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Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Trusted execution environments (TEEs) protect sensitive code and data on computing platforms, even when the primary operating system is compromised. Once a technical curiosity, TEEs have rapidly become a key component in securing numerous systems from cloud servers to constrained devices. Today, TEEs have been deployed on billions of devices for protecting financial payments, personal files, copyrighted media content, and many others. Despite this, TEEs remain poorly understood due to their complexity and diversity. This book addresses this gap, providing a comprehensive treatment of different TEE technologies, their features, benefits, and shortcomings.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses essential bietet eine umfassende Einführung in die Definition und den Stellenwert von Finanzcoaching. Sie erhalten einen Überblick über die internationale Forschung auf diesem Gebiet und erfahren, welche entscheidende Rolle die Psychologie bei Finanzentscheidungen spielt. Die Autorin stellt die neuesten Forschungsergebnisse vor, die klären, ob Verstand, Intuition oder Gefühl für gute Entscheidungen ausschlaggebend sind. Finanzcoaching beginnt mit der Diagnostik, die die Messung der Risikobereitschaft ebenso einbezieht wie die biografische Arbeit an den individuellen psychodynamischen Auswirkungen von Geldprojektionen. Der Leser erfährt, wie Coaching hilft, ungünstige Entscheidungsmuster abzulegen und neue erfolgreich umzusetzen. Praktische Einblicke in den Beruf des Finanzcoaches und die zugrunde liegenden Kernkompetenzen runden das Buch ab. Sie erweitern Ihr Verständnis von Finanzcoaching und können die Erkenntnisse aus diesem Buch für Ihren eigenen Erfolg nutzen. 60 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses essential befasst sich mit dem Thema der Psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung mit besonderem Fokus auf Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen. Die beiden Wirtschaftspsychologinnen Melanie Meyer-Tischler und Melanie Faltermeier zeigen auf, welche Impulse Kleinunternehmen für zukünftige Beurteilungen von psychischen Gefährdungen nutzen können und geben zunächst einen kurzen (wissenschaftlichen) Überblick über die Thematik. Im Anschluss liefern sie Handlungsempfehlungen für die Durchführung der Psychischen Gefährdungsbeurteilung unter Berücksichtigung der speziellen Anforderungen und Voraussetzungen von Klein- und Kleinstunternehmen. 56 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In diesem essential wird der typische Ablauf einer M&A-Transaktion unter besondere Berücksichtigung des Kartellrechts dargestellt. Neben den Fragen, inwieweit kartellrechtlich zulässig Information zwischen den beteiligten Unternehmen ausgetauscht werden dürfen und an welchen Stellen des M&A-Kaufvertrags Kartellrecht eine Rolle spielt, wird auch das kartellrechtliche Vollzugsverbot und das daraus resultierende fusionskontrollrechtliche Anmeldeerfordernis dargestellt. 72 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Familienunternehmen werden von einem Familienprinzip geprägt, nämlich der Weitergabe von Generation zu Generation. Während in Familien das Leben transgenerational weitergereicht wird, so übergeben die Mitglieder von Unternehmerfamilien zudem das Unternehmenseigentum und die Verantwortung dafür an ihre nachfolgenden Generationen. Dafür müssen sie passende Entscheidungungen treffen: für ihr Unternehmen, ihr Eigentum und ihre Familien. Wie das erfolgreich gelingen kann, wird hier sowohl aus systemtheoretischer Sicht als auch praktisch mit Hilfe des Prozesses der Familienstrategieentwicklung gezeigt. 52 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Manchmal verstehen wir am Arbeitsplatz die Welt nicht mehr. Je besser wir es meinen, desto schwieriger scheint sich oft paradoxerweise das menschliche Miteinander zu entwickeln:Stress und lähmende Blockaden (Konflikte) im Miteinander saugen Energie, die dringend anderweitig gebraucht wird.Dem wirkt Mediation als professionell bewährtes und kulturübergreifend praktiziertes Konfliktlösungsverfahren gezielt entgegen.Denn: Mediation ist zukunftsgerichtet und kann kreative Lösungsansätze zeigen, die bislang kaum vorstellbar waren. Was das mit Arbeitsgesundheit und Beziehungsqualität zu tun hat, lernen Sie in diesem essential.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses essential bietet eine Analyse staatlicher Maßnahmen zur Bewältigung des Pflegekräftemangels, darunter das Pflegepersonal-Stärkungsgesetz, das Pflegeberufegesetz und das Fachkräfteeinwanderungsgesetz. Es beleuchtet auch das Pflegestellen-Förderprogramm und Initiativen wie ¿Faire Anwerbung Pflege Deutschland¿ des Bundesgesundheitsministeriums. Zudem werden die Rekrutierungsbemühungen kommunaler Krankenhäuser im Hinblick auf ausländische Pflegefachkräfte sowie die rechtlichen Anforderungen thematisiert. Darüber hinaus werden Fragen zur Anerkennung ausländischer Pflegeberufsqualifikationen und Berufsabschlüsse behandelt. Die strukturierte Darstellung erläutert die besonderen Herausforderungen des Pflegekräftemangels und präsentiert staatliche, institutionelle und rechtliche Lösungsansätze.