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BUiD Doctoral Research Conference 2023
This open access book presents selected contributions on a wide range of scientific and technological areas originating from the BUiD Doctoral Research Conference (BDRC 2023). It discusses the following topics: project management, macroeconomic factors, Fourth Industrial Revolution, agility, multiculturalism, diversity, inclusion, leadership, language, discourse analysis, curriculum, critical t…
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- 9783031561214
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- 473
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Nanotechnology in Construction for Circular Economy
This open access book covers emerging opportunities and future use of nanotechnology in construction, including deep advances in cement chemistry, nanotechnology, artificial intelligence, robotics, concrete technology, and extreme engineering (blast, impact and fire). The proceedings also presents sectorial interactions within the traditional construction industry supply chain, enabled by the d…
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- 9789819933303
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- 356
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Big Data and Artificial Intelligence in Digital Finance
This book has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No. 856632. Specifically, the chapters of the book present work and results achieved in the scope of the H2020 INFINITECH project. The editors acknowledge the contributions of all coauthors, as well as support from all INFINITECH project partners.
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- 9783030945909
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- XXIII, 363
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Bullying im Klassenverband – doch nicht nur in der Schule
Bullying is an aggressive pattern of behavior that is directed against weaker members of a group. The present empirical study examines bullying as a group phenomenon and addresses the question which roles are taken by different members of a school class and how they can be characterized. The particular focus is on social-cognitive and affective reactions to bullying, taking into account sc…
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- 9783658366193
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- XXIII, 349
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Wicked Problems in Public Policy
There are different types of public policy problems. In democratic political systems, policy problems arise in very diverse political and institutional contexts. These influence how the problems are debated and resolved. Policy decision-making is structured through organisational processes that reflect historical institutional arrangements. Complex policy problems often involve conflicting…
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- 9783030945800
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- VII, 176
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Forest Radioecology in Fukushima
This Fact Sheet will provide general information helpful to understand the Fukushima accident and forest through 15 Q&As.
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- 9789811694042
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- XXIV, 160
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Higher Education in Romania: Overcoming Challenges and Embracing Opportunities
Romanian education policy was notoriously plagued by instability and a tendency to escape the normal policymaking cycle via top-down highly politicised reforms. After almost three decades, a new initiative by the President of Romania attempts to promote a more inclusive style of policymaking that would ensure wider societal support to upcoming educational reforms. The purpose of this articl…
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- 9783030944964
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- VIII, 274
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The EBMT/EHA CAR-T Cell Handbook
Chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR-T) is a new class of medicinal products that are genetically engineered from T cells. It is expected that other forms of Immune Effector Cells-based therapies will soon reach the market, manufactured from other subsets of immune cells, and engineered through other technologies than currently used defective retroviral or lentiviral vectors. Ce…
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- 9783030943530
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- X, 237
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Mapping selfies and memes as Touch
Tis book is the frst of its kind to map Touch as culturally meaningful in digital social networks. In this chapter, the concept of Touch (with a capital T) is briefy introduced as a social and cultural concept, beyond just the physical practice or sensation of touch as we usually understand it. Touch is specifcally identifed as a key aspect of photography, including selfes and memes. …
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- 9783030943165
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- XI, 116
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Die beharrliche Mitte – Wenn investive Statusarbeit funktioniert
Die Mittelschichten spielen spätestens seit den 1950er Jahren als Großgruppe im Ungleichheitsgefüge moderner Gesellschaften die tragende Rolle. Wurde das 19. Jahrhundert vom Antagonismus zwischen Industriearbeiterschaft auf der einen, kapitalistischen Unternehmern auf der anderen Seite geprägt, vollzog sich in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts ein allmähliches Größenwachstum d…
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- 9783658365660
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- VII, 330
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