978-3-319-22049-9
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- IX, 252
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- International Library of Ethics, Law, and the New Medicine
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The New Frontier Investors
The New Frontier Investors is essential reading for anyone wanting to see a change in global financial markets and the professionalization of asset owners worldwide, from public pension funds and sovereign wealth funds to foundations and endowments. It is thus required reading for the senior executives and employees working in the field of beneficiary institutional investment, as well as govern…
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- 978-1-137-50857-7
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- XXIII, 147
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