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -In diesem essential wird der typische Ablauf einer M&A-Transaktion unter besondere Berücksichtigung des Kartellrechts dargestellt. Neben den Fragen, inwieweit kartellrechtlich zulässig Information zwischen den beteiligten Unternehmen ausgetauscht werden dürfen und an welchen Stellen des M&A-Kaufvertrags Kartellrecht eine Rolle spielt, wird auch das kartellrechtliche Vollzugsverbot und das daraus resultierende fusionskontrollrechtliche Anmeldeerfordernis dargestellt.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Aktivieren Sie jetzt Ihre ADHS Superpower!Freuen Sie sich dazu in diesem Buch auf einen klar strukturierten Selbstcoaching Prozess voller Erkenntnisse, Impulse und Humor. Dieser basiert auf einem wissenschaftlich fundierten Mix aus aktuellsten Forschungsergebnissen und Life Hacks von Fachleuten zu ADHS im Erwachsenenalter, Sport, Achtsamkeit und einem Selbst- und Stressmanagement das voll auf Ihre individuellen Bedürfnisse einzahlt. Durch zielgerichtete Selbstreflektion lernen Sie Ihre ADHS Symptomatik zunächst besser kennen und minimieren diese danach. Sie verbinden sich dazu mit Ihren wichtigsten Bedürfnissen in Ihrem Leben und entwickeln für sich motivierende Selbst- und Stressmanagement Strategien, die einfach in Ihrem Alltag umzusetzen sind. Dazu gestalten Sie sich Ihren ganz individuellen Lebenskompass für mehr Lebensqualität mit Ihrer ADHS und nähren so zukünftig Ihre Bedürfnisse regelmäßig in Ihren verschiedenen Lebensbereichen. So können Sie wunderbar Ihre Resilienz stärken, Ihre seelische Widerstandskraft in Ihrem Leben. 300 pp. Deutsch.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book provides operational guidance on how to bring process mining to the next level, with process intelligence enabling companies to improve process efficiency and realize value. Written by practitioners, it combines the editor's 10-year experience in this field gained at Celonis and Siemens, with 12 best practice use cases from international companies representing multiple industries and domains.Part I sets the stage describing the evolution from process mining to process intelligence. The chapters guide the reader step by step, from getting started to driving adoption at scale. Success factors critical for digital transformations and a detailed path to value realization are presented. Best practices on operating models and Centers of Excellence (CoEs) are shared as accelerators for successful digital transformations. Part II presents 12 use cases written by transformation- and CoE leaders who have achieved significant impact and value with process intelligence in their respective organization. All use cases have been written independent from any particular software, with a focus on evangelizing the topic and showcasing how companies like ABB, BMW, Bosch, Merck, PepsiCo, Saint Gobin, Siemens, and others leverage the capability to drive value. Part III provides an outlook on the future of process intelligence from an academic and an operational perspective, with a special focus on the disruptive impact of GenAI with future scenarios, challenges and recommendations.The book is written by practitioners for practitioners. Readers may have responsibilities as senior executives, transformation leaders, process managers and experts, consultants, change evangelists, etc. The book provides operational, hands-on tips on how to accelerate process transformation in organizations by detailing best practices as well as possible pitfalls. 272 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Dieses Buch befasst sich mit Fragen rund um Sprachmodelle wie ChatGPT und um das Verstehen:Verstehen Chatbots, was wir ihnen sagen und meinen Wie können uns Chatbots helfen, etwas besser zu verstehen - einen Text oder ein Konzept Verstehen Sprachmodelle sich selbst - was sie sagen und warum sie es sagen Können wir Sprachmodelle verstehen und wie Das Buch richtet sich an technisch und philosophisch interessierte Laien, aber auch an Didaktiker aller Couleur, von der Lehrkraft bis zu Wissenschaftsjournalist:innen. 224 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book provides a comprehensive overview of the current progress in fiber-reinforced plastics (FRP), covering manufacturing, mechanical behavior, and resistance performance. It includes the elastic and damage behavior of unidirectional FRP, and highlights the improvements achieved by adding multiwall carbon nanotubes. The material resistance is assessed through fatigue response, local behavior, local properties, and failure mechanisms, including crack density and microcrack propagation behavior. The book also explores the degradation of macroscopic mechanical properties such as elastic modulus and compressive strength versus plastic strains. Additionally, it focuses on the progress made in out-of-plane composite characterization and modeling response for simulations of critical mechanical parts currently used in different industries, thanks to advances in manufacturing techniques that allow for the production of increasingly complex and thicker geometries.