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IEA International Computer and Information Literacy Study 2018 Assessment Fra…
This open access book presents the assessment framework for IEA’s International Computer an Information Literacy Study (ICILS) 2018, which is designed to assess how well students are prepared for study, work and life in a digital world. The study measures international differences in students’ computer and information literacy (CIL): their ability to use computers to investigate, create, pa…
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- 9783030193898
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- VII, 74 hlm,: ill, lamp;
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Vermin, Victims and Disease : British Debates over Bovine Tuberculosis and Ba…
This open access book provides the first critical history of the controversy over whether to cull wild badgers to control the spread of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) in British cattle. This question has plagued several professional generations of politicians, policymakers, experts and campaigners since the early 1970s. Questions of what is known, who knows, who cares, who to trust and what to do ab…
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- 9783030191863
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- XXIV, 366 hlm,: ill, lamp; 21 cm
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Wheat Improvement
Wheat is a staple for rich and poor alike. Its improvement as a discipline was boosted when statisticians frst distinguished heritable variation from environment effects. Many twentieth century crop scientists contributed to the Green Revolution that tripled yield potential of staple crops but yield stagnation is now a concern, especially considering the multiple challenges facing food s…
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- 9783030906733
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- LII, 629
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Development and Characterization of a Dispersion-Encoded Method for Low-Coher…
This work discusses an extension to conventional low-coherence interferometry by the introduction of dispersion-encoding. The extension facilitates the measurement of surface height profiles with sub-nm resolution. The selection of a dispersive element for encoding allows for tuning of the axial measurement range and resolution of the setup. The approach is theoretically designed and imple…
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- 9783658359263
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- XXIII, 163
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Health Dimensions of COVID-19 in India and Beyond
On January 30, 2020, India reported the first case of COVID-19 in Kerala. The index case was identified as a student returning from Wuhan. As of February 3, 2020, a total of three cases were confirmed in Kerala. However, after a month the number of cases in the country increased dramatically. On March 14, 2020, India reported its first two COVID-19-related deaths. India’s case fatality ra…
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- 9789811673856
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- XXXIV, 355
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Organization Management – Dynamic Creative Team Coordination
Stavros Georgiades is Professor W2 of Management at the Stuttgart Media University (Visiting Post), Assistant Professor of Management at Frederick University, a research collaborator of the University of Digital Science Berlin and the founder of the Anagnorisis Institute of Media Management (AIMM). He holds a PhD in Management from the Henley Business School, University of Reading, UK. Hi…
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- 9783658375096
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- XI, 81
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Climate-Smart Food
This open access book asks just how climate-smart our food really is. It follows an average day's worth of food and drink to see where it comes from, how far it travels, and the carbon price we all pay for it. From our breakfast tea and toast, through breaktime chocolate bar, to take-away supper, Dave Reay explores the weather extremes the world’s farmers are already dealing with, and what ne…
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- 9783030182069
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- XIV, 201 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Future Intelligence : The World in 2050 - Enabling Governments, Innovators, a…
The first quarter of the 21st century introduced the world to rapid uncertainty, be it the social-political and financial crises, or pandemics, or the shaking up of well-established democracies with an increasing rise in populism. At the same time, the technological promise has taken off with automation, artificial intelligence, and nanotechnologies increasingly becoming an economic reality. Th…
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- 9783031363825
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- XXII, 241 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Banishment in the Late Medieval Eastern Netherlands
This chapter discusses the aims and objectives of the study, a short historiography, a justifcation of the study’s delimitations and the book’s structure.
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- 9783030888671
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- XII, 140
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How to Build a Modern Tontine : Algorithms, Scripts and Tips
This open access book introduces the modern tontine and its applications in retirement and decumulation. Personal financial management in the later stages of life presents unique challenges, and renowned retirement planning expert Dr. Milevsky proposes the modern tontine as a solution. With the goal of guiding professionals and retirees in more efficient decumulation, the book demonstrates how …
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- 9783031009280
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- XXI, 156 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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