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Encyclopedia of World Cultures: Russia and Eurasia/China

Macmillan Technical, 1994

This project began in 1987 with the goal of assembling a basic reference source that provides accurate, clear, and concise descriptions of the cultures of the world. We wanted to be as comprehensive and authoritative as possible: comprehensive, by providing descriptions of all the cultures of each region of the world or by describing a...

Beating Depression: The 'at Your Fingertips' Guide

Class Publishing, 2002

Depression is the commonest illness of all: 40% of the population will experience this condition at some time in their lives. It may be mild or severe. It can be a brief phase in someone’s life, or can lead to prolonged personal unhappiness, sometimes even to selfharm or long-term disability. It is often associated with...

Textbook of Medical Administration and Leadership

Springer, 2018

This textbook covers all general areas of knowledge required for a trainee, generalist medical administrator, and doctor undergoing training to be a medical administrator specialist. Chapters cover all the key topics on medical administration and leadership. Some of the key topics included are: health systems and policy, health law,...

Hierarchical Bayesian Optimization Algorithm: Toward a New Generation of Evolutionary Algorithms

Springer, 2005

This book provides a framework for the design of competent optimization techniques by combining advanced evolutionary algorithms with state-of-the-art machine learning techniques. The primary focus of the book is on two algorithms that replace traditional variation operators of evolutionary algorithms, by learning and sampling Bayesian networks:...

The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2007

World Bank Publications, 2007

In the last decade developing countries have experienced a revolution in information and communication technology. Most countries now have more than one telecommunications operator, and in many countries more than three companies compete to provide telecommunications services. This competition has resulted in high levels of investment, rapid growth...

Paleogenomics: Genome-Scale Analysis of Ancient DNA (Population Genomics)

Springer, 2019

Advances in genome-scale DNA sequencing technologies have revolutionized genetic research on ancient organisms, extinct species, and past environments. When it is recoverable after hundreds or thousands of years of unintended preservation, “ancient DNA” (or aDNA) is often highly degraded, necessitating specialized handling...

Building the Population Bomb

Oxford University Press, 2021

Across the twentieth century, Earth's human population increased undeniably quickly, rising from 1.6 billion people in 1900 to 6.1 billion in 2000. As population grew, it also began to take the blame for some of the world's most serious problems, from global poverty to environmental
degradation, and became an object of...

Assistive Technologies for People with Diverse Abilities (Autism and Child Psychopathology Series)

Springer, 2014

The familiar image of the disabled tends to emphasize their limitations and reduced quality of life. However, many people with cognitive, motor, and other difficulties also have the capacity to enhance their social interactions, leisure pursuits and daily activities with the aid of assistive...

Political Ecology: A Critical Engagement with Global Environmental Issues

Palgrave Macmillan, 2021

This textbook introduces political ecology as an interdisciplinary approach to critically examine land and environmental issues.

Drawing on discourse and narrative analysis, Marxist political economy and insights from natural science, the book points at similarities, differences and inter-connections between...

Ageing And Pension Reform Around The World: Evidence From Eleven Countries

Edward Elgar Publishing, 2005

Population ageing and the resulting pressures on existing pension systems constitutes one of the most important challenges modern societies will have to face over the coming decades. Although governments have responded to such pressures by adopting a plethora of pension reforms, the adaptation process is far from over. This book comprehensively...

Montreal & Quebec City For Dummies (Dummies Travel)

For Dummies, 2006

European flair and French joie de vivre — you’ll definitely find these elusive old-world qualities in Montréal and Québec City. Visiting Montréal is like escaping into a little corner of Europe, except that you don’t have to cross the Atlantic to get here. And Montréal doesn’t...

Advanced PHP Programming

Sams Publishing, 2004

Over the past three years PHP has evolved from being a niche language used to add dynamic functionality to small sites to a powerful tool making strong inroads into large-scale, business-critical Web systems.

The rapid maturation of PHP has created a skeptical population of users from more...

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