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China: Promise or Threat?: A Comparison of Cultures
In China: Promise or Threat? Helle compares the cultures of China and the West through both private and public spheres. For China, the private sphere of family life is well developed while behaviour in public relating to matters of government and the law is less reliable. In contrast, the West operates in reverse. The book’s twelve chapters investigate the causes and effects of threats to the…
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- Volume: 96
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- 978-90-04-33060-3
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Introduction to Scientific Programming with Python
This open access book offers an initial introduction to programming for scientific and computational applications using the Python programming language. The presentation style is compact and example-based, making it suitable for students and researchers with little or no prior experience in programming. The book uses relevant examples from mathematics and the natural sciences to present pr…
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- 1
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- 978-3-030-50356-7
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- Simula SpringerBriefs on Computing
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Particle Physics Reference Library = Volume 1: Theory and Experiments
This first open access volume of the handbook series contains articles on the standard model of particle physics, both from the theoretical and experimental perspective. It also covers related topics, such as heavy-ion physics, neutrino physics and searches for new physics beyond the standard model. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the “Particle Physics Reference Library” provides revis…
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- 1
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- 9783030382070
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- IX, 631 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Forensic Genetics in the Governance of Crime
This open access book uses a critical sociological perspective to explore contemporary ways of reformulating the governance of crime through genetics. Through the lens of scientific knowledge and genetic technology, Machado and Granja offer a unique perspective on current trends in crime governance. They explore the place and role of genetics in criminal justice systems, and show how classical …
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- 1
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- 9789811524295
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- IX, 114 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Data Journeys in the Sciences
This groundbreaking, open access volume analyses and compares data practices across several fields through the analysis of specific cases of data journeys. It brings together leading scholars in the philosophy, history and social studies of science to achieve two goals: tracking the travel of data across different spaces, times and domains of research practice; and documenting how such journeys…
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- 1
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- 9783030371777
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- XVII, 412 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Advances in Pharma Business Management and Research
This open access book presents a unique collection of practical examples from the field of pharma business management and research. It covers a wide range of topics such as: 'Brexit and its Impact on pharmaceutical Law - Implications for Global Pharma Companies', 'Implementation of Measures and Sustainable Actions to Improve Employee's Engagement', 'Global Medical Clinical and Regulatory Affair…
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- 1
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- 9783030359188
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- X, 85 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Particle Physics Reference Library = Volume 2: Detectors for Particles and R…
This second open access volume of the handbook series deals with detectors, large experimental facilities and data handling, both for accelerator and non-accelerator based experiments. It also covers applications in medicine and life sciences. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the “Particle Physics Reference Library” provides revised and updated contributions based on previously publishe…
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- 1
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- 9783030353186
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- IX, 1078 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Multilevel Modelling for Public Health and Health Services Research
This open access book is a practical introduction to multilevel modelling or multilevel analysis (MLA) – a statistical technique being increasingly used in public health and health services research. The authors begin with a compelling argument for the importance of researchers in these fields having an understanding of MLA to be able to judge not only the growing body of research that uses i…
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- 1
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- 9783030348014
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- XVII, 286 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Particle Physics Reference Library : Volume 3: Accelerators and Colliders
This third open access volume of the handbook series deals with accelerator physics, design, technology and operations, as well as with beam optics, dynamics and diagnostics. A joint CERN-Springer initiative, the “Particle Physics Reference Library” provides revised and updated contributions based on previously published material in the well-known Landolt-Boernstein series on particle phys…
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- 1
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- 9783030342456
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- X, 863hlm; ill., lamp.,
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Resourceful Civil Society : Navigating the Changing Landscapes of Civil Socie…
This open access book examines how civil society organizations in Poland, Russia, and Sweden (re)act to transformations of opportunities and limitations in access to various forms of resources. The volume’s contributions discuss the constraints associated with different types of resources as well as organizations’ capacities to generate resources—or compensate for their lack—as they neg…
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- 1
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- 9783030990077
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- XIX, 366 hlm; ill., lamp.,
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