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Harnessing public research for innovation in the 21st century: an internation…
Universities and public research institutes play a key role in the innovation ecosystem. Many countries have implemented national strategies to support the commercialization of knowledge produced by public institutions, to help take their innovations and scientific breakthroughs to market and ultimately boost economic growth. Research bodies themselves have also introduced practices to support …
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- ISBN/ISSN
- 9781108842792
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- 544 p
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- Intellectual property, innovation and economic development
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- 607.2 ARU h
Living for the city: social change and knowledge production in the Central Af…
More than most monographs, this book rests on the collective efforts of the brilliant team of researchers it has been my privilege and pleasure to work alongside during the five years (2016–2021) of the ‘Comparing the Copperbelt’ project. Each of these researchers brought distinctive insights and made major contributions to the project as a whole and to this volume in particular. Ste…
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- 9781108973120
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- xiii, 182 p ; 24 cm
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- 967 LAR l
Surveying climate-relevant behavior : measurements, obstacles, and implications
This open access book discusses the contribution of sociology and survey research to climate research. The authors address the questions of which behaviors are of climate relevance, who is engaging in these behaviors, in which contexts do these behaviors occur, and which individual perceptions and values are related to them. Utilizing survey research, the book focuses on the measurement of clim…
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- 1
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- 9783030857967
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- xi, 159p. : ill.
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- -
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- 363.73874 MAR s
Theorizing teaching : current status and open issues
This open access book seeks to create a forum for discussing key questions regarding theories on teaching: Which theories of teaching do we have? What are their attributes? What do they contain? How are they generated? How context-sensitive and content-specific do they need to be? Is it possible or even desirable to develop a comprehensive theory of teaching? The book identifies areas of conver…
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- 1
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- 9783031256134
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- xx, 367p: ill.
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- -
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- 375 THE t
Quaternion algebras
This open access textbook presents a comprehensive treatment of the arithmetic theory of quaternion algebras and orders, a subject with applications in diverse areas of mathematics. Written to be accessible and approachable to the graduate student reader, this text collects and synthesizes results from across the literature. Numerous pathways offer explorations in many different directions, whi…
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- 1
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- 9783030566944
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- XXIII, 885 p. : ill.
- Series Title
- Graduate Texts in Mathematics
- Call Number
- 512.5 VOI g
Trauma and Resilience Among Displaced Populations : A Sociocultural Exploration
This open access book provides an enriched understanding of historical, collective, cultural, and identity-related trauma, emphasising the social and political location of human subjects. It therefore presents a socio-ecological perspective on trauma, rather than viewing displaced individuals as traumatised “passive victims”. The vastness of the phenomenon of trauma among displaced populati…
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- 9783030677121
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- 305p
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- 300 THE
The Role of Community-Mindedness in the Self-Regulation of Drug Cultures : a …
This book analyzes heroin users and the drug subculture on the Shetland Islands, an area known for its geographical remoteness, rural character and relative wealth. It fills the scientific gap created by the conventional research in heroin research, which is usually conducted in urban areas and relies on treatment and prison populations. Based on qualitative, in-depth interviews with twenty-fou…
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- 9789400738614
- Collation
- 379p
- Series Title
- -
- Call Number
- 362.293 STA
The Public Value of the Social Sciences : An Interpretive Essay
This book is available as open access through the Bloomsbury Open Access programme and is available on www.bloomsburycollections.com. What is the purpose of social science? How can social science make itself relevant to the intractable problems facing humanity in the twenty-first century? The social sciences are under threat from two main sources. One is external, reflected in a global universi…
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- 9781780931784
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- 240p
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- -
- Call Number
- 300.941 BRE
Smart Cities and Construction Technologies
This book includes nine chapters presenting the outcome of research projects relevant to building, cities, and construction. A description of a smart city and the journey from conventional to smart cities is discussed at the beginning of the book. Innovative case studies of underground cities and floating city bridges are presented in this book. BIM and GIS applications on different projects, a…
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- 6
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- 9781838801991
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- xiii, 157 p
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- -
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- 307.760285 ZHA s
Artificial Intelligence in Oncology Drug Discovery and Development
There exists a profound conflict at the heart of oncology drug development. The efficiency of the drug development process is falling, leading to higher costs per approved drug, at the same time personalised medicine is limiting the target market of each new medicine. Even as the global economic burden of cancer increases, the current paradigm in drug development is unsustainable. In this book,…
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- 9781789846898
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- xiii, 143
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- -
- Call Number
- 616.9940610724 CAS
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