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Higher Education in the Middle East and North Africa: Exploring Regional and …
This book explores the prospects for higher education development in the Middle East and North African (MENA) region. Adopting a South-South perspective (from the viewpoint of a developing country), it seeks to promote a deeper understanding of this colourful and highly diverse, yet volatile region. As such, it examines six selected MENA countries that serve as case studies for identifying the …
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- 978-981-10-1054-5
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- XIII, 161
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- 379
Recovery from the Indian Ocean Tsunami: A Ten-Year Journey
During the past 10 years following the 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami, invaluable lessons have been learned and great changes have been observed. Immediately after the disaster, the second World Conference on Disaster Reduction was held in Kobe, Japan, and formulated the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA: 2005–2015). HFA provided a platform and framework for changes and innovations, many of which we…
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- 978-4-431-55117-1
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- 333.72
Recovering Biodiversity in Indian Forests
This book demonstrates how varying levels of human disturbance manifested through different management regimes influence composition, richness, diversity and abundance of key mammal, bird and plant species, even within ecologically similar habitats. Based on our results, we show the critical importance of the ‘wildlife preservation’ approach for effective biodiversity conservation. The stud…
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- 978-981-10-0911-2
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- 576.58
Inventory Analytics
Inventory Analytics provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory and practice of inventory control – a significant research area central to supply chain planning. The book outlines the foundations of inventory systems and surveys prescriptive analytics models for deterministic inventory control. It further discusses predictive analytics techniques for demand forecasting …
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- 978-1-80064-177-8
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- 658 ROS i
The Economy as a Complex Spatial System : Macro, Meso and Micro Perspectives
This collected volume gives a concise account of the most relevant scientific results of the COST Action IS1104 “The EU in the new complex geography of economic systems: models, tools and policy evaluation”, a four-year project supported by COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology). It is divided into three parts reflecting the different perspectives under which complex spatia…
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- 978-3-319-65627-4
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- XII, 220 halaman
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- Springer Proceedings in Complexity
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- 330 ECO
High Performance Computing: 30th International Conference, ISC High
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 30th International Conference, ISC High Performance 2015, [formerly known as the International Supercomputing Conference] held in Frankfurt, Germany, in July 2015. The 27 revised full papers presented together with 10 short papers were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions. The papers cover the following topics: cost-efficie…
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- 978-3-319-20118-4
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- XII, 530
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- 004.HIG
An Evaluation of Japanese Environmental Regulations: Quantitative Approaches …
Focusing on air pollution, energy efficiency and climate change, this book provides an introduction to Japan’s environmental policies and regulations, and offers economic analyses and RIAs (Regulatory Impact Analysis) of environmental regulations implemented or planned by the national and local governments. The opening chapter reviews environmental economics and outlines the current status of…
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- 978-94-017-9947-8
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- XIII, 191
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- 551.6 ARI e
An Economic Interpretation of Linear Programming
This text covers the basic theory and computation for mathematical modeling in linear programming. It provides a strong background on how to set up mathematical proofs and high-level computation methods, and includes substantial background material and direction. Paris presents an intuitive and novel discussion of what it means to solve a system of equations that is a crucial stepping stone for…
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- 978-1-137-57392-6
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- XIX, 454
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- 330 PAR e
An Economic Analysis of Conflicts: With an Application to the Greek Civil War…
This book provides a quantitative framework for the analysis of conflict dynamics and for estimating the economic costs associated with civil wars. The author develops modified Lotka-Volterra equations to model conflict dynamics, to yield realistic representations of battle processes, and to allow us to assess prolonged conflict traps. The economic costs of civil wars are evaluated with the hel…
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- 978-3-319-32261-2
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- XXI, 160
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- 338.9 CHR e
An Atlas of Mitral Valve Imaging
Valvular heart medicine revolves around the need to accurately identify locations of pathological structures and/or the interventional tools needed to manage that pathology. The imaging of the valves is developing at an enormous pace and the clinician must be aware of the advantages of each modality and how it compares to the others available. There is a need for a practical, clinical atlas des…
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- 978-1-4471-6672-6
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- XXVII, 284
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- 616.12 ATL a
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