BOOKS with Alphabet S (Sa, Sb,Sc, Sd, Se…... )

Overview: Confronts the rift between widening divides in material wealth due to rapid economic growth and development.Innovates by connecting the goals with each other.Tackles many unanswered questions regardin.This book provides readers with a comprehensive understanding of the general framework of sustainable development paths in relation to where countries stand at present, by outlining the main challenges they face, and the potential pathways ahead to foster the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In connecting different SDG’s, the collection of chapters teases out the multifarious relat

Overview: This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 8th International Symposium on System Configuration Management, SCM-8, held in conjunction with ECOOP‘98 in Brussels, Belgium, in July 1998..The volume presents 17 revised full papers carefully reviewed and selected for presentation; also included is a tutorial lecture; approximately half of the papers come from industry. The book is divided into sections on industrial experience, experimental systems, product data management and system configuration management, formal approaches, cooperative systems, and Web-based applications.97

Overview: Uses the most complete range of Holocaust sources available in one book to help explain how and why the Holocaust happened. Allows perpetrators and victims to speak in their own words, offering shockiThe Holocaust was the central event of the twentieth century.How can we understand the Nazi drive to murder millions of people, or the determination of concentration camp prisoners to survive?In this new collection of original documents and sources, Steve Hochstadt brings the reader into direct contact with the Holocaust‘s human participants.The words of Nazi leaders and common soldiers,

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Overview: Illustrates dentoalveolar bone engineering for expanded orthodontic opportunities.Explains corticotomy assisted orthodontic therapy and 3D planning.Written by a team of leading experts.This book covers all aspects of Surgically Facilitated Orthodontic Therapy and is intended to guide practitioners involved in dental interdisciplinary therapy to managing complex cases. It demonstrates the next level of collaboration through managing core problems of the patients and planning cases using digital dentistry for enhanced disclosed and more ideal outcomes. Methods for regaining space appro

Overview: Clements provides a detailed study of religious beliefs in British society, using a broad range of opinion poll and social survey data. Examining public opinion on religious-secular issues, this book provides a rich analysis of the belief and attitudes of social groups over time.978-1-137-50657-3

Overview: While working in the laboratory of Professor Dr. Jacob Reinert at the Freie Universitat Berlin (1974-1976), I had the opportunity to become deeply involved in studying the intricacies of the fascinating phenomenon of somatic embryogenesis in plant cells and protoplasts. In numerous stimu­ lating discussions with Professor Reinert on this subject, I was fully convinced that somatic embryogenesis would become one of the most important areas of study, not only regarding basic and fundamental aspects, but also for its application in crop improvement. During the last decade, we have witne

Overview: Offers a fresh approach to strategy-making the the systemic application of the idea of Optionality.Includes a thorough knowledge of the extant literature on strategic management, including strengths a.This book offers a fresh approach to strategy by examining the idea of Optionality. Optionality is the right, but not the obligation, to take an action. Built on historic military tactics, static engineering principles, and equilibrium-seeking economics, conventional strategic-thinking suffers some weaknesses, principal of which is its inability to deal with conditions of high uncertain

Overview: Includes supplementary material: Für selbstarbeitende und automatisierte (Produktions-) Prozesse werden Steuerungstechniken genutzt. Die hierzu eingesetzten Elemente arbeiten mechanisch, pneumatisch, hydraulisch, elektrisch oder elektronisch. Ausführende Organe sind unter anderem Ventile, Pumpen, Motore, Schalter, Sensoren und Relais. Die hierfür gängigen Symbole werden vorgestellt und können in Schemata eingesetzt werden. Gelegentlich ist die Erstellung sequenzieller Schaltungen hilfreich. Für eine hohe Flexibilität bietet sich die speicherprogrammierbare Steuerung (SPS) an.978-3-65

Overview: Includes current research on self-efficacy and emerging technologies.Compiles current research on self-efficacy across multiple learning contexts in one volume.Specifically targets the design of learn.This edited volume contains reports of current research, and literature reviews of research, involving self-efficacy in various instructional technology contexts. The chapters represent international perspectives across the broad areas of K- 12 education, higher education, teacher self-efficacy, and learner self-efficacy to capture a diverse cross section of research on these topics.  T