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 72 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Energy-efficient technologies are necessary to lower the carbon footprint for a transition towards clean energy in a sustainable manner. This book examines what role fuels have in the transformation of end-use in buildings and industrial processes. Energy-efficient technologies are necessary to lower the carbon footprint for a transition towards clean energy in a sustainable manner. Efficient utilization of primary energy resources, including renewables, to support the current and future energy needs while targeting grid resiliency, energy, and environmental security at an affordable cost is of significant value. The author analyzes heat pumps, fuel-driven thermal providers, and power systems configurations and looks at the sensitivity of the electrical grid's carbon intensity and tariff towards carbon footprint and energy costs compared with fuel-driven technologies. The role of low-carbon, zero-carbon, and carbon-negative fuels, such as power-to-gas (P2G), power-to-liquid (PtL), hydrogen, and biogas, in conjunction with polygeneration technologies, are discussed. This book also examines two different scenarios focused on the sensitivity of the pace of decarbonization of the electrical grid and fuel supply on operational energy-related carbon emissions.Compares electricity versus fuel as a primary energy sourceExplores the role of fuels in the decarbonization journeyExamines the value proposition of currently available energy solutionsSpringer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 76 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This open access book demonstrates the necessity, feasibility, and effectiveness of cultural adaptation in the translation of mental health scales into Chinese. It illustrates the key principles of culturally effective mental health translation, through offering in-depth discussions of the methods and techniques used to translate mental health materials into Chinese. This SpringerBrief title provides an essential reading for academics, researchers, students from language studies, public health and health communication who are interested to develop more advanced skills of translating and adapting mental health instruments for people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 68 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is a new English translation of the classic science fiction story written in 1961 by Herbert W. Franke, widely held to be the most important German-language science-fiction writer.A dead city on a distant planet, two groups of people trying to explore it. Step by step, they penetrate the outer ring with its ultra-modern technology, the half-ruined medieval city center and finally the mysterious center. But is the eerie city really dead Suddenly the factories start working again, the automatons intervene, and somewhere in the background there is still something hidden that could perhaps awaken. But is it people or machines Herbert W. Franke leads the reader into an oppressively strange world; only after the startling resolution does it become clear what lies behind the adventures of the intruders - not a cosmic strangeness, but a threatening development that could affect humans in the same way. Franke's novel is thus a parable of the evolution of all humans in the age of technical communication .Springer-Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 160 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book explores the rich history of the keyword from its earliest manifestations (long before it appeared anywhere in Google Trends or library cataloging textbooks) in order to illustrate its implicit and explicit mediation of human cognition and communication processes. The author covers the concept of the keyword from its deictic origins in primate and proto-speech communities, through its development within oral traditions, to its initial appearances in numerous graphical forms and its workings over time within a variety of indexing traditions and technologies. The book follows the history all the way to its role in search engine optimization and social media strategies and its potential as an element in the slowly emerging semantic web, as well as in multiple voice search applications. The author synthesizes different perspectives on the significance of this often-invisible intermediary, both in and out of the library and information science context, helping readers to understand how it has come to be so embedded in our daily life.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 164 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This open access book provides a basic introduction to feature modelling and analysis as well as to the integration of AI methods with feature modelling. It is intended as an introduction for researchers and practitioners who are new to the field and will also serve as a state-of-the-art reference to this audience. While focusing on the AI perspective, the book covers the topics of feature modelling (including languages and semantics), feature model analysis, and interacting with feature model configurators. These topics are discussed along the AI areas of knowledge representation and reasoning, explainable AI, and machine learning.