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An Anthropology of Ethics

James D. Faubion • Cambridge University Press eBooks (2011)

Through an ambitious and critical revision of Michel Foucault's investigation of ethics, James Faubion develops an original program of empirical inquiry into the ethical domain. From an anthropological perspective, Faubion argues that Fouca...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/cbo9780511792557

Anthropology, by Comparison

• Routledge eBooks (2002)

Comparison has long been the backbone of the discipline of anthropology. But recent developments in anthropology, including critical self-reflection and new case studies sited in a globalized world, have pushed comparative work aside. For t...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203463901

Toward optimal implementation of cancer prevention and control programs in public health: a study protocol on mis-implementation

Margaret Padek, Peg Allen, Paul C. Erwin, Melissa Franco et al. • Implementation Science (2018)

Abstract Background Much of the cancer burden in the USA is preventable, through application of existing knowledge. State-level funders and public health practitioners are in ideal positions to affect programs and policies related to cancer...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1186/s13012-018-0742-9

Public policy and construction innovation

George Seaden, André Manseau • Building Research & Information (2001)

The particular roles played by governments through their policies and programmes are considered within a comparative context in order to gain an understanding of construction innovation systems and processes. The analysis of this question i...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/09613210010027701

Human Intelligence (HI –<i>Nous</i>) and Artificial Intelligence (AI) in ESP/EAP Teaching and Editing of Inter-Disciplinary Research for International Communication – Case Studies and Methods

Ekaterini Nikolarea • Journal of Systemics, Cybernetics and Informatics (2021)

In this study the author will present how Human Intelligence (HI – nous), in co-operation with Artificial Intelligence (AI) – Internet can communicate his/her knowledge and interdisciplinary research to an international context (i.e., Erasm...

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Participatory Research for Adaptive Water Management in a Transition Country - a Case Study from Uzbekistan

Darya Hirsch, Geraldine Abrami, Raffaele Giordano, Stefan Liersch et al. • Ecology and Society (2010)

Participatory research has in recent years become a popular approach for problem-oriented scientific research that aims to tackle complex problems in a real management context. Within the European Union project NeWater, stakeholder processe...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.5751/ES-03549-150323

Statistics of Extremes

Jan Beirlant, Yuri Goegebeur, Jozef L. Teugels, Johan Segers • Wiley series in probability and statistics (2004)

Research in the statistical analysis of extreme values has flourished over the past decade: new probability models, inference and data analysis techniques have been introduced; and new application areas have been explored. Statistics of Ext...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/0470012382

The Geography of Transport Systems

Jean‐Paul Rodrigue • Routledge eBooks (2013)

Mobility is fundamental to economic and social activities such as commuting, manufacturing, or supplying energy. Each movement has an origin, a potential set of intermediate locations, a destination, and a nature which is linked with geogra...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203371183

Geographies of Disability

Brendan James Gleeson • Taylor & Francis eBooks (1988)

This book explains how space, place and mobility have shaped the experiences of disabled people both in the past and in contemporary societies. The key features of this insightful study include: * a critical appraisal of theories of disabil...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203266182

Moral Geographies

David M. Smith • Edinburgh University Press eBooks (2000)

GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9780748612796); This book explores the interface between geography, ethics and morality. It considers questions that have haunted the past, are subjects of controversy in the present, and which affect the ...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/9781474472685

Urban Geography

Michael J. Pacione • Routledge eBooks (2013)

For the first time in the history of humankind, urban dwellers outnumber rural residents and this trend is destined to continue. Urban places, towns and cities are of fundamental importance: even those living beyond the administrative or fu...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203023525

Political Science and Public Policy

Paul Sabatier • PS Political Science & Politics (1991)

Political scientists who are policy scholars often trace their lineage back to the pioneering work of Lerner and Lasswell (1951). But public policy did not emerge as a significant subfield within the discipline of political science until th...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/s1049096500050629

Artificial neural network modeling of mixed convection viscoelastic hybrid nanofluid across a circular cylinder with radiation effect: Case study

Syed M. Hussain, Rahimah Mahat, Nek Muhammad Katbar, Imran Ullah et al. • Case Studies in Thermal Engineering (2023)

As a result of its use in the manufacturing and construction industries, research on the flow of nanofluid is rather well-known among academics and professionals in related fields. It is helpful for electrical equipment to utilize it for co...

DOAJ Open Access (DOAJ) DOI: 10.1016/j.csite.2023.103487

Islamic Business Administration

Minwir Al‐Shammari, Mohammad Omar Farooq, Hatem Masri • Bloomsbury Publishing Plc eBooks (2020)

This essential textbook provides a comprehensive introduction to the Islamic business environment, exploring core concepts and practices in business administration from an Islamic perspective. Thorough and accessible, it covers the full ran...

OPENALEX DOI: https://doi.org/10.5040/9781350493506

The Fantasy Method of Urban Design

Alan Marshall • Diseña (2018)

The Fantasy Method of Urban Design is an experimental cross-disciplinary method that aims to predict the future social and technological forces impacting upon our cities, and to design such cities in line with these predictions. Utilizing f...

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