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This cutting-edge introduction for all modern courses in
Organizational Behaviour and Management has been thoroughly updated
for the fifth edition. New material has been added, including a new
chapter on complexity, change and development and increased
material on learning and human resource management. Informed by the
latest research, Martin & Fellenz walk carefully through the
fundamental topics with a focus on key issues - globalization and
culture, ethics and corporate social responsibility, competitive
pressures and organizational change - to leave students with a
practical and open-minded grasp of organizational behaviour in the
twenty-first century.
This book examines the progress made in e-enabling the HR function
and the relationship with outsourcing. The editors review and
analyse recent developments in the application of outsourcing and
ICT to the HR function and its overall contribution to
organizational aims. This text aims to fill the gap in current
literature, by providing accessible guidance on how to tackle the
e-enablement of the function and on the factors associated with
successful outsourcing. There is no single text that adequately
deals with this increasingly important problem and which has been
recognised by the CIPD as a key area of research for their forward
programme. The contributors all have leading-edge knowledge and
practical experience and aim to provide practical guidance for
organizations and HR professionals. This work features practical
case studies illustrating the developments in the application of
outsourcing and ICT to the HR function.
An indispensable guide to visual ethics, this book addresses the
need for critical thinking and ethical behavior among students and
professionals responsible for a variety of mass media visual
messages. Written for an ever-growing discipline, authors Paul
Martin Lester, Stephanie A. Martin, and Martin Rodden-Smith give
serious ethical consideration to the complex field of visual
communication. The book covers the definitions and uses of six
philosophies, analytical methods, cultural awareness, visual
reporting, documentary, citizen journalists, advertising, public
relations, typography, graphic design, data visualizations,
cartoons, motion pictures, television, computers and the web,
augmented and virtual reality, social media, the editing process,
and the need for empathy. At the end of each chapter are case
studies for further analysis and interviews with thoughtful
practitioners in each field of study, including Steven Heller and
Nigel Holmes. This second edition has also been fully revised and
updated throughout to reflect on the impact of new and emerging
technologies. This book is an important resource for students of
photojournalism, photography, filmmaking, media and communication,
and visual communication, as well as professionals working in these
fields.
Dieses Lehrbuch zeichnet sich durch klare Strukturen, bewährte
Didaktik und Ãœbersichten zur Veranschaulichung komplexer
Zusammenhänge aus. Zahlreiche Abbildungen aus der Technik und
Berechnungsbeispiele aus dem Arbeitsumfeld des Ingenieurs
vermitteln den Praxisbezug. Übungsaufgaben und deren ausführliche
Lösungen ermöglichen es, physikalische Zusammenhänge rechnerisch
zu erfassen und vertiefen ihr Verständnis. Dieses erfolgreiche
Standardwerk erscheint in seiner 12. Auflage. Auf den Innenseiten
des Einbands finden sich nun in übersichtlicher Zusammenstellung
wichtige physikalische Naturkonstanten, eine Tabelle zur Umrechnung
von Energieäquivalenten sowie eine Liste öfters anzutreffender,
jedoch nicht mit dem SI konformer Maßeinheiten. Die Zielgruppen
Das Lehrbuch wendet sich an Studierende der Natur- und
Ingenieurwissenschaften sowie an Ingenieure in der Praxis, die eine
kompakte Darstellung des physikalischen Wissens schätzen.
An indispensable guide to visual ethics, this book addresses the
need for critical thinking and ethical behavior among students and
professionals responsible for a variety of mass media visual
messages. Written for an ever-growing discipline, authors Paul
Martin Lester, Stephanie A. Martin, and Martin Rodden-Smith give
serious ethical consideration to the complex field of visual
communication. The book covers the definitions and uses of six
philosophies, analytical methods, cultural awareness, visual
reporting, documentary, citizen journalists, advertising, public
relations, typography, graphic design, data visualizations,
cartoons, motion pictures, television, computers and the web,
augmented and virtual reality, social media, the editing process,
and the need for empathy. At the end of each chapter are case
studies for further analysis and interviews with thoughtful
practitioners in each field of study, including Steven Heller and
Nigel Holmes. This second edition has also been fully revised and
updated throughout to reflect on the impact of new and emerging
technologies. This book is an important resource for students of
photojournalism, photography, filmmaking, media and communication,
and visual communication, as well as professionals working in these
fields.
This book examines the progress made in e-enabling the HR function
and the relationship with outsourcing. The editors will review and
analyse recent developments in the application of outsourcing and
ICT to the HR function and its overall contribution to
organizational aims. This text aims to fill the gap in current
literature, by providing accessible guidance on how to tackle the
e-enablement of the function and on the factors associated with
successful outsourcing. There is no single text that adequately
deals with this increasingly important problem and which has been
recognised by the CIPD as a key area of research for their forward
programme. The contributors all have leading-edge knowledge and
practical experience and aim to provide practical guidance for
organizations and HR professionals.
This book provides an overview of the design, synthesis, and
characterization of different photoactive hybrid organic-inorganic
materials, based on the combination of mainly organic molecules and
inorganic nanostructures, tackling their uses in different
scientific fields from photonics to biomedicine. There are many
examples extensively describing how the confinement of organic
compounds (i.e. chromophores, photochromic molecules or
photoreactants), or other photoactive compounds (i.e.metal
clusters) into several microporous systems can modulate the
photophysical properties and photochemical reactions leading to
interesting applications. Among (ordered)-hosts, different systems
of diverse nature are widely used, such as the, the 1D- or 3D-
channels of zeolitic frameworks, interlayer space of 2D-clays, the
organic nanospace of curcubituril