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Computers and internet, General non-fiction
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This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 21st Conference on Computability and Logic, CiE 2025, held in Lisbon, Portugal, during…
July 14–18, 2025. The 27 full papers included in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 49 submissions. They focus on computability-related science, ranging over mathematics, computer science and applications in various natural and engineering sciences, such as physics and biology, as well as related fields, such as philosophy and history of computing. CiE 2025 hadas its motto Crossroads of Computability and Logic: Insights, Inspirations, and Innovations, drawing on the numerous interconnections between computability research and broader logical methodologies, considering both well-established perspectives as well as recent innovations.
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Psychology
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This book invites readers into a thought-provoking dialogue, fostering reflection and self-discovery. It offers a process designed for anyone eager…
to explore their inner world and personal patterns while remaining open to new perspectives in their interactions with others. Moving fluidly from introspection to action, it bridges theory with practice in a meaningful way. The first section, Inner Leadership, explores the rich possibilities of self-reflection, an essential element for contemporary leadership. Mindfulness, both as a practice and a concept, provides the space for inward exploration—helping us connect with our inner narratives, our unique responses to criticism and emotions, and the ongoing search for recognition. The second section shifts the focus to leadership within teams. Through the lens of Mindful Leadership, it delves into the complex web of interpersonal dynamics that shape not only our professional lives but our broader human relationships. Key themes include communication, inspiration, courage, decision-making, belonging, and sustainability. Each chapter concludes with reflective questions and practical exercises, guiding readers to transform theoretical insights into actionable strategies.
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Business and economics
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Aufgrund des gesellschaftlichen Wandels von einer produzierenden Gesellschaft zu einer Dienstleistungsgesellschaft ist der Anteil an Gemeinkosten grundsätzlich steigend. Vor allem…
im Bereich des öffentlichen Auftragswesens stellen Gemeinkosten im Rahmen der kostenbasierten LSP-Kalkulation den größten Anteil bei der Selbstkostenpreisbildung dar. In der vorliegenden Arbeit werden sowohl theoriebasierte als auch empirische Antworten auf einen preisrechtskonformen Umgang mit Gemeinkosten gegeben. Anhand einer Feldstudie mit 24 Preisrechtsanwendern sowie einer ergänzenden Tiefenfallstudie mit einem Dienstleistungsunternehmen aus dem Bereich des öffentlichen Preisrechts wurden die zuvor gewonnenen theoriebasierten Erkenntnisse mit Einblicken in die betriebliche Praxis gespiegelt. Die Ergebnisse beider Studien zeigen, dass der öffentliche Auftraggeber häufig lenkend in das interne Rechnungswesen seiner Auftragnehmer eingreift. Zudem wird vor allem die Umwidmung von Gemeinkostenbestandteilen zu Einzelkosten als strategisches Instrument genutzt, um deren Abrechenbarkeit gegenüber öffentlichen Auftraggebern und deren Prüfsicherheit im Rahmen der Preisprüfung zu erhöhen. Auf Basis des theoretischen als auch empirischen Erkenntnisgewinns konnten darüber hinaus zahlreiche Implikationen für die unternehmerische Praxis der Preisrechtsanwender gewonnen werden.
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Business and economics, Computers and internet
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Dieses Buch vermittelt klassisches und agiles Projektmanagement praxisnah und dient als Werkzeugkasten für Projekte. Dazu werden zunächst die wichtigsten Begriffe und…
Phasen des Projektmanagements normgerecht erläutert. Dann beschäftigt sich dieses Buch mit projektübergreifenden Querschnittsthemen und projektphasenspezifischen Inhalten, aufgeteilt in agiles und klassisches Projektmanagement. Die 3. Auflage enthält nun ein einfaches konsistentes Fallbeispiel "Interkulturelle Hochzeit". Zudem wird Remote-Arbeit näher beleuchtet und ein innovativer integrativer Ansatz angelehnt an ein minimales Produkt bzw. an einen minimalen Prozess vorgestellt. Tipps und Hinweise, Beispiele, Vorlagen und Checklisten aus der Projektpraxis im Automotive- und IT-Umfeld ergänzen die Inhalte. Für studierende Leser gibt es zusätzlich einen umfangreichen Fragenkatalog, um das erlernte Wissen zu festigen. Dies ermöglicht den Lesern einen guten und schnellen Zugang zum Thema Projektmanagement und hilft ihnen, ihre Projekte erfolgreich durchführen zu können. Die Zielgruppe:Studierende (Master), Experten/Fachkräfte
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Politics and government
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This book examines the outcome, dynamics, and lessons of the 2020 Democratic Primary. The authors examine how Joe Biden separated…
himself from a crowded field of candidates, the role that primary rules played in this process, the influence of gender and race on the primary campaign, new developments with the Iowa Caucuses and national party conventions, and what all this could mean for the 2024 election.
