“…Cet ouvrage s'adresse avant tout à ces chercheurs en leur présentant les principales règles auxquelles ils doivent se soumettre, en leur indiquant les éléments dont il faut tenir compte dans la rédaction d'un protocole de recherche et en les sensibilisant aux raisons de ces exigences. …”

“…Dans toutes les démocraties occidentales, la télévision est devenue le moyen d'information principal -- celui qui rejoint le plus large auditoire et auquel les gens accordent le plus de crédibilité. Présent dans pratiquement tous les foyers, le petit écran ouvre sur l'espace public fondamental de notre temps et sous-tend les liens les plus essentiels qui unissent les citoyens à leurs représentants politiques. …”

“…The Global Smartphone presents a series of original perspectives deriving from this global and comparative research project. …”

“…While having been predominantly applied to highly specialized image, text, and signal datasets, this book synthesizes and presents novel deep learning approaches to a seemingly unlikely domain – tabular data. …”

“…Solutions to Parallel and Distributed Computing Problems presents a comprehensive review of the state of the art in the field, providing researchers and practitioners with critical information on the use of bio-inspired techniques for improving software and hardware design in high-performance computing. …”

“…Beginning with a history of the development of wind energy, this comprehensive book:Explains the aerodynamic theories that govern the operation of wind turbinesPresents wind energy statistics to address the stochastic nature of wind speedEmploys the statistical modeling of wind speed to evaluate sites for wind energy generationHighlights the differences between the most common types of wind turbinesAnalyzes the main power electronic circuits used in wind energyDetails the induction, synchronous, and permanent magnet generators from the basic principle of induced voltage to the steady-state and dynamic modelsExplores the operation, stability, control, and protection of type 1, 2, 3, and 4 wind turbinesDiscusses the main integration challenges of wind energy systems with electric utility systemsFeatures numerous models, illustrations, real-world examples, and exercise problemsIncludes a solutions manual and figure slides with qualifying course adoptionWind Energy: An Introduction requires a basic knowledge of electric circuit theory, making it an ideal text for students at the senior-undergraduate and graduate levels. …”

“…Because of these characteristics, maritime law enforcement operations touch upon many unresolved human rights issues. In the present study, counter-piracy operations off the coast of Somalia and in the Indian Ocean serve as the quintessential example of how law enforcement measures taken at sea may fall short of international human rights standards. …”

“…Uses a unique series of social surveys to study education and social change in ScotlandPresents Scotland's internationally unique series of surveys of school students, from the late 1940s to the new century, with no parallel internationally in its longevity, range of topic, and depthUses Scotland as a case study as it experienced all the major educational changes of the developed world in the second half of the 20th centuryDraws comparison to domestic education reform in England and WalesDraws comparison internationally with the rest of Europe and north America, and especially with France, the Netherlands and IrelandThe social basis of these changes is systematically investigated: who benefited, who did not, did these divides narrow or widen, and what are the consequences for opportunity and civic values?…”

“…A history of urban travel demand modeling (UTDM) and its enormous influence on American life from the 1920s to the present. For better and worse, the automobile has been an integral part of the American way of life for decades. …”

“…By bringing the insights of public management and administration to those of defence studies, the book presents policy options that will help improve the nature of future large-project military procurement. …”

“…This book is the first to present a detailed analysis of economic integration of immigrants in smaller areas of their host nations. …”

“…"The European Values Study project is run by researchers from 33 countries and is administered by Tilburg University, the Netherlands." "The Atlas presents European ideas and beliefs in the form of graphs, charts and maps. …”

“…—Harold Alderman, International Food Policy Research Institute “A must read for those that want to understand the past, present, and future of social protection in the country and beyond.” …”

“…The COVID-19 pandemic presented the first major challenge to these commitments. …”

“…La subordinació lingüística i la fragmentació de la comunitat de parlants del català són problemes que es posen en relleu en aquest volum, si bé també s’hi exposen els fruits que han donat en la història recent els esforços perquè el català sigui present en l’àmbit de la comunicació mundial per mitjans informàtics i els beneficis econòmics i socials que va suposar la incorporació de la llengua catalana al sistema educatiu. …”
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“…This book is the first full study of his moral and social theory, focusing on the key elements of his theory of moral emotions as presented in The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas and summarised in Ethical Relativity. …”

“…Carnival logic and high-impact visuality is pervasive in uses of social media, even if Carnival is not embraced by all Trinidadians in the town and results in presenting oneself and association with different groups in varying ways. …”

“…Ces châteaux, maisons, parcs, viviers et autres étaient entretenus à grands frais par une institution spécialement mise en place dans ce but : le Bureau des ouvrages de la Cour. Méconnu jusqu'à présent, cet organisme constituait toutefois une pièce maîtresse dans l'organisation de la vie quotidienne de la Cour de Bruxelles. …”

“…Various descriptions and representations of structured data for model reduction are presented in the applications and survey chapters. …”