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 132 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -A still sealed wine bottle, a corkscrew, and a smartphone are undoubtedly a promising combination. Notify good friends with one device and extract the cork from the bottle with the other ¿ what more could one want Perhaps, in addition to quenching the thirst, the 'mind' also craves satisfaction!With this book, you practice your physics mindfulness during the enjoyment of wine: you learn how to determine the speed of sound with the characteristic pop sound when opening the bottle, how to properly decant wine, what peculiarities red wine shows in laser light, and what Pythagoras has to do with wine.Uncorking the Physics of Wine creates the wonderful connection between science and wine. An inspiring non-fiction book ¿ with experiments to participate in and replicate, or simply to savor.The authorsLutz Kasper studied physics and mathematics at University of Hannover to become a teacher and completed his doctorate in physics education at the University of Potsdam. He has been a professor of physics and physics education at University of Education Schwäbisch Gmünd since 2011. In recent years, he also has worked as an invited visiting professor in the physics department of Grand Valley State University (MI) and at the Taraz Pedagogical University (Kazakhstan).Patrik Vogt studied physics and mathematics on a teaching degree at the University of Koblenz-Landau and was a research assistant and secondary school teacher at various schools and universities in Germany until 2019. Since then, he is head of the department 'Media Education, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, Music, Philosophy' at the ILF in Mainz, Germany. His work focuses on the possible uses of mobile devices in physics lessons, especially as a measuring instrument, task culture and the physics of everyday life.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 192 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This open access book illustrates the key steps and procedures of developing mental health scales into linguistically and culturally appropriate translations. Through illustrative case studies, we demonstrate that traditional forward and backward translation have significant methodological limitations when applied in mental health scale translation, such as linguistic and cultural inaccessibility and inaccuracy in the clinic. Our book will stimulate more academic debates and further systematic research into the significant, interdisciplinary area of mental health translation, which has been underexplored in Translation Studies.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 92 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 204 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Scientific writing is a trade that can and must be learned and not a form of art that is limited to the talented. The real constraint for writing a good scientific article is most of the time not the usage of the English language, but the conversion of outcomes of a set of experiments into a coherent and convincing scientific story. This book is designed to guide junior scientists in the Life Sciences writing their thesis and first manuscripts, along this uphill struggle. All aspects of building up and publishing a forceful scientific narrative are covered, from designing experiments to dealing with the reviewers¿ comments.This book takes you step by step through the process of writing a paper. It starts by discussing how to collect and organize data and make an outline. The actual writing starts with the Results section, as this is the heart of any research paper. The Discussion interprets your data in the framework of the existing literature and explains the novel insights you obtained. The Introduction is written to pose the questions that are answered in the Discussion and give the necessary background information. It is written after the Results and Discussion to make sure it is a perfect match. The M&M is the easiest to write. A good abstract is essential for attracting readers. How to write that is described in detail. The title is the last piece of the puzzle.The book contains many practical examples that explain the general principles of good writing. These examples are all from the Life Sciences and so are the anecdotes that illustrate the concepts, making the information directly applicable. All kinds of tips and suggestions are provided for improving readability and accessibility of your manuscript, thus making it easier acceptable. In addition, background information on the basics of science is supplied that helps to avoid common mistakes that cause rejection of manuscripts that report on otherwise good science.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 120 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Männer haben eine im Vergleich zu Frauen etwa 5 Jahre geringere Lebenserwartung. Das muss nicht sein, wenn sich jeder Mann um seine Gesundheit kümmert und Vorsorge und Fürsorge für seinen Körper übernimmt.Das Buch gibt einen verständlichen und wissenschaftlich fundierten Überblick über die Gesundheitsvorsorge und typische Erkrankungen des Mannes während seiner 2. Lebenshälfte. Sowohl die klassisch urologischen Themen, insbesondere Erkrankungen der Prostata, Hoden und Harnblase wie auch Fragen zur Fertilität, zu Erektionsproblemen und zum Hormonhaushalt werden besprochen. Aber auch die Themen Bewegung, mentales Wohlbefinden und Ernährung werden thematisiert.Informativ und verständlich gibt das Sachbuch viele Antworten auf wichtige Fragen der Männergesundheit und konkrete Tipps für Vorsorge- und Präventionsmaßnahmen.Gesundheitsbewusstsein und Vorsorge für ein langes Männerleben! 