“…The close investigation of the texts suggests a special link with the thought of Arthur Schopenhauer, revealing in particular the contiguity between the concept of <i>Noluntas</i> and the search, by many of Beckett's characters, for “will-lessness”, a peculiar state of quiet and abstraction from reality. …”

“…The essays gathered in the volume, thanks to a long series of in-depth studies, have resulted in a closer look at many crucial milestones in the history of European legal and political philosophy, both from the perspective of the common ”ius commune” (civil and canon) and in particular rights of the individual jurisdictions. …”

“…This collection attempts to integrate work pertaining to a fundamental question in plant evolution: What are the molecular underpinnings for the origin of different plant forms? Among the many facets this question touches are the transition to land, the emergence of vascular plants, the origin of the seed and the origin and diversification of floral form. …”

“…It shows excellent FT-IR spectra of breast tissues, atheromatic plaques, human bones and projects assessment of haemodynamic activation in the cerebral cortex, brain oxygenation studies and many interesting insights from a medical perspective…”

“…Ultimately, it shows that Humboldt’s ideals are not timeless – they are historical phenomena and have always been determined by the predicaments and issues of the day. Nevertheless, many of the key concepts and fundamental ideas have endured throughout the twentieth century, though they have been interpreted in different ways…”

“…The pollution of soil and groundwater by harmful chemical compounds and heavy metals is becoming very serious in many countries. Although remediation is necessary as soon as possible, the performance of conventional bioremediation processes is not sufficient. …”

“…Written by internationally renowned contributors, Biodiversity loss in a changing planet offers attractive study cases focused on biodiversity evaluations and provisions in several different ecosystems, analysing the current life condition of many life forms, and covering very different biogeographic zones of the planet…”

“…The book Natural Killer Cells is the result of a collective work that addresses in a clear and comprehensive way for readers and through as many sensuous details as possible, the most and various fundamental aspects of natural killer cells, as well as their clinical applications in cancer immunotherapy. …”

“…We are facing unprecedented challenges today. For many of us, innovation would be our last hope. But how can it be done? …”

“…This book discusses the principal fragments of the early Greek thinkers like Anaximander, Heraclitus, Pythagoras, Parmenides and many others, who predate Plato and Aristotle. The author contends that pre-Platonic Greek philosophy is not to be looked at as a matter of mere historical interest. …”

“…And do you blame everyone and everything for your situation except yourself? Many of us walk around engaging in negative behaviors and mindsets, and don’t even realize we’re doing it. …”

“…There’s growing interest in learning how to analyze streaming data in large-scale systems such as web traffic, financial transactions, machine logs, industrial sensors, and many others. But analyzing data streams at scale has been difficult to do well—until now. …”

“…It is a collection of 7 articles published in a Special Issue of Sustainability MDPI in 2021-2022. Many of the articles in this reprint are related to leadership. …”

“…The research methodology is founded on the experience accumulated by the authors over several decades in many different countries in the context of a world class international organisation. …”

“…In this report, Darin Briskman explains that leading organizations like Netflix, Walmart, and Confluent have found that while traditional analytics still have value, it's not enough. These companies and many others are now building real-time analytics that deliver insights continually, on demand, and at scale--complete with interactive drill-down data conversations, subsecond performance at scale, and always-on reliability…”

“…A study funded by the European Commission, relating to gender specific differences in learning achievements, shows among other things that whilst gender equality is a hot topic in many countries a general equality policy is not always advocated. …”

“…Matt Mochary coaches the CEOs of many of the fastest-scaling technology companies in Silicon Valley. …”

“…Many OECD countries have in recent decades experienced periods of relatively rapid growth in nonemployment benefit expenditures and recipiency rates which have not subsequently been reversed. …”

“…Against a backdrop of sustained global growth and high commodity prices, Africa has experienced its best economic performance in many years. While recent economic performance is not merely driven by favourable external factors, African economies still lack proper “shock-absorbers” to withstand internal (e.g. drought and floods, political instability, HIV-Aids, etc.) and external (e.g. volatility of commodity prices and exchange rates) shocks alike. …”

“…It is required for exchange-listed companies in many parts of the world. If enacted, the changes to IAS 19 proposed by the IASB are expected to have a significant impact on company financials on a global basis. …”