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Politics and government, General non-fiction
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This book provides a theoretically informed, empirically grounded account of the origin, expansion, and institutionalization of the EU's action against…
food poverty and severe material deprivation. In doing so, the analysis spans more than three decades, from the quasi-accidental onset of the first food aid program in the late 1980s under the Common Agricultural Policy to its current, puzzling, and contested consolidation as a narrow yet symbolic element of Social Europe's architecture. More precisely, the study offers an in-depth examination of the governance and implementation of European Food Aid Policy (EFAP) while exploring the political and institutional dynamics shaping its trajectory over time. Deploying primarily a historical institutionalist approach, the book addresses two key questions: Why did EFAP emerge despite the EU&’s limited role in anti-poverty policies? And how did it survive and consolidate, particularly during the 2008–2014 critical juncture, despite growing adverse conditions? By treating EFAP as a &“least-likely case&” for European integration, the research sheds light on broader political and institutional dynamics behind the making of Social Europe. This in-depth study will be of key interest to scholars, students, and practitioners in the field of EU social policy and policymaking, as well as, more broadly, in EU studies and comparative welfare state research.
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Science and technology
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This detailed volume presents methodologies for studying reactive oxygen species (ROS) metabolism in plant cells, including techniques for detecting different…
types of ROS such as superoxide radicals, hydrogen peroxide or singlet oxygen, as well as ROS generating systems such as xanthine oxidoreductase. The book provides alternatives to determine malondialdehyde, electrochemical detection approaches for determining total antioxidant capacity (TAC) as well as enzymatic antioxidants, as well as methods for studying non-enzymatic antioxidants and some components of the secondary metabolism. Written for the highly successful Methods in Molecular Biology series, the chapters in this book provide the kind of detailed implementation advice that leads to ideal results in the laboratory. Authoritative and practical, ROS Signaling in Plants: Methods and Protocols serves as an ideal guide for scientists interested in the metabolism of ROS in plant cells.
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Biography, Archaeology
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This book offers cultural governance as a theoretical framework for the exploration of 20th-century Iraqi political history, from the foundation…
of the Imperial Tribal School in Constantinople in 1892 until 1992, the end of the Iraq-Kuwait crisis. Case studies investigate the diversity of cultural governance as an analytical tool for historical heritage management, from the protection of antiquities and guardianship of holy shrines to the use of heritage for corporate legitimacy, the dissemination of conservation expertise throughout the Arab world, and management of heritage in times of conflict. This material explores negotiations of power and sovereignty between local caretakers, officials of the Mandate administration, members of the Iraqi and Arab intelligentsia, UNESCO consultants, and Iraqi state officials, among others, underlining the ideological pluralism of governance efforts throughout the period. This research offers a historical analysis of cultural projects and programs in Iraq to consider the sociopolitical conditions that shaped their governance. The material included this book is based on previously unpublished archives from the Ottoman Prime Ministry Archives, Middle East and North African Newspapers Collection, and UNESCO Archives, among other repositories. The work addresses a gap in scholarship which has neglected the role of cultural governance in heritage management and development in Iraq. The primary audience is academic scholars, historians, and educational institutions although the book will also be of interest to individuals in Iraq, in the Iraqi diaspora abroad, and those with a general interest in modern Middle East studies.
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Laws and statutes
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This book analyses the impact of CAFTA-DR and European Free Trade Agreements on the industrial property system in Central America.…
While there is ample literature on bilateral and regional FTAs, it is often limited to the contractual obligations assumed by the participating countries. This book goes a step further and analyses how these obligations are implemented through national legislation, institutional changes and legal practice. To provide a deeper understanding of the effects of FTAs on national IP systems, the book addresses research questions that go beyond general publications on the topic. Research questions include: Is the combination of market access and IP rules in a bilateral FTA an effective and appropriate trade deal? How are the IP requirements under the FTAs implemented into the national statutory framework? Do the IP rules of FTAs sufficiently address institutional factors necessary for an effective IP system? Do they provide for an appropriate balance between minimum protection and flexibilities and support relevant IP policy objectives? The book covers the CAFTA-DR member states Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua, reviewing the implementation of FTA obligations regarding patents, plant varieties, test data, trademarks, geographical indications, designs, genetic resources and traditional knowledge, enforcement and other areas. By looking at several countries, a broad range of IP rights and the practical implementation of FTA obligations, this book provides a broad range of information and insights.
