BOOKS with Alphabet I (Ia, Ib,Ic, Id, Ie…... )

Overview: This book investigates and discusses the phenomenon of internationalization of education policy and its consequences for national policymaking processes. By comparing educational outcomes and actors‘ reactions in different countries, it provides detailed insights into a highly contested policy field.978-1-349-48648-9978-1-137-40169-4

Overview: No sooner had the Asian crisis broken out in 1997 than the witch-hunt started. With great indignation every Asian economy pointed fingers. They were innocent bystanders. The fundamental reason for the crisis was this or that - most prominently contagion - but also the decline in exports of the new commodities (high-tech goods), the steep rise of the dollar, speculators, etc. The prominent question, of course, is whether contagion could really have been the key factor and, if so, what are the channels and mechanisms through which it operated in such a powerful manner. The question is

Overview: Dieser Buchtitel ist Teil des Digitalisierungsprojekts Springer Book Archives mit Publikationen, die seit den Anfängen des Verlags von 1842 erschienen sind. Der Verlag stellt mit diesem Archiv Quellen für die historische wie auch die disziplingeschichtliche Forschung zur Verfügung, die jeweils im historischen Kontext betrachtet werden müssen. Dieser Titel erschien in der Zeit vor 1945 und wird daher in seiner zeittypischen politisch-ideologischen Ausrichtung vom Verlag nicht beworben.978-3-662-31298-8978-3-662-31502-6

Overview: Thanks to scientific and technological advances in many parallel fields, medical procedures are rapidly evolving towards solutions which are less invasive and more effective. In the previous decades, information processing in diagnostic imaging provided many solutions to physicians in particular within radiology, neurology, cardiology, nuclear medicine and radiation therapy departments. In the last decade, progress in computer technology, imaging and mechatronics has allowed computer-assisted intervention (CAI) systems and solutions to penetrate the intervention and operating rooms.

Overview: This book constitutes the refereed joint proceedings of the 5th International Workshop on Interpretability of Machine Intelligence in Medical Image Computing, iMIMIC 2022,  held in September 2022, in conjunction with the 25th International Conference on Medical Imaging and Computer-Assisted Intervention, MICCAI 2022..The 10 full papers presented at iMIMIC 2022 were carefully reviewed and selected from 24 submissions each. The iMIMIC papers focus on introducing the challenges and opportunities related to the topic of interpretability of machine learning systems in the context of medic

Overview: In het boek ‘Inleiding in de verpleegkunde‘ wordt een eerste oriëntatie gegeven op het beroep van verpleegkundige en het werken in een zorginstelling. Het boek is bestemd voor kwalificatieniveau 5. In twaalf hoofdstukken krijgt de aankomend verpleegkundige een brede kijk op het beroep van verpleegkundige en de organisatie van de zorg

Overview: Explains digital identity strategy development and its role as a cornerstone in driving digital transformation.Provides comprehensive details of privacy, governance, regulations, emerging trends, and .Explore the dynamics of digital identity, a crucial component in today’s modern technology-driven era. This engaging book offers a deep understanding of how digital identity is evolving rapidly, why it’s so significant, and offers organizations, regulatory bodies, and academicians the strategies needed to adopt secure decentralized digital identity features effectively. It’s a must-read

Overview: Includes supplementary material: This three-volume set LNCS 10666, 10667, and 10668 constitutes the refereed conference proceedings of the 9.th.International Conference on Image and Graphics, ICIG 2017, held in Shanghai, China, in September 2017. The 172 full papers were selected from 370 submissions and focus on advances of theory, techniques and algorithms as well as innovative technologies of image, video and graphics processing and fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, and networking.978-3-319-71588-9978-3-319-71589-6Series ISSN 0302-9743 Series E-ISSN 1611-3349

Overview: Addresses how the recent resource extraction boom in South America has collided with indigenous world-making projects.Covers an unusually broad geographical scope, with ethnographic research presentedExploring indigenous life projects in encounters with extractivism, the present open access volume discusses how current turbulences actualise questions of indigeneity, difference and ontological dynamics in the Andes and Amazonia. While studies of extractivism in South America often focus on wider national and international politics, this contribution instead provides ethnographic explo

