Browse Items (457 total)
Sort by:
Social Mobility in Developing Countries: Concepts, Methods, and Determinants
Social mobility is the hope of economic development and the mantra of a good society. There are disagreements about what constitutes social mobility, but there is broad agreement that people should have roughly equal chances of success regardless of…
Mobile Edge Computing
This is an open access book. It offers comprehensive, self-contained knowledge on Mobile Edge Computing (MEC), which is a very promising technology for achieving intelligence in the next-generation wireless communications and computing networks. The…
The Endangered Species Act: History, Implementation, Successes, and Controversies
The complex regulations of the Endangered Species Act established by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service can be challenging for environmental professionals who must comply with them or assist clients in compliance. This is true especially for those…
Comparative Perspectives on Work-Life Balance and Gender Equality: Fathers on Leave Alone
Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging; Family; Gender Studies
Communicating, Networking: Interacting: The International Year of Global Understanding - IYGU
Communication Studies; Sustainable Development; Communications Engineering, Networks; Computer Systems Organization and Communication Networks
Dangerous Science: Science Policy and Risk Analysis for Scientists and Engineers
The public is generally enthusiastic about the latest science and technology, but sometimes research threatens the physical safety or ethical norms of society. When this happens, scientists and engineers can find themselves unprepared in the midst of…
Cooperative Evolution: Reclaiming Darwin's Vision
Cooperative Evolution offers a fresh account of evolution consistent with Charles Darwin's own account of a cooperative, inter-connected, buzzing and ever-changing world. Told in accessible language, treating evolutionary change as a cooperative…
Bioimage Data Analysis Workflows
This Open Access textbook provides students and researchers in the life sciences with essential practical information on how to quantitatively analyze data images. It refrains from focusing on theory, and instead uses practical examples and step-by…
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review, Volume 58
Oceanography and Marine Biology: An Annual Review remains one of the most cited sources in marine science and oceanography. The ever-increasing interest in work in oceanography and marine biology and its relevance to global environmental issues,…
The Potato Crop: Its Agricultural, Nutritional and Social Contribution to Humankin
Life sciences; Agriculture; Nutrition ; Plant breeding; Food—Biotechnology; Agricultural economics