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Business and economics
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Die Auswirkungen des Klimawandels sind längst mehr als nur ein gefühltes Phänomen. Sie zeigen sich weltweit mit zunehmender regionaler Intensität.…
Deutschland ist aktuell besonders von Starkregenereignissen mit Überschwemmungskatastrophen und Dürreperioden mit massiven Waldschäden betroffen. Die notwendige Reduzierung klimarelevanter Emissionen artikuliert sich u. a. in Maßnahmen zur Verkehrswende, Bau- und Infrastrukturwirtschaft, Landwirtschaft und zum Konsumentenverhalten. Zielkonflikte, wie beim Übergang vom fossilen Zeitalter zu Erneuerbaren Energien und von weniger Globalisierung zu mehr Regionalisierung, gilt es durch eine simultane Planung von Klima-, Umwelt- und Naturschutz wirtschaftswissenschaftlich orientiert zu managen. Dieser Anspruch und die Fokussierung auf mehrere SDGs im Rahmen der nachhaltigen Entwicklung stellen die fachlichen Schnittstellen zwischen den Buchbeiträgen dar. Das Buch richtet sich an Studierende, Wissenschaftler, politische Entscheidungsträger und Praktiker, die sich mit Nachhaltigkeitsthemen sowie den interdisziplinären Auswirkungen des Klimawandels befassen.
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United States history, Politics and government, General non-fiction
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The visionary behind the bestselling phenomenon The Fourth Turning looks once again to America&’s past to predict our future in…
this startling and hopeful prophecy for how our present era of civil unrest will resolve over the next ten years—and what our lives will look like once it has. Twenty-five years ago, Neil Howe and the late William Strauss dazzled the world with a provocative new theory of American history. Looking back at the last 500 years, they&’d uncovered a distinct pattern: modern history moves in cycles, each one lasting roughly eighty to one hundred years, the length of a long human life, with each cycle composed of four eras—or &“turnings&”—that always arrive in the same order and each last about twenty years. The last of these eras—the fourth turning—was always the most perilous, a period of civic upheaval and national mobilization as traumatic and transformative as the New Deal and World War II, the Civil War, or the American Revolution. Now, right on schedule, our own fourth turning has arrived. And so Neil Howe has returned with an extraordinary new prediction. What we see all around us—the polarization, the growing threat of civil conflict and global war—will culminate by the early 2030s in a climax that poses great danger and yet also holds great promise, perhaps even bringing on America&’s next golden age. Every generation alive today will play a vital role in determining how this crisis is resolved, for good or ill. Illuminating, sobering, yet ultimately empowering, The Fourth Turning Is Here takes you back into history and deep into the collective personality of each living generation to make sense of our current crisis, explore how all of us will be differently affected by the political, social, and economic challenges we&’ll face in the decade to come, and reveal how our country, our communities, and our families can best prepare to meet these challenges head-on.
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Paranormal, Christianity, Religion, Spirituality, Self help
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Proof of Heaven ...in 30 Minutes is your guide to quickly understanding the spiritual lessons in Dr. Eben Alexander's life-changing…
book, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife. In Proof of Heaven, neurosurgeon Dr. Eben Alexander recollects his near-death experience and how it convinced him that there was proof of heaven. As told in Proof of Heaven, Alexander had a brush with death while in a seven-day coma, during which he experienced a transformative spiritual journey. Though his neocortex, the part of the brain that's responsible for higher-level functions, was inactive the whole time, his conscious mind experienced rich spiritual realms, giving him proof of heaven existing. Formerly an atheist, Alexander recounts his spiritual transformation in Proof of Heaven and shares the truths he learned as a result of his journey. An essential read for believers and skeptics alike, Proof of Heaven provides readers insight into a neurosurgeon's experience with the afterlife. Use this helpful guide to understand Proof of Heaven in a fraction of the time, with tools such as: · A concise synopsis examining the remarkable near-death experience recounted in Proof of Heaven · In-depth analyses of Dr. Eben Alexander's spiritual transformation detailed in Proof of Heaven · Explanations of the three fundamental truths from Proof of Heaven, revealed to Alexander during his venture, and how to apply these lessons to your life · An insightful background on Alexander, a former associate professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School · An extensive recommended reading list and bibliography related to Proof of Heaven As with all books in the 30 Minute Expert Series, this book is intended to be purchased alongside the reviewed title, Proof of Heaven: A Neurosurgeon's Journey into the Afterlife.
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Poetry
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A major collection of entirely new poems from the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award-winning author of Time and Materials…
and The Apple Trees at OlemaA new volume of poetry from Robert Hass is always an event. In Summer Snow, his first collection of poems since 2010, Hass further affirms his position as one of our most highly regarded living poets. Hass’s trademark careful attention to the natural world, his subtle humor, and the delicate but wide-ranging eye he casts on the human experience are fully on display in his masterful collection. Touching on subjects including the poignancy of loss, the serene and resonant beauty of nature, and the mutability of desire, Hass exhibits his virtuosic abilities, expansive intellect, and tremendous readability in one of his most ambitious and formally brilliant collections to date.