168 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -Moralische Überzeugungen hat jeder. Aber man will diese ja auch vor anderen begründen und verteidigen können. Das Arbeitsbuch führt in die wichtigsten Techniken des ethischen Argumentierens ein, indem es praktische Übungen präsentiert, mit denen sich das ethische Argumentieren an Beispielen einüben lässt.Im ersten einführenden Teil werden die Grundlagen skizziert. Dabei geht um die Grundstruktur des ethischen Arguments und den Unterschied zwischen deskriptiven und normativen Prämissen. Im zweiten Teil wird ein historischer Überblick über die wichtigsten Argumentationsweisen der Ethik gegeben. Wie würde ein Deontologe ein bestimmtes moralisches Problem im Gegensatz zu einer Utilitaristin oder einem Intuitionisten lösen Im dritten sytematischen Teil geht es um etablierte Argumentationsformen der aktuellen Angewandten Ethik. Wie funktioniert z.B. ein Dammbruchargument und was ist ein Doppelwirkungsargument - In 2-farbiger Gestaltung, mit zahlreichen Beispielen aus der alltäglichen Praxis und der Moralphilosophie, Übungen, Tipps und weiterführender Literatur.Die 2. Auflage wurde gründlich überarbeitet und durch vier Kapitel zum diskursethischen Argument, zum fürsorgeethischen Argument der Feministischen Ethik, zum Argument des moralischen Dilemmas und zum Argument der Allgemeinen Menschenrechte ergänzt. 264 pp. Deutsch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book gives an indispensable guide to navigating the shift in customer behavior and discovers how to rally their resources, cultivate capabilities, and forge strategies that harness cutting-edge technologies. In today's tech-centric world, customers crave lightning-fast digital experiences and demand instant solutions. In response, firms are changing the way they do business by accelerating the application of new age technologies, revamping processes, building new organizational structures, and innovating new business models.The authors unveil the secrets of integrating diverse data sources, principles of Marketing 5.0 and employing advanced techniques to unearth profound insights about the customers.This work is the ticket to the latest in AI, machine learning, drones, and other game-changing technologies. Stay ahead of the curve by learning not just what tech to use, but how, when, and why to deploy it in this digital age.For the trailblazers with the influence and resources to reshape marketing strategies, this book is the essential read. Executives climbing the corporate ladder will find it a compass, unraveling how new age technologies dance with both traditional and emerging marketing practices. And for MBA students hungry for insights on navigating the digital era's competitive landscape, this book is the treasure trove of tools and real-world cases. Dive in and chart the course in the tech-driven marketing landscape!Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 412 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -The book covers a wide range of cinematic femininities: It starts with Marilyn Monroe¿s cool phrase 'We are all of us stars, and we deserve to twinkle', which self-confidently marked her profession - with a wink, because she did not say 'to sparkle'. The (self-) staging of women also ironically plays its being tailored to the male gaze. In this section we discuss movies like Some like it hot, Breakfast at Tiffany¿s, Cet obscur objet du désir and Le Mépris - with a notable chapter by Laura Mulvey. Moreover, some fifty films later, the book ends with a section on Self-Empowerment and Identity, featuring films like Thelma & Louise, The Hours, Blue Valentine and Carol.Are women in film really just those who are seen and displayed Where are the ones who see and who point to something themselves Where are the women in the audience, behind the camera If, as feminist psychoanalytical film criticism rightly observes, the stars and starlets, especially in Hollywood mainstream cinema, are supposed to serve the male gaze as eye candy and self-assurance, what is the role of the women who do not fit into this scheme, the anti-heroes, the women who feel and act, those through whose eyes the world experiences a completely different way of being seen Not only in arthouse cinema, but also in the mainstream, there is far more to the thousand facets of staged femininity than the simple formula of the male gaze. The book shows the most diverse stagings of femininity in great (and terrible) films, and explores (according to the approach of film psychoanalysis) how these staging affect the unconscious, or also the not-yet-conscious of viewers.Each of the eight sections deals with a thematic aspect of the staging of suffering or sovereign femininity in feature films. They follow a chronological structure to illustrate how the genre has evolved. Each section is held together by an editorial introduction.