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This open access volume is the first dedicated to action within bioarchaeology and cognate disciplines, with the aim of fostering social and political change. The editors bring together a diverse range of bioarchaeologists and related practitioners whose work engages...
This open-access volume explores translations of catechisms produced during the Early Modern period (1450–1800), a type of text now increasingly recognized as pivotal for understanding cultural translation. Bringing together case studies from across Europe’s...
This open-access volume offers the first comprehensive examination of Kakishibu, a traditional Japanese technology based on fermented bitter persimmon juice, now gaining attention as a sustainable alternative to plastics. At its core, Kakishibu is rich in persimmon...
With the rapid development of big data, three major challenges arise in the field of economics and management. The first challenge is that the traditional correlation-based methods cannot essentially reveal the true philosophy under the economic activities, modelling...
This is an Open Access Book. Primary care is the frontline of health care—and increasingly, the frontline of behavioral health. Yet many providers are expected to manage depression, anxiety, substance use, and other behavioral health concerns with limited training...
Metal music is heavy, but what does that mean? Heaviness is not just a timbre or quality of sound-it's an experience of impact that listeners help create. This book combines methodologies from musicology, music theory, cognitive science, and performance studies to...
This open access book presents outstanding doctoral dissertations in Information Technology from the Department of Electronics, Information, and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Italy. Information technology has always been highly interdisciplinary, as many...
This is an open access book. Talent: It's high time for LIS researchers to focus on talent management with the objective of influencing library and information management by addressing the key facets of talent management, such as talent management strategies, importance...
The book aims to facilitate the development of circular bioeconomy education, research, policy, and engineering practices in global communities to benefit undergraduate and graduate students and professionals.The book is expected to guide future farming activities,...
This open access book explains why representative democracies need political trust and legitimacy: Political trust is a crucial yet underestimated element in Europe’s representative democracies. A trusting relationship between citizens and the institutions of the...
This open access book explores how the elements of Blumenbach’s epistemology have been variously assembled in different ways and in different historical-cultural and political-social contexts. It looks at the ways in which this epistemology has been enriched with...
This open access volume showcases a series of models - particularly agent-based simulations - that explore pressing issues on national policy agendas, engaging with frontier questions around artificial intelligence (AI), welfare-related social assessment, and value...
This open access short reader provides an introductory yet critically analytical exploration of migration and the politics of integration. Drawing inspiration from Nira Yuval-Davis' concept of the 'politics of belonging,' we define the 'politics of integration' as...
This comprehensive textbook brings together global experts to deliver an in depth, evidence based guide covering the full spectrum of acquired and inherited marrow failure syndromes. It explores cutting edge advances in diagnostics including next generation sequencing ,...
This is an open access book. ICHESS started in 2018, the last four sessions of ICHESS have all been successfully published. ICHESS is to bring together innovative academics and industrial experts in the field of Humanities Education and Social Sciences to a common...
Justice, Recognition, and Institutions: A Dialogue with Axel Honneth invites readers to rethink the foundations of democratic life through one of the most influential social theories of our time. Featuring a previously unpublished piece by Axel Honneth, the book brings...
This open access book offers innovative contributions to the climate-migration-health nexus and the role of regional governance in this nexus, emphasizing the importance of interregional cooperation in addressing these challenges. It considers climate change as an...
This open access volume connects the moral arguments for universal basic income (UBI) with the empirical evidence from recent experiments focused on UBI. Examining the costs and benefits associated with UBI, the book bridges the gap between the moral arguments for UBI...
This open access book presents the Unidroit Principles on Digital Assets and Private Law (DAPL) with comprehensive context and expert perspectives. The first part introduces the DAPL framework, its development, and future prospects, featuring contributions on its...
This open access book collects eight reports from the specialist committees, presented and discussed at the 22nd International Ship and Offshore Structures Congress (ISSC 2025) held in Wuxi, China, on September 22–26, 2025.This congress aims to further understand...
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