“…The thorough analysis of the presented case studies and the applied counter-measures will, hopefully, if not curtail then possibly at least mitigate the operational and ideological strength of terrorist groups or individual actors. …”

“…The Human Rights Act and the South African Constitution also present interesting questions that will make their study worthwhile. …”

“…What is the optimal redistribution scheme for trade gains if the government explicitly takes into account the consequences for the income distribution ? This book presents a rigorous theoretical analysis to answer the questions posed. …”

“…Theme 2 analyzes the use of open innovation in organizations today in order to extract best practices. Theme 3 presents forward-looking theoretical research as well as practical future uses of open innovation. …”

“…The first chapter lays the foundation of the PFFRE, presenting the key distinctions between the FFRE and the PFFRE. …”

“…The first four pieces put Chinese mercantile trade with Southeast Asia in broad historical perspective; the other essays appear in chronologically ordered sections covering the precolonial period to the present. Incorporating research conducted in Chinese, Japanese, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay, Indonesian, and several Western languages, Chinese Circulations is a major contribution not only to Sino-Southwest Asian studies but also to the analysis of globalization past and present…”

“…It covers every era from the conversion of Afghanistan through the medieval and early modern periods to the present day. Based on primary sources in Arabic, Persian, Pashto, Urdu and Uzbek, its depth and scope of coverage is unrivalled by any existing publication on Afghanistan. …”

“…In this comparative study, at once historical and anthropological, Peel explores the intertwined character of the three religions and the dense imbrication of religion in all aspects of Yoruba history up to the present. For over 400 years, the Yoruba have straddled two geocultural spheres: one reaching north over the Sahara to the world of Islam, the other linking them to the Euro-American world via the Atlantic. …”

“…We hope that the experimental results, discussion, models and ideas presented herein are useful to foster future research contributing to sustainable ruminant production…”

“…In engaging with these narratives, the book proposes an archival encounter, a witnessing of past injustices and their implications for the disability of our present and future"--…”

“…This reprint provides a collection of papers illustrating the state-of-the-art of smart processing of data coming from wearable, implantable or portable sensors. Each paper presents the design, databases used, methodological background, obtained results, and their interpretation for biomedical applications. …”

“…Figures, tables, and illustrations related to the sub-topic are presented in an easy-to-use manner, and examples on the use of the equations, including appropriate figures and tables are also included. …”

“…The EM Imaging through Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) technique is used for data extraction. The second section presents a few smart tag detection techniques for existing chipless RFID systems. …”

“…In Engineering theory and applications, we think and operate in terms of logics and models with some acceptable and reasonable assumptions. The present text is aimed at providing modelling and analysis techniques for the evaluation of reliability measures (2-terminal, all-terminal, k-terminal reliability) for systems whose structure can be described in the form of a probabilistic graph. …”

“…This publication summarizes the presentations and panel discussions from the workshop…”

“…The conference received 653 submitted papers from 10 countries, of which 214 papers were selected by the committees to be presented at ICICE 2013. The conference provided a unified communication platform for researchers in a wide range of fields from information technology, communication science, and applied mathematics, to computer science, advanced material science, design and engineering. …”

“…The project systems approach presented in the book is needed"--…”

“…Dunn and me, or by me in the last decade or so, are also presented in various places in the book. Some of these results are slightly improved in their current presentation. …”

“…Features: Shares 10 changes that will have an enormous impact on the future of business over the next 10 years Highlights the importance of maximizing the value companies deliver to customers Shares the increased threats that are now present due to global competition Includes a fascinating case study on how the Golden State Warriors revolutionized the NBA and effectively draws parallels to how business has evolved in the 21st century Explains how changes in the workplace have shifted the perspective of the "traditional" employee Provides new characteristics and traits leaders need to be successful Examines how policies, processes, procedures, and performance have changed in the workplace Discusses actions companies must take to generate sustained results Describes the risks that are present when you are resistant to change…”

“…This publication summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop…”