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This open access book investigates the epistemological concept of and the knowledge transfer interwoven with the moveable paper wheels found in medieval and early modern books—the so-called “volvelles.” The earliest known volvelles emerged in the...
This open access book provides a decade-spanning, meticulously curated collection of research that showcases groundbreaking advances in blockchain, cryptocurrency, digital finance, and market volatility. Through empirical studies, predictive models, and comprehensive...
This book is a collection of papers from the Tokyo Center for Economic Research's (TCER) research project on Japan's financial markets and financial system, including: (1) Current Japanese situation of cashless payments for individuals and households, (2) The...
This is an open access book. With a wealth of exciting data emerging in this rapidly evolving field, this book reviews state-of-the-art knowledge with emphasis on multidisciplinary decision making and management of head and neck cancer. Significant detail is provided on...
This open access book discusses Micronutrient Malnutrition (MM) is a major obstacle to the development of human resources in developing nations in Asia and Africa and has been identified as a public health concern. Globally, more than 2 billion people suffer from MM....
This open access book integrates foundational principles with advanced methodologies concerning maximal planar graphs. It offers readers an exceptional examination of graph structures, chromatic polynomials, and the construction and proof techniques of the Four-Color...
This book challenges many assumptions commonly used in structural topology optimization. These assumptions include: (1) to find the unique and globally optimal solution—the ‘best’ design, (2) under prescribed support conditions, (3) for given loading...
This open access book presents a novel Carbon Emission Liability Mechanism (CELM) and an integrated global Carbon Pricing Mechanism, based on a comprehensive analysis of the evolution of economic theory related to global climate change and the practice of carbon pricing...
This open access book provides a comprehensive overview of the European Electricity Market Coupling. Tracing the evolution of the EU’s efforts to create an Internal Energy Market, it explores the history, principles and roles of all key actors from Transmission...
This open access book provides an interdisciplinary perspective on the study of sex and gender and suggests directions for future research in multiple fields. Sex and gender are understood, measured, and applied in different ways across society and science. To foster...
This open access volume is the first to provide a comprehensive overview of the ecological and environmental characteristics of marine and freshwater parasites. In three clearly organized sections, world-leading authors present the current state of our knowledge as well...
In this open access book, the authors embark on a ground breaking exploration of the often-elusive realm of soft skills, addressing the challenges posed by technology and the evolving workplace. With well-founded research, the book navigates the complex landscape of...
This open access book provides the uniaxial, triaxial, fatigue, creep, creep-fatigue loading tests in order to investigate the salt mechanical response and the related damage mechanisms defining relation between plastic deformation, dilatancy and damage. Based on the...
This open-access book is an essential read for anyone interested in pandemic preparedness, research governance, and the ethical oversight of research. It examines the development of a pioneering research ethics framework designed for use during pandemics, guiding...
This Open Access book sheds new light on the wide range of Affected Family Members' experiences. At a conservative estimate, there are at least 100 million adults across the globe who are affected by their relatives’ addiction problems. These Affected Family...
This open access book offers a fresh perspective on the uncertainties of the future that humanity faces. Leading scholars from the fields of future studies, planning, geography, history, sociology, design, and the humanities sensitize for the intricate role of...
This open access book presents 12 years of cutting-edge research on additive manufacturing (AM), with a focus on innovative powder- and beam-based techniques. Developed through the Collaborative Research Center 814 at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg,...
This book is an Open Access book.This book discusses engaging prisoners in therapeutic art. It has been prepared for an academic and professional readership and has policy implications for prison governance worldwide. Following years of piloting research, the book...
This open access book considers the role of uncertainty in the design and development of large-scale engineering systems. The focus of the book is the safe behaviour of nuclear power plants in both routine operations and in incident situations. The book introduces...
In two parts, this open access work offers a broad and often unconventional approach to animal ethics, written by a pioneer in animal welfare science and ethics. The author Clive Phillips, Australia's first professor of animal welfare, first describes his life...
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