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Handbook of Vascular Biometrics
This open access handbook provides the first comprehensive overview of biometrics exploiting the shape of human blood vessels for biometric recognition, i.e. vascular biometrics, including finger vein recognition, hand/palm vein recognition, retina recognition, and sclera recognition. After an introductory chapter summarizing the state of the art in and availability of commercial systems and op…
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- 9783030277314
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- XVIII, 533
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Goods and Services of Marine Bivalves
The aim of this open access book is to review and analyse the goods and services of bivalve shellfish. How they are defined, what determines the ecological functions that are the basis for the goods and services, what controversies in the use of goods and services exist, and what is needed for sustainable exploitation of bivalves from the perspective of the various stakeholders. The book is foc…
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- 9783319967769
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- XXV, 591 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Precision Oncology and Cancer Biomarkers: Issues at Stake and Matters of Concern
This open access book reflects on matters of social and ethical concern raised in the daily practices of those working in and around precision oncology. Each chapter addresses the experiences, concerns and issues at stake for people who work in settings where precision oncology is practiced, enacted, imagined or discussed. It subsequently discusses and analyses bioethical dilemmas, scientific c…
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- Human Perspectives in Health Sciences and Technology
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- XIV, 281
Guideline for Salinity Assessment, Mitigation and Adaptation Using Nuclear an…
This open access book is an outcome of the collaboration between the Soil and Water Management & Crop Nutrition Section, Joint FAO/IAEA Division of Nuclear Techniques in Food and Agriculture, Department of Nuclear Sciences and Applications, International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Vienna, Austria, and Dr. Shabbir A Shahid, Senior Salinity Management Expert, Freelancer based in United Arab Emi…
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- 9783319961903
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- XXVI, 164 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Internal Migration, Urbanization and Poverty in Asia: Dynamics and Interrelat…
This book is Open Access under a CC BY license. This volume offers an essential resource for economic policymakers as well as students of development economics focusing on the interrelationships of migration, urbanization and poverty in Asia. The continent’s recent demographic transitions and rural-urban structural transformations are extraordinary, and involve complexities that require …
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- 9789811315374
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- XII, 367 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Young People's Views of Government, Peaceful Coexistence, and Diversity in Fi…
This open access report presents findings from the five Latin American countries that participated in the second cycle of the IEA International Civic and Citizenship Education Study (ICCS 2016). ICCS 2016 investigated the ways in which a range of countries are preparing their young people to undertake their roles as citizens during the second decade of the 21st century. The study also responded…
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- 9783319953939
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- XVI, 84 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Drones and the Creative Industry :Innovative Strategies for European SMEs
This open access, interdisciplinary book presents innovative strategies in the use of civil drones in the cultural and creative industry. Specially aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), the book offers valuable insights from the fields of marketing, engineering, arts and management. With contributions from experts representing varied interests throughout the creative industry, inc…
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- 9783319952611
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- X, 161 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Female Employment and Gender Gaps in China
This open access book investigates female employment and the gender gap in the labor market and households during China’s economic transition period. It provides the reader with academic evidence for understanding the mechanism of female labor force participation, the determinants of the gender gap in the labor market, and the impact of policy transformation on women’s wages and employment …
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- 978-981-33-6904-7
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Ganzheitliche Digitalisierung von Prozessen :Perspektivenwechsel – Design T…
In diesem Open-Access-Buch wird das Geschäftsprozessmanagement als ein ganzheitlicher Prozess begriffen, der der Mitwirkung aller Stakeholder bedarf. Denn das traditionelle Business Process Engineering stößt heute angesichts der Digitalisierung und der dynamischen Entwicklung von Organisationen immer mehr an seine Grenzen, beispielsweise bezüglich Agilität. Um nun das Wesen von Aufgaben un…
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- 9783658226480
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- X, 254 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Translation und Exil (1933–1945) III
Translation und Exil (1933–1945) III fragt nach Motiven, Funktionen und Wirkungen von Übersetzungen. Exil wird oft unter dem Stichwort des Verlusts verhandelt und der Exodus von Gelehrten und Künstlerinnen beklagt. Verlässt man diese nationalstaatlich angelegte Betrachtungsweise und untersucht Personen und Gegenstände konsequent aus der Perspektive des Exils, stellt sich heraus, dass der …
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- 978-3-7329-9010-8
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- 420
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- Transkulturalität – Translation – Transfer
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