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25 Years of Transformations of Higher Education Systems in Post-Soviet Countries

This open access book is a result of the first ever study of the transformations of the higher education institutional landscape ...

Achievement Evaluation of IFI Assistance Loans to China (1981-2002)

This book represents the first comprehensive study done in China to evaluate the overall performance of IFI assistance to ...

Agricultural Biodiversity and Biotechnology in Economic Development

The topics addressed in this book are of vital importance to the survival of humankind. Agricultural biodiversity, encompassing ...

An Energy Analysis of Household Consumption

The book presents a novel socio-economic approach to analysing the - ergy system and energy consumption in India from a household ...

Applying the Kaizen in Africa

At present, how to develop industries is a burning issue in Africa, where population growth remains high and economic development ...

Arts of Allusion: Object, Ornament, and Architecture in Medieval Islam / Margaret S. Graves

The art of the object reached unparalleled heights in the medieval Islamic world, yet the deep intellectual dimensions of ...

Biofuels, Solar and Wind as Renewable Energy Systems : Benefits and Risks

With shortages of fossil energy, especially oil and natural gas, and heavy biomass energy use occurring in both developed ...

Bringing Pain Relief to Children

In Bringing Pain Relief to Children: Treatment Approaches, a panel of prominent clinician-scientists comprehensively reviews ...

Building a Resilient and Sustainable Agriculture in Sub-Saharan Africa

What are the challenges and action points for agricultural sustainability in Sub-Saharan Africa? This collection of papers ...

Cancer in the Arab World

Over the past few decades, the Arab world has witnessed a swift evolution in healthcare provision. Nonetheless, Arab countries ...

Capital Markets, Globalization, and Economic Development

The progression of globalization is having profound effects on the capital markets and economic development. The major issues ...

Concepts and Practice of Humanitarian Medicine

As major events like war, epidemics, and climate change continue to push global health issues to the fore, the international ...

Corporate fraud across the globe / Larry Li, Adela McMurray

It is expected that uncovered corporate fraud negatively affects the public reputation, and financial performance of fraudulent ...

Designers' Guide to EN 1993-2 Eurocode 3: Design of Steel Structures: Part 2 : Steel Bridges

Describes the principles and requirements for safety, serviceability and durability of concrete bridges. This Designers' ...

Designers' Guide to Eurocode 1: Actions on Bridges: EN 1991-2, EN 1991-1-1, -1-3 TO -1-7 and EN 1990 Annex A2

Provides comprehensive guidance in the form of design aids, indications for the most convenient design procedures and worked ...

Education for Children with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

This book presents insights into the lived realities of children with disabilities in primary schools in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. ...

Education for Sustaining Peace through Historical Memory

This is a necessary exercise in deconstruction and reconstruction that challenges conventional and critical approaches to ...

Efficient Management of Wastewater : Its Treatment and Reuse in Water-Scarce Countries

The book highlights non-conventional solutions within the field of wastewater treatment and reuse predominantly for professionals ...

Encyclopaedia of the History of Science, Technology, and Medicine in Non-Western Cultures

The second edition of this landmark encyclopaedia will contain approximately 1000 entries dealing in depth with the history ...

Ethics and Drug Resistance: Collective Responsibility for Global Public Health

This book provides in-depth analysis of the wide range of ethical issues associated with drug-resistant infectious diseases.

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