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 404 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -'Sustainability Stories' is an impactful book that offers a global perspective on the grand theme of sustainability. Through the lens of practitioners deeply committed to this cause, the book amplifies sometimes unheard voices, inspiring readers from diverse backgrounds to embrace environmental, social, and financial responsibilities. Each contributor, whether an entrepreneur, professor, lawyer, artist, or sustainability expert, acts as a visionary communicator, forging connections and leading by example.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 360 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book answers, in the form of short and entertaining vignettes, the question: 'What do mathematicians really do ' Readers will learn that mathematicians use numbers in the same way that novelists use letters. The individual letters are typed while the author thinks on a much grander scale, invisible to the observer.Requiring only familiarity with the multiplication table (and that for only one vignette), the book makes accessible a variety of mathematical concepts, such as game theory, chaos, and traffic flow modelling. The author accomplishes this with a light, engaging style, and a range of real-world examples that includes everything from barbershops to President James Garfield.Mathematicians Don't Work With Numbers will be of interest to the large audience of people who have always assumed that mathematicians do, in fact, work with numbers.Springer Basel AG in Springer Science + Business Media, Heidelberger Platz 3, 14197 Berlin 212 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book is an essential read for everyone who is curious about how we humans came to exist and interested in understanding the science and social evolution that enabled us to establish that a Big Bang actually happened. The text uniquely explains the transitions between the various evolutionary plateaus: from the universe¿s beginning in the Big Bang, to the emergence of Homo sapiens, highlighting the Mediterranean civilizations of Greece and Rome, the European Renaissance, the English industrial revolution, and the early European science discoveries, particularly those in physics, to the American Manhattan Project and the subsequent development of the new field of high-energy particle physics. This entire route, which eventually culminated in the discovery of the mass-giving Higgs boson, is clearly articulated in this monumental but concise work.Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 256 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book combines a methodological guide with an extended case study to show how digital research methods can be used to explore how ethnicity, gender, and kinship shaped early modern Algerian society and politics. However, the approaches presented have applications far beyond this specific study. More broadly, these methods are relevant for those interested in identifying and studying relational data, demographics, politics, discourse, authorial bias, and social networks of both known and unnamed actors.Ashley R. Sanders explores how digital research methods can be used to study archival specters ¿ people who lived, breathed, and made their mark on history, but whose presence in the archives and extant documents remains limited, at best, if not altogether lost. Although digital tools cannot metaphorically resurrect the dead nor fill archival gaps, they can help us excavate the people-shaped outlines of those who might have filled these spaces.The six methodological chapters explain why and how each research method is used, present the visual and quantitative results, and analyze them within the context of the historical case study. In addition, every dataset is available on SpringerLink as Electronic Supplementary Material (ESM), and each chapter is accompanied by one or more video tutorials that demonstrate how to apply each of the techniques described (accessed via the SN More Media App).Springer Verlag GmbH, Tiergartenstr. 17, 69121 Heidelberg 380 pp. Englisch.

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware -This book shows how managers at all levels of the company can master the challenges of sustainable corporate management with confidence. Concrete action plans are presented for this purpose. Climate change and the finite nature of natural resources are already taking their toll worldwide. A rethink towards ecological sustainability is not only urgently needed at a global level. The orientation of corporate strategies is also increasingly determined by the socio-political morals of customers and other stakeholders, where economic and socio-political interests must be in harmony with social and ecological challenges. Using the three-pillar model for sustainability (Triple Bottom Line) and further topics (such as supply chain law and ESG criteria), the author shows in a practical way how companies can successfully meet these major challenges in the long term. The key to success lies in a change in values towards ecological, social and economic sustainability that is defined and practiced at all levels of the company. Nicola Oudejans, Course Director Chief Digital Officer at the University for Continuing Education Krems/Danube University Krems 328 pp. Englisch.