Overview: Introduces the SigniFYI Suite of tools designed to investigate meaning inscribed in software.Investigates the underlying communication and perceived effects which unfold during software development.Pr.This book presents the .SigniFYI Suite. of conceptual and methodological tools, designed to uncover meanings inscribed in software, their origins, intent and consequences to identify and trace correlating patterns; from software design and development to software use and experience..Based on the study of Semiotic Engineering, the book advances the e study of Human-Centered Computing (HC

Overview: Explores alignment of strategy, organization design, human resource management, and e-business practices to maximize the business potential for social networking.Presents in-depth case studies of soci.In this volume, the authors apply insights from a variety of perspectives to explore the alignment among strategy, organization design, process and human resource management, and e-business practices on developing successful social networking programs—with particular regard to applying such initiatives against the backdrop of the global financial crisis and challenges to traditional bus

Overview: The taste for history is the most ariswcratic of all tastes. Ernest Rerum "Our century is pre-eminently an historical century . . . . Even art has now become pre-eminently historical. The historical novel and drama interest each and everyone more at present than do similar works belonging to the realm of pure fiction. "! Although Belinskii was writing in 1841, his statement could equally well apply to the Russia of a century later, when the interest in historical fiction had become, if anything, more intense. In fact, the abundance of Soviet historical novels and plays tempts one to

Overview: Umfassender Überblick über alle aktuellen (konventionellen und innovativen) Schallabsorber.Anwendungsteil Innovative Raum-Akustik wurde aktualisiert und erweitert mit vielen aktuellen Beispielen.Exemp.Schallabsorber müssen heute akustischen, hygienischen, ästhetischen und bautechnischen Anforderungen genügen, die mit faserigen/porösen Materialien allein nicht mehr erfüllt werden können. In diesem Buch wird zunächst ein umfassender Überblick über die aktuell am Markt verfügbaren Materialien und Bauteile für den Schallschutz und die akustische Behaglichkeit gegeben. Darauf aufbauend de

Overview: Anhand von Praxisfallbeispielen und kompletten Lösungswegen den Anwendungsnutzen erkennen und richtig umsetzen lernen!Liebe Leserinnen und Leser, mit diesem Werk liegt Ihnen das erste deutsche Lehrbuch vor, das die beiden für empirisch arbeitende Wirtschaftswissenschaftler relevanten Gebiete - die Statistik und die Ökonometrie - kombiniert und umfassend darstellt. Bei der Aufbereitung der Themenbereiche achten wir besonders auf Klarheit und die Verwendung einer Vielzahl theoretischer und empirischer Beispiele. Auf komplizierte Herleimngen und Beweise verzichten wir bewusst, wenn sie

Overview: Guides the reader through all the steps that are necessary to design and implement a regulatory policy.Clear Structured Reference for Regulatory Authorities.Service Quality Regulation in Electricity Distribution and Retail provides a guide for regulatory authorities and postgraduate students alike, accompanying readers through the necessary steps for designing and implementing regulatory policy. It builds a bridge between the theoretical aspects of service quality regulation and country-specific applied mechanisms. The book offers examples as provided by regulatory authorities (inclu

Overview: This series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research.Short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world‘s renowned experts.Still v978-3-642-05752-6978-3-540-39806-6Series ISSN 0081-5993 Series E-ISSN 1616-8550

Overview: Analyzing changes in the semiconductor, telecommunications, and bio industries in detail, provides vital information and good insights into global as well as Japanese transformations of these industri.How did Japanese companies, technology-supporting organizations, and governments reformulate organizational strategies, industrial structures, and institutions to revive Japanese high-tech industries (semiconductor, telecommunications, and biotechnology) in the 1990s? This book takes a comprehensive look at the question by integrating the fields of institutional economics and corporate

Overview: Includes supplementary material: Once again we bring you the proceedings of the International Workshop on Security Protocols. It seems hard to believe that we have reached the tenth event in this annual series. This year our theme was “Discerning the Protocol Participants.” Security protocols are usually described in terms of the active participants – Alice c- putes foo and sends it to Bob. However most security protocols also include o?-line participants, which are not synchronously involved in the exchange of messages: a bank may participate on behalf of a customer, and an arbiter

Overview: Provides a clear and concise overview on how fungal stress response pathways are regulated and interconnected.Discusses relevant aspects of stress response pathways as target for antifungal compounds.This book covers both the molecular basics of fungal stress response strategies as well as biotechnological applications thereof. The complex regulatory mechanisms of stress response pathways are presented in a concise and well-readable manner. Also, light will be shed on the interconnection of pathways responding to different types of stress. Profound knowledge of stress responses in ye