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Environmental Finance and Investments
This textbook provides an introduction to environmental finance and investments. The current situation raises fundamental questions that this book aims to address. Under which conditions could carbon pricing schemes contribute to a significant decrease in emissions? What are the new investment strategies that the Kyoto Protocol and the emerging carbon pricing schemes around the world should pro…
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- 978-3-662-48175-2
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- 36 b/w illustrations, 36 illustrations in colour
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Environmental Epigenetics
This book examines the toxicological and health implications of environmental epigenetics and provides knowledge through an interdisciplinary approach. Included in this volume are chapters outlining various environmental risk factors such as phthalates and dietary components, life states such as pregnancy and ageing, hormonal and metabolic considerations and specific disease risks such as cance…
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- 978-1-4471-6678-8
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- 5 b/w illustrations, 33 illustrations in colour
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Pacific Rim Objective Measurement Symposium (PROMS) 2014 Conference Proceedin…
This book collects and organizes the original studies presented at PROMS 2014 conference on theories and applications of Rasch model. It provides useful examples of the Rasch model used to address practical measurement problems across a range of different disciplines including: Item Response Theory (IRT), philosophy of measurement, dimensionality, the role of fit statistics and residuals, appl…
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- 978-3-662-47490-7
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- xxi, 390 halaman
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- 530.8 PAC
Environmental Education in a Climate of Reform Understanding Teacher Educato…
India is grappling with serious environmental issues that have been largely sparked by its galloping economy. As a measure of its seriousness to reduce the environmental impacts it has spearheaded numerous policy initiatives. One of the major thrusts of the proposed initiatives to curb environmental degradation has been to create an informed and well-educated citizenry. The federal mandates hav…
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- 978-94-6300-217-2
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- CCXIV, 6
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Environmental Determinants of Human Health
Polluted air and contaminated food and water are major causes of human health deterioration, but public health policy has long struggled to effectively address these concerns. This timely book--written for a wide audience of policy makers, researchers, and general readers--synthesizes what we already know about environmental hazards, identifies the gaps in our knowledge, and provides a roadmap …
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- 978-3-319-43142-0
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- 17 b/w illustrations, 15 illustrations in colour
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PTSD and Forensic Psychology : Applications to Civil and Criminal Law
In World War I, they spoke of shell shock. By World War II, the term was battle fatigue. Modern understanding of trauma psychology has evolved to give the concept a non-military name: posttraumatic stress disorder. As such, it has been at the heart of civil and criminal cases from workers' compensation to murder. PTSD and Forensic Psychology brings its topic into real-world focus by examinin…
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- 978-3-319-09081-8
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- xiv, 116 halaman
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- Springer Briefs in Psychology
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- 345.066 019 MIL p
A Practical Introduction to Fuzzy Logic using LISP
This book makes use of the LISP programming language to provide readers with the necessary background to understand and use fuzzy logic to solve simple to medium-complexity real-world problems. It introduces the basics of LISP required to use a Fuzzy LISP programming toolbox, which was specifically implemented by the author to “teach” the theory behind fuzzy logic and at the same time equip…
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- 978-3-319-23186-0
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- Studies in Fuzziness and Soft Computing
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- 006.3 ARG p
A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0: Using the Trusted Platform Module in the New Ag…
A Practical Guide to TPM 2.0: Using the Trusted Platform Module in the New Age of Security is a straight-forward primer for developers. It shows security and TPM concepts, demonstrating their use in real applications that the reader can try out. Simply put, this book is designed to empower and excite the programming community to go out and do cool things with the TPM. The approach is to ramp t…
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- 978-1-4302-6584-9
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- 001.54 ART p
A Practical Guide to Implementing School-Based Interventions for Adolescents …
This innovative volume details counseling interventions for secondary students with ADHD and its associated academic and conduct problems, particularly focusing on youth at risk for developing serious disruptive behaviors. It addresses the continuing debate over counseling for youths with ADHD by identifying key elements common to reputable therapies and suggesting a framework for their success…
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- 978-1-4939-3966-4
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- 302 SCH p
A Practical Guide to Handling Laser Diode Beams
This book offers the reader a practical guide to the control and characterization of laser diode beams. Laser diodes are the most widely used lasers, accounting for 50% of the global laser market. Correct handling of laser diode beams is the key to the successful use of laser diodes, and this requires an in-depth understanding of their unique properties. Following a short introduction to t…
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- 978-94-017-9783-2
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- SpringerBriefs in Physics
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- 621.366 SUN p
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