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Island tinkerers: innovation and transformation in the making of Taiwan's com…
How Taiwan rose to global prominence in high tech manufacturing, from computer maker to the world's leading chip manufacturer. How did Taiwan, a former Japanese colony and the last fortress of the defeated Chinese Nationalists, ascend to such heights in high-tech manufacturing? In Island Tinkerers, Honghong Tinn tells the critical history of how hobbyists and enthusiasts in Taiwan, including…
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- 9780262380270
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- ix, 429p. : ill.
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- History of computing
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- 338.47621390951249 TIN i
Media and society after technological disruption
This interdisciplinary collection studies the Internet's effects on traditional media. Part 1 deals with the breakdown of trust in the media; Part 2 outlines the changing law of defamation and privacy; Part 3 analyzes the challenge of online content moderation; and Part 4 considers the financial challenges facing journalistic enterprises
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- 9781009174411
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- xiii, 293 pages
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- 302.23 LAN m
Money, power, and AI: automated banks and automated states
edited by Zofia Bednarz, University of Sydney; Monika Zalnieriute, University of New South Wales, Sydney.
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- 9781009334297
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- 1 online resource
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Broadband economics : lessons from Japan
Japan's high-speed Internet access services such as ADSL, CATV Internet and FTTH are considered the cheapest and fastest state-of-the-art services drawing international attention. In this book the author introduces the current status of broadband services in Japan and their recent development in competition policy. An econometric model is proposed and discussed to analyse access demand. The pur…
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- 16
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- 9780415860741
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- xvii, 320 p
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- 384.330952 TAK i
Stories of capitalism : inside the role of financial analysts
The financial crisis and the recession that followed caught many people off guard, including experts in the financial sector whose jobs involve predicting market fluctuations. Financial analysis offices in most international banks are supposed to forecast the rise or fall of stock prices, the success or failure of investment products, and even the growth or decline of entire national economies.…
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- 9780226523569
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- 205 hlm
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- 332.1 STE s
The Global Film Market Transformation in the Post-Pandemic Era
This book reviews the development and performance of the global film industry during the COVID-19 pandemic and examines new trends in film production, distribution and consumption through a global lens. The COVID-19 pandemic has had a substantial impact on the global film industry since the beginning of 2020. There has been significant transformation in terms of film production, distribution an…
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- 9781032384719
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- xiv, 180 p
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- China Perspectives
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- 384.809
nuclear and radiological emergencies in animal production systems, preparedne…
This Open Access volume explains how major nuclear and radiological emergencies (NREs) can have implications at local, national and international level. The response to NREs requires a competent decision-making structure, clear communication and effective information exchange. National veterinary services have the responsibility to plan, design and manage animal production system in their co…
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- 9783662630211
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- XX, 195 p
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- 636.089 IVA n
Making sense of the future
Making Sense of the Future integrates the latest thinking in Future Studies with the author’s expertise in world history, economics, interdisciplinary studies, knowledge organization, and political activism. The book takes a systems approach that recognizes the complexity of our world. It begins by suggesting a set of goals for human societies and identifying innovative strategies for achievi…
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- 9781003186854
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- xiv + 193 p
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- 303.49 RIC m
Programming Languages and Systems 28th European Symposium on Programming, ES…
This open access book constitutes the proceedings of the 28th European Symposium on Programming, ESOP 2019, which took place in Prague, Czech Republic, in April 2019, held as Part of the European Joint Conferences on Theory and Practice of Software, ETAPS 2019.
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- 9783030171841
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- XV, 816
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- QA76.76.C65 LUI p
Celebrity bromances : constructing, interpreting and utilising personas
This comprehensive work presents a thorough exploration of celebrity “bromances,” interrogating how bromances are portrayed in media and consumed by audiences to examine themes of celebrity persona, performativity and authenticity. The authors examine how the performance of intimate male friendships functions within broadly “Western” celebrity culture from thr…
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- 9781003093329
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- xviii + 140 p
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- 791.430280811 LAM c
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