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Overview: The organizers of the 12th International Conference on Multiple Cri­ teria Decision Making (MCDM) held June 19-23, 1995 in Hagen received the second time the opportunity to prepare an international conference on MCDM in Germany; the first opportunity has been the 3rd International Conference on MCDM in Konigswinter, 1979. Quite a time ellapsed since then and therefore it might be interesting to compare some indicators of the development of the International Society on MCDM, which has been founded in Konigswinter. Stanley Zionts has been elected first president and all 44 participants

Overview: Presents a simplified version of these important tools of algebraic topology.Provides a self-contained introduction to mod 2 (co)homology.Begins with basic principles and leads up to advanced topics t.Cohomology and homology modulo 2 helps the reader grasp more readily the basics of a major tool in algebraic topology. Compared to a more general approach to (co)homology this refreshing approach has many pedagogical advantages:.1. It leads more quickly to the essentials of the subject,.2. An absence of signs and orientation considerations simplifies the theory,.3. Computations and adva

Overview: 978-3-528-06590-4978-3-322-84306-7

Overview: Professor Meidan‘s book is a comprehensive, state-of-the-art text, clearly discussing the major current problems and issues of marketing financial services. The text is unique in its separate presentation of marketing of insurance products, building societies, credit cards, as well as banking services at national and international levels.A special feature of the book is the treatment of implementation via about seventy specially designed ‘exhibits‘ that are factual examples, short cases, and illustrations from the various financial services sectors world wide.

Overview: This book provides a contemporary assessment of Marx‘s theory of money. This theory is often praised as one of Marx‘s greatest achievements, especially when compared with either classical or neoclassical economics. On the other hand, Marx‘s theory of money has also been severely criticized, especially that it seems to require that money be a produced commodity. The contributors to the volume provide a wide-ranging and in-depth appraisal of the strengths and weaknesses of Marx‘s theory of money, compared to other theories of money.978-1-349-51857-9978-0-230-52399-9

Overview: Lernziele am Kapitelanfang für einen schnellen Überblick.Die wichtigsten Fakten übersichtlich für die Prüfung in Boxen.Zahlreiche Klinikbeispiele stellen den Praxisbezug her.Medizinische Psychologie und Soziologie.Übersichtlich und kompakt bietet Ihnen dieses Lehrbuch einen vollständigen Überblick über alle prüfungsrelevanten Themen der Medizinischen Psychologie und Soziologie. Es beinhaltet alle GK-Themen. Sämtliche Aspekte für eine gelungene Arzt-Patient-Beziehung und Kommunikation werden theoretisch und methodisch systematisch dargestellt. Allgemeine Anamnese und Gesprächsführungs

Overview: aktuelle sozialwissenschaftliche Beiträge.Beiträge zur Differenzkonstruktion.Diversity-Ansätze.Includes supplementary material: In den ersten Beiträgen dieses Buches werden die Differenzkategorien Rasse, Klasse, Geschlecht, Alter, körperliche Beeinträchtigung und sexuelles Begehren im Sinne der gesellschafts- und herrschaftskritischen Diversity-Ausrichtung der Konstrukthaftigkeit untersucht. Die nachfolgenden Beiträge beschäftigen sich sowohl mit der bislang fehlenden, aber notwendigen, diversitätsbewussten Ausrichtung als auch mit bereits existierenden Diversity-Ansätzen, die in den

Overview: Entwicklung technischer Produkte als komplexer Prozess.Systematische Methoden zur Organisation der Produktentwicklung.aktuelle Forschungsergebnisse wurden integriert.Includes supplementary material: .Die Entwicklung technischer Produkte ist weit mehr als Konstruktion und Design, Mechatronik, Kundenanforderungen, Corporate Design, Variantenzahl - nur einige Stichworte, die die Komplexität andeuten, für deren Beherrschung Arbeitsmethoden unumgänglich sind...Dieses Buch konzentriert sich auf die Beschreibung und Vernetzung von Arbeitsmethoden in der Produktentwicklung. Die Methoden werd

Overview: Provides a self-contained and accessible introduction to mathematical modelling using ordinary and partial differential equations.Presents key approaches for formulating models and solution techniques.This book presents mathematical modelling and the integrated process of formulating sets of equations to describe real-world problems. It describes methods for obtaining solutions of challenging differential equations stemming from problems in areas such as chemical reactions, population dynamics, mechanical systems, and fluid mechanics..Chapters 1 to 4 cover essential topics in ordinar

