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The continuous development of dental materials enables dentists and dental technicians to
choose from a wide variety. The introduction of new aesthetic materials, digital devices, processing
software, and manufacturing and prototyping tools have…

Using a novel approach to consider the available literature and research, this book focuses on the psychology of social media based on the assumption that the experience of being in a social media has an impact on both our identity and social…

Comparative Politics; Political Economy; Public Administration; Macroeconomics; Economics; Finance; Economic Growth; Russian, Soviet, and East European History

What can we know about ourselves and the world through the sense of touch and what are the epistemic limits of touch? Scepticism claims that there is always something that slips through the epistemologist’s grasp. A Touch of Doubt explores the…

In academic and public discourse, 'mapping' has become a ubiquitous term for epistemic practices ranging from surveys of scholarly fields to processes of data collection, ordering and visualization. Mapping captures patterns of distribution,…

The notion of apocalypse is an age-old concept which has gained renewed interest in popular and scholarly discourse. The book highlights the versatile explications of apocalypse today, demonstrating that apocalyptic transformations – the various…

This book focuses on the process of cognitive ageing, considering the increase in
cognitive impairment associated with the aging of the population and the related care
impact.
Special attention is given to cognitive health changes linked to the…

This book bridges the gap between playing with robots in school and studying robotics at the upper undergraduate and graduate levels to prepare for careers in industry and research. Robotic algorithms are presented formally, but using only…

This book explores the relationship between families, firms, and regions and the extent to which these relationships contribute to regional economic and social development. Although family business participation in economic activities has been a…