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Enemies of All Humankind : Fictions of Legitimate Violence
Hostis humani generis, meaning “enemy of humankind,” is the legal basis by which Western societies have defined such criminals as pirates, torturers, or terrorists as beyond the pale of civilization. Sonja Schillings argues that this legal fiction does more than characterize certain persons as inherently hostile: it provides a narrative basis for legitimating violence in the name of the sta…
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Understanding and Modeling Förster-type Resonance Energy Transfer (FRET) In…
This Brief presents a historical overview of the Förster-type nonradiative energy transfer and a compilation of important progress in FRET research, starting from Förster until today, along with a summary of the current state-of-the-art. Here the objective is to provide the reader with a complete account of important milestones in FRET studies and FRET applications as well as a picture of the…
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Ethics of Socially Disruptive Technologies: An Introduction
Technologies shape who we are, how we organize our societies and how we relate to nature. For example, social media challenges democracy; artificial intelligence raises the question of what is unique to humans; and the possibility to create artificial wombs may affect notions of motherhood and birth. Some have suggested that we address global warming by engineering the climate, but how does thi…
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Asian Literary Voices: From Marginal to Mainstream
Brings together some of the most exciting recent scholarship on Asian literature and culture, emphasising East Asia yet extending to South Asia Combines original findings of interest to specialists with a clear style of writing and argumentation that makes the volume accessible and appealing to the general reader Brings to life a wide range of Asian literary and scholarly figures important in t…
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Proceedings of 2015 2nd International Conference on Industrial Economics Syst…
* Mengumpulkan makalah berkualitas tinggi tentang keadaan seni dan praktik studi ekonomi industri dan teknik keamanan industri. * Memberikan wawasan yang membahas masalah-masalah yang menyangkut perekonomian nasional, pembangunan sosial dan ketahanan ekonomi. * Para penulis adalah pakar yang dihormati dari Pusat Penelitian Keamanan Industri China dan lembaga penelitian terkemuka lainnya -> Volu…
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PBL, Social Progress and Sustainability : 6th International Research Symposiu…
The IRSPBL has collected 53 contributions from 19 different countries, all compiled in this book. The contributions cover a number of relevant PBL topics such as assessment, learning outcomes, students’ engagement, management of change, curriculum and course design, PBL models, PBL application, ICT, professional development. This book represents some of the newest results from research on PBL…
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Understanding and Managing Urban Water in Transition
This book examines changes and transitions in the way water is managed in urban environments. This book originated from a joint French-Australian initiative on water and land management held in Montpellier, France. The book delivers practical insights into urban water management. It links scientific insights of researchers with the practical experiences of urban water practitioners to understan…
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Just Managing?: What it Means for the Families of Austerity Britain
"The 'just about managing'. 'Hardworking families'. 'Alarm-clock Britain'. In recent years British political discourse has been filled with these slogans, as politicians claim to speak on behalf of families who are in work, but struggling to get by. This book allows us to hear from some of these families directly. At a time when the impact of austerity is more relevant than ever, Just Managing?…
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Proceedings of 2014 1st International Conference on Industrial Economics and …
* Mengumpulkan makalah dari forum internasional terkemuka. * Ditulis oleh para ahli terkemuka di bidangnya. * Menyajikan kemajuan mendasar terbaru dalam keadaan seni dan praktik ekonomi industri dan keamanan industri --> Teks ini memberikan informasi tentang prosiding Konferensi Internasional Ekonomi Industri dan Keamanan Industri 2014 (IEIS'2014). Konferensi tersebut diadakan di Berkeley, Cali…
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Understanding and Controlling the Irritable Bowel
This book provides up to date information about IBS and its developments in the last decade and provides ways of controlling IBS based on the authors' long experience in treating IBS patients. Although IBS is a tortuous disorder and interferes with the patients’ daily activities, it does not develop into a serious disease or kill its sufferer. Understanding and learning ways of controlling IB…
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