Overview: Deals with the ability of plants to tolerate attacks and stresses, and examines in detail aspects of resistance responses and mechanisms of resistance.Provides new material not present in other books:Plants have developed very sophisticated mechanisms to combat pathogens and pestsusingtheleastamountofreservedorgeneratedenergypossible. Theydothis by activating major defense mechanisms after recognition of the organisms that are considered to be detrimental to their survival; therefore they have been able to exist on Earth longer than any other higher organisms. It has been known for t

Overview: 978-3-662-15035-1978-3-540-47040-3Series ISSN 0724-6145 Series E-ISSN 1616-8542

Overview: Provides applications and how AI and Data Science Systems can support societal challenges.Focuses on recent research on AI and Data Science Systems.Presents Tools, Techniques, and Systems.This Book, through its various chapters presenting the Recent Advances in Modern Artificial Intelligence and Data Science as well as their Applications, aims to set up lasting and real applications necessary for both academics and professionals.. . Readers find here the fruit of many research ideas covering a wide range of application areas that can be explored for the advancement of their research

Overview: Examines social class, gender, ethnicity and processes of migration in the context of family-school relationships.Considers the interconnection of class, gender, ethnicity and religion embedded in mig.This book draws together analysis of  class, gender, ethnicity and processes of migration in the context of family-school relationships. It provides an original analysis of the role of  class as gendered and ethnicised in the explanation of the reproduction of educational inequalities. This book’s analysis of  class is developed through insights into how class, gender, ethnicity and rel

Overview: Explains essential statistical tools for the ecologist.Includes detailed case studies describing how to choose the most appropriate analysis.Uses the R statistical program throughout.Includes suppleme.Building on the successful .Analysing Ecological Data. (2007) by Zuur, Ieno and Smith, the authors now provide an expanded introduction to using regression and its extensions in analysing ecological data. As with the earlier book, real data sets from postgraduate ecological studies or research projects are used throughout. The first part of the book is a largely non-mathematical introdu

Overview: Explores the fundamental Chinese ideas of ‘Civilization’ and ‘culture’,and their influence on Chinese society.Analyses the traditional connotations of those two concepts and their renewed interpretati.This Key Concepts pivot examines the fundamental Chinese ideas of ‘Civilization’ and ‘culture’, considering their extensive influence both over Chinese society and East Asian societies. The pivot analyses the traditional connotations of those two concepts and their evolution in the Sino-Western exchanges as well as their renewed interpretation and application by contemporary Chinese sch

Overview: Shows you how to maximize your return on investment in machine learning.Covers applications of machine learning in healthcare, retail, and finance.Covers common machine learning algorithms, methods, aGain practical skills in machine learning for finance, healthcare, and retail. This book uses a hands-on approach by providing case studies from each of these domains: you’ll see examples that demonstrate how to use machine learning as a tool for business enhancement. As a domain expert, you will not only discover how machine learning is used in finance, healthcare, and retail, but also

Overview: Provides a theoretical background for fuzzy cognitive maps and graphical lasso approaches.Includes stepwise instructions on how to use the fuzzy cognitive maps R package for decision-making.Develops aFuzzy cognitive maps (FCMs) have gained popularity in the scientific community due to their capabilities in modeling and decision making for complex problems.This book presents a novel algorithm called glassoFCM to enable automatic learning of FCM models from data. Specifically, glassoFCM is a combination of two methods, glasso (a technique originated from machine learning) for data mode

Overview: Recent research on Prospective Energy and Material Resources on the moon.Carefully edited book dedicated to the Moon prospective energy and material resources.Written by leading experts in the field.The Earth has limited material and energy resources. Further development of the humanity will require going beyond our planet for mining and use of extraterrestrial mineral resources and search of power sources. The exploitation of the natural resources of the Moon is a first natural step on this direction. Lunar materials may contribute to the betterment of conditions of people on Earth

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Overview: Presents milestones and recent achievements in toxicology.Update of recent developments.Written by experts in the field.Includes supplementary material: .Includes supplementary material: .Environmental Toxicology. is the third volume of a three-volume set on molecular, clinical and environmental toxicology that offers a comprehensive and in-depth response to the increasing importance and abundance of chemicals of daily life. By providing intriguing insights far down to the molecular level, this three-volume work covers the entire range of modern toxicology with special emphasis on re