“…Mohamad Kassem is Professor of Digital Construction Management at Newcastle University, United Kingdom. Stelios Krinidis is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Management Science & Technology of the International Hellenic University, Greece and a Post-Doctoral Researcher at the Centre of Research & Technology Hellas, Greece. …”

“…For the first time, Johanna Spanke analyzes the extent to which the rise of the photomural can be seen as emerging from a process of mediation between Mexico and the United States; one in which national identity constructs and discourses of modernity played a part, as well as negotiated competition between media. …”

“…S'appuyant sur la description de nombreux cas, il présente les principes des trois grandes techniques de calcul mises en œuvre dans un domaine où sont impliquées à la fois les mathématiques, l'informatique et l'intelligence artificielle : les réseaux de neurones: assemblages d'unités de calcul simples pouvant acquérir des connaissances à la manière du cerveau, par l'exemple ou par la pratique; les algorithmes génétiques: ensembles de processus imitant les phénomènes biologiques de l'évolution, dans lesquels le hasard joue un rôle prépondérant; la logique floue: méthode mathématique qui permet de transmettre aux machines la souplesse du langage et du raisonnement humains pour traiter des données imprécises. …”

“…Indirect costs caused by lost productivity may be about twice as high as direct health care costs, together accounting for about 0.5% of national income.The study also tests the feasibility of using a disease-based approach to estimate the costs of unhealthy diets and low physical activity in Europe, projecting the total economic burden associated with these two risk factors as manifested in new type 2 diabetes cases at 883 million euros in 2020 for France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom alone. The "true" costs will be higher, as unhealthy diets and low physical activity are linked to many more diseases.The study's findings are a step towards a better understanding of the economic burden that can be associated with two key risk factors for ill health and they will help policymakers in setting priorities and to more effectively promoting healthy diets and physical activity…”

“…Campaigns against sexual and reproductive rights, against gender equality and sexual diversity were waged from Russia to the United States and from Latin America to Japan…”

“…The current book is oriented on system scientists, application programmers, industry managers, defence and security commanders, university students, especially those interested in advanced MSc and PhD projects on distributed system management, also philosophers, psychologists, United Nations personnel too"--…”

“…The human race finds itself again under threat of a rising global fascist movement. In the United States, democracy is under attack by an authoritarian movement that has found fertile ground among the country's conservative politicians and voters, but similar movements have found homes in the hearts and minds of people all across the globe. …”

“…Here, Rifkin explains how the United States can embrace this ambitious vision of the future, end its decades-old crisis over foreign oil, and ensure its continued status as world power. …”

“…Of special fascination to him is the United States, where he eventually settled after fleeing Germany and whose culture he sees as defined almost exclusively by "the ostentatious display of surface". …”

“…Au moment où les relations entre catholiques et orthodoxes entrent dans une étape décisive, ces pages, qui utilisent des documents jusque-là inédits, se présentent comme une anamnèse des fondements posés avec persévérance et espérance en vue d'accueillir le don de l'unité…”

“…Paul Marciano's acclaimed RESPECT model, which gives you specific, low-cost, turnkey solutions and action plans-- based on seven key drivers of employee engagement that are proven and supported by decades of research and practice-that will empower youto assess, troubleshoot, and resolve engagement issuesin the workplace: Recognition and acknowledgment of employees' contributions Empowerment via tools, resources, and information that set employees up to succeed Supportive feedback through ongoing performance coaching and mentoring Partnering to encourage and foster collaborative working relationships Expectations that set clear, challenging, and attainable performance goals Consideration that lets employees know that they are cared about Trust in your employees' abilities, skills, and judgment Carrots and Sticks Don't Work delivers the sameproven resources and techniques that have enabledtrainers, executives, managers, and owners at operations ranging from branches of the United States government to Fortune 500 corporations to twenty-person outfits to realize demonstrable gains in employee productivity andjob satisfaction. …”

“…Cet ouvrage s'efforce de répondre à cette question en s'appuyant sur des exemples précis et en utilisant des comparaisons extérieures à l'Europe. De petites unités territoriales, en général gérées par groupes de parenté (tribus et clans) ou des associations de voisinage, dans lesquelles des hommes libres, propriétaires et guerriers représentaient la majorité de la population, semblent avoir constitué un type fréquent. …”

“…Mentre Bonaventura da Bagnoregio alla facoltà di teologia di Parigi attacca i “cattivi” filosofi e Aristotele stesso, e Tommaso d’Aquino si prepara a scrivere il De unitate intellectus, per difendere ortodossia cristiana e psicologia aristotelica dalla tesi dell’esistenza di un intelletto unico per tutta la specie umana, Alberto Magno viene raggiunto in Germania dalla richiesta urgente di un suo confratello che lo esorta a confutare quindici tesi ormai dilaganti tra i professori di filosofia di Parigi. …”

“…On peut certes l'appréhender au fil des principales césures politiques qui la scindent : la fin du Saint Empire, la période de la Confédération germanique, marquée par la rivalité entre la Prusse et l'Autriche, la création du Kaiserreich, qui réalise son unité politique en 1871. L'Allemagne devient alors un empire et un territoire unifiés à l'issue des trois guerres voulues et menées par Bismarck en 1864, 1866 et 1870. …”

“…To make diverse democracies endure, and even thrive, we need to create a world in which our ascriptive identities come to matter less-not because we ignore the injustices that still characterize the United States and so many other countries around the world, but because we have succeeded in addressing them. …”

“…In The Best Intentions, Traub recounts the dramatically entwined history of Kofi Annan, the United Nations, and American foreign policy from 1992 to the present. …”

“…Tracing the war's shifting strategies and political dynamics--military operations, the jockeying of opposition forces within each regime, the impact on oil production so essential to both countries--Razoux also looks at the international picture. From the United States and Soviet Union to Israel, Europe, China, and the Arab powers, many nations meddled in this conflict, supporting one side or the other and sometimes switching allegiances. …”

“…Published to coincide with the 125th anniversary of the university, this must-have reference will appeal to alumni and anyone interested in the history of higher education of the United States…”

“…On trouvera ici les aveux du roman, les mots des femmes, l’ombre portée de la Révolution sur les passions françaises et un tableau de la France et des Français où l’on voit une diversité obstinée tenir tête à la souveraine unité de la nation. Ces rencontres d’occasion avec les oeuvres et les figures du passé me renvoient donc à mes goûts et à mes attaches. …”

“…During the Cold War, Richard Nixon gave geostrategic advantage to the United States by "the strategy of equilibrium." After twenty-five years of conflict, Anwar Sadat brought a vision of peace to the Middle East by a "strategy of transcendence." …”