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Journals and memoirs, Humour
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America&’s most beloved wiseass finally tells his life story with all the humor you&’d expect from a man who made…
a career out of making fun of pretty much everything.How does the son of a Presbyterian minister wind up winning a Pulitzer Prize for writing a wildly inaccurate newspaper column read by millions of people? In Class Clown, Dave Barry takes us on a hilarious ride, starting with a childhood largely spent throwing rocks for entertainment—there was no internet—and preparing for nuclear war by hiding under a classroom desk. After literally getting elected class clown in high school, he went to college, where, as an English major, he read snippets of great literature when he was not busy playing in a rock band (it was the sixties). He began his journalism career at a small-town Pennsylvania newspaper where he learned the most important rule of local journalism: never confuse a goose with a duck. His journey then took a detour into the business world, where as a writing consultant he spent years trying, with limited success, to get corporate folks to, for God&’s sake, get the point. Somehow from there he wound up as a humor columnist for The Miami Herald, where his boss was a wild man who encouraged him to write about anything that struck him as amusing and to never worry about alienating anyone. His columns were not popular with everyone: He managed to alienate a vast army of Neil Diamond fans, and the entire state of Indiana. But he also developed a loyal following of readers who alerted him to the threat of exploding toilets, not to mention the fire hazards posed by strawberry pop-tarts and Rollerblade Barbie, which he demonstrated to the nation on the David Letterman show. He led his readers on a crusade against telemarketers that ultimately caused the national telemarketers association to stop answering its own phones because it was getting—irony alert—too many unwanted calls. He has also run for president multiple times, although so far without success. He became a book author and joined a literary rock band, which was not good at playing music but did once perform with Bruce Springsteen, who sang backup to Dave. As for his literary merits, Dave writes: &“I&’ll never have the critical acclaim of, say, Marcel Proust. But was Marcel Proust ever on Carson? Did he ever steal a hotel sign for Oprah?&” Class Clown isn&’t just a memoir; it&’s a vibrant celebration of a life rich with humor, absurdity, joy, and sadness. Dave says the most important wisdom imparted by his Midwestern parents was never to take anything too seriously. This laughter-filled book is proof that he learned that lesson well.
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Parenting, Humour
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The popular humorist shares his hilarious observations and parenting and fatherhood.Dave Barry isn't just funny. His hilarious syndicated newspaper column…
and numerous best-selling books have sparked the kind of adulation that's often reserved for rock stars or world leaders. His wit cuts right to the core of life’s absurdities.In “My Teenage Son's Greatest Goal in Life Is to Make Me Feel 3,500 Years Old” and Other Thoughts on Parenting from Dave Barry, Dave shares his hopes, fears, and insights about his own stint as a father. “Most people make babies out to be very complicated, but the truth is they have only three moods: Mood One: Just about to cry. Mood Two: Crying. Mood Three: Just finished crying.”
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General non-fiction
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EdPsych Modules by Cheryl Cisero Durwin and Marla Reese-Weber uses an innovative modular approach, integrating case studies drawn from real-life…
classroom situations to address the challenge of effectively connecting theory and research to practice. The text features succinct, stand-alone modules organized into themed units, offering the flexibility to tailor content to the specific needs of a course. Each unit opens with case studies written for early childhood, elementary, middle, and secondary classrooms, showing students the dynamics influencing the future students they plan to teach. All 25 modules highlight diversity, emphasizing how psychological factors adapt and change based on external influences such as sex, gender, race, language, disability status, and socioeconomic background. The Fifth Edition includes over seven hundred new references across all 25 modules, with thorough coverage of the latest developments in education, such as artificial intelligence, virtual reality, the latest neuroscience research, and updated coverage of disabilities.
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History
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Jonathan Pollard, an intelligence analyst working in the U.S. Naval Investigative Service's Anti-Terrorist Alert Center, systematically stole highly sensitive secrets…
from almost every major intelligence agency in the United States. In just eighteen months he sold more than one million pages of classified material to Israel. No other spy in U.S. history has stolen so many secrets, so highly classified, in such a short period of time. Author Ronald Olive was in charge of counterintelligence in the Washington office of the Naval Investigative Service that investigated Pollard and garnered the confession that led to his arrest in 1985 and eventual life sentence. His book reveals details of Pollard's confession, his interaction with the author when suspicion was mounting, and countless other details never before made public. Olive points to mistaken assumptions and leadership failures that allowed Pollard to ransack America's defense intelligence long after he should have been caught.
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