Overview: Understand the basics of the technologies used in today’s video search engines.Learn which video indexing techniques are appropriate for given types of video material, and be able to decide on suitablThe evolution of technology has set the stage for the rapid growth of the video Web: broadband Internet access is ubiquitous, and streaming media protocols, systems, and encoding standards are mature. In addition to Web video delivery, users can easily contribute content captured on low cost camera phones and other consumer products. The media and entertainment industry no longer views t

Overview: A comprehensive guide to imaging instruments in space.Features the most famous images of our Solar System.Details the imaging instruments for modern missions such as OSIRIS-REx, Perseverance, and the .As we speak, stunning new snapshots of our Solar System are being transmitted to Earth by a fleet of space probes, landers, and rovers. Yet nowadays, it is all too easy to take such images for granted amidst the deluge of competing visuals we scroll through every day. To truly understand the value of these incredible space photos, we first need to understand the tools that made them pos

Overview: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Information and Software Technologies, ICIST 2014, held in Druskininkai, Lithuania, in October 2014. The 34 papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 68 submissions. The papers are organized in topical sections such as information systems; business intelligence for information and software systems; software engineering; information technology applications.978-3-319-11957-1978-3-319-11958-8Series ISSN 1865-0929 Series E-ISSN 1865-0937

Overview: Provides a systematic and broad overview of the major debates affecting Muslims and Islam in the West.Raises a number of issues concerning Western Muslim communities.Examines the issue of jurisprudenc.This book analyzes the development of Islam and Muslim communities in the West, including influences from abroad, relations with the state and society, and internal community dynamics. The project examines the emergence of Islam in the West in relation to the place of Muslim communities as part of the social fabric of Western societies. It provides an overview of the major issues and de

Overview: A new approach presenting the financial evaluation of innovation processes in various technological businesses.Financial evaluation of patents or R D-plans.Based on European as well as US rules (IFRS .For successful innovation in business the responsible managers need a consistent view of the individual processes as well as an assessment of key projects in all phases of the development. Generating new ideas, fast examination of its feasibility requires skilled methods for evaluation of these ideas, plans and especially costs and revenues...Business models, calculation methods and som

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Overview: Covers the optimization of service tier selection and sizing using fundamental concepts from location theory.Addresses the varients of the problem of service tier selection including deterministic verAs telecommunications products and services have become an essential part of - eryday life, consumers have at the same time grown intimately familiar with the concept of tiered pricing that is associated with such services. With tiered service structures, users may select from a small set of tiers that offer progressively higher levels of service with a correspondingincrease in price. Ti

Overview: Provides a comprehensive coverage of the field of databasesIntroduced forty years ago, relational databases proved unusually succe- ful and durable. However, relational database systems were not designed for modern applications and computers. As a result, specialized database systems now proliferate trying to capture various pieces of the database market. Database research is pulled into di?erent directions, and speci- ized database conferences are created. Yet the current chaos in databases is likely only temporary because every technology, including databases, becomes standardized

Overview: 978-3-528-04945-4978-3-322-86599-1

Overview: Provides questions and answers at the end of each chapter.Captures all aspects of modern mechanical engineering.Useful reference for beginners in the fieldThis textbook fosters information exchange and discussion on all aspects of introductory matters of modern mechanical engineering from a number of perspectives including: mechanical engineering as a profession, materials and manufacturing processes, machining and machine tools, tribology and surface engineering, solid mechanics, applied and computational mechanics, mechanical design, mechatronics and robotics, fluid mechanics and h

Overview: The study of welfare can illuminate debate about some of the grand themes in modern Italian history - the question of the success or failure of nation-building; the question of the relative strengths and weaknesses of the state; and the question of continuity and discontinuity from liberalism to fascism. It can also deepen understanding of one of the most pressing problems confronting historians of Italian fascism - the question of the actual impact of fascist rule on Italian society. Despite this, surprisingly few scholars have done any work on this important topic. This book aims t