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Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
here is a dearth of OER textbooks in Criminology and Criminal Justice, which made creating this textbook all the more exciting. At times we faced challenges about what or how much to cover, but our primary goal was to make sure this book was as in-depth as the two textbooks we were currently using for our CCJ 230 introduction course. The only way we were willing to undertake this project as if …
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- 345 BUR i
Dirichlet forms methods for Poisson point measures and Lévy processes : wit…
A simplified approach to Malliavin calculus adapted to Poisson random measures is developed and applied in this book. Called the "lent particle method" it is based on perturbation of the position of particles. Poisson random measures describe phenomena involving random jumps (for instance in mathematical finance) or the random distribution of particles (as in statistical physics). Thanks to the…
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- 9783319258201
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- xviii, 323 pages
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- 510
Disability Studies Educating for Inclusion
Education systems worldwide will only successfully serve the needs of people with disability when we inclusively examine and address disabling issues that currently exist at school level education as well as further and higher education and beyond. The chapters contributing to this edited volume are presented to assist readers with a critical examination of contemporary practice and offer a con…
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- 9789463001991
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- viii, 278 pages
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- 362.4
Sustainable Business Models
The dynamically changing world economy, in an era of intensive development and globalization, creates new needs in both the theoretical models of management and in the practical discussion related to the perception of business. Because of new economic phenomena related to the crisis, there is a need for the design and operationalization of innovative business models for companies. Due to the fa…
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- 978-3-03897-560-1
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- 650 SUS
Reconciling Islam, Christianity and Judaism: Islam’s Special Role in Restor…
At the present time, when so-called Islamic radicalism, terrorism and Jihadism occupy major media space, with Islam often depicted as the main culprit, the book attempts a tour de force. It proposes that Islam is as much victim as culprit in the history that has led to the current hostility. This is because the common claims of both mainstream and radical Islam that Islam represents the high po…
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- 978-3-319-15548-7
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Sustainable Consumer Behavior
The dynamically changing world economy, in an era of intensive development and globalization, creates new needs in both the theoretical models of management and in the practical discussion related to the perception of business. Because of new economic phenomena related to the crisis, there is a need for the design and operationalization of innovative business models for companies. Due to the fa…
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- 978-3-03842-583-0
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Disaffection with school mathematics
This account of my research will begin with an examination of my understandings of the importance of affect (and therefore disaffection) in learning or not learning mathematics. From here, I will review literature and schools of thought on affect in mathematics education, and develop my argument and position that motivation and emotion can be seen as the central foundations of the affect space.…
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- 9789463003315
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- ix, 177 pages
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Recommender Systems Handbook
This second edition of a well-received text, with 20 new chapters, presents a coherent and unified repository of recommender systems’ major concepts, theories, methodologies, trends, and challenges. A variety of real-world applications and detailed case studies are included. In addition to wholesale revision of the existing chapters, this edition includes new topics including: decision making…
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- 978-1-4899-7637-6
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Disassembly automation : automated systems with cognitive abilities
This book presents a number of aspects to be considered in the development of disassembly automation, including the mechanical system, vision system and intelligent planner. The implementation of cognitive robotics increases the flexibility and degree of autonomy of the disassembly system. Disassembly, as a step in the treatment of end-of-life products, can allow the recovery of embodied value …
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- 9783319151830
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- xv, 193 pages
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Disaster management and private sectors : challenges and potentials
This book draws upon case studies and practices of different types of DRR involvement by the private sector from all over the world. The book comprises two parts, Part I: Overview and Regional Cases; and Part II: Country Cases. The regional cases include those from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Central America, and the country cases include ones from India, Japan, the United States, Vietnam, Thaila…
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- 9784431554141
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- xi, 342 pages
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