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Economics and Ecology of Diversification
The monoculture systems that have been encouraged by governments since the 1960s have led to major socio-economic and environmental crises. Now the diversification of tree crop systems is advancing throughout the tropics. Why and when does diversification take place? What categories of farmers diversify? What obstacles do they have to overcome, and how do public and private policies interfere i…
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- 978-94-017-7293-8
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- 92 b/w illustrations, 9 illustrations in colour
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- IX, 340
Evidence-Informed Assessment and Practice in Child Welfare
This practice-oriented text presents evidence-based assessment methods and interventions that have been extensively field-tested in child welfare settings. The contributors offer empirical and field insights, comprehensive treatment models, and curricula in key areas such as child maltreatment, substance abuse, parent training, social skills, and youth employment interventions. For the professi…
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- 978-3-319-12045-4
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- X, 304
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Migrating and Settling in a Mobile World:Albanian Migrants and Their Children…
This open access book draws on award-winning cross-generational research comparing the complex and life-changing processes of settlement among Albanian migrants and their adolescent children in three European cities: London (UK), Thessaloniki (Greece), and Florence (Italy). Building on key concepts from the social sciences and migration studies, such as identity, integration and transnationalis…
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- 978-3-319-36635-7
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- XI
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- IMISCOE Research Series
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Essential Tremor in Clinical Practice
This practical, concise guide discusses how to distinguish different types of tremor and make the diagnosis of essential tremor. Written in an easy-to-read format, this book summarises other conditions that may be confused with essential tremor and details all current treatment options for this condition, including medications, surgery and non-invasive alternatives. Examination techniques for …
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- 978-3-319-14598-3
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- 14 b/w illustrations
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A Practical Approach to Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Adolescents
This volume discusses adolescent mental health concerns in non-Western contexts and situations, ranging from common mental disorders to building life skills. It combines previous literature and empirical work on various disorders to provide a comprehensive account of cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) for adolescents. The volume covers a wide spectrum of conditions, ranging from anxiety to affec…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-81-322-2241-5
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- 616.8914 PRA p
Entrepreneurs in Family Business Dynasties Stories of Italian-Australian Fam…
This book is a longitudinal story of seven Italian-Australian family business dynasties, spanning over a hundred years across three generations, and starting with the founding generation who migrated to Australia in the first half of the 20th century. With hard work and sacrifices, they set the foundations of a long-lasting family culture, and the values that form the glue of a multigenerationa…
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- 978-3-319-13918-0
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- 83 b/w illustrations
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A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology
In A Case-Based Guide to Clinical Endocrinology, Second Edition, a renowned group of distinguished clinicians once again provides stimulating instruction and insights into a wide variety of endocrine topics, teaching readers modern management of the conditions described and offering targeted entry into the literature. Importantly, many of the important elements in the current curriculum for cli…
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- Ed. 2
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- 978-1-4939-2059-4
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- 616.4 CAS c
Outside Director Compensation in German Public Family Firms : An Empirical An…
Pascal Engel investigates how outside directors are incentivized in family firms that are publicly listed but still partly owned by members of the founding family. Owning families significantly influence their firms' corporate conduct with their own set of goals, sometimes in conflict with economically driven goals of the capital markets. The author analyzes how family shareholders exert their …
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- 978-3-658-07316-9
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- Familienunternehmen und KMU
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- 338.7 ENG o
Narrative Skills of Dual Language Learners
The current work follows the premise that fictional oral narratives represent socio-emotionally and academically relevant communicative practices. Two studies are presented, aiming to (1) analyze the narrative skills of preschool-age Turkish-German dual language learners (DLLs) and (2) explore a peer-assisted approach to supporting DLLs’ narrative skills in early childhood education and care.…
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The Unhappy Total Knee Replacement A Comprehensive Review and Management Guide
This book addresses the need for improved diagnostic and treatment guidelines for patients in whom total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has had an unsatisfactory outcome. It opens by discussing the basics of TKA and the various causes of failure and pain. Diagnostic aspects are considered in detail, with attention to advances in clinical investigation, laboratory analysis and in particular, imaging te…
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- 978-3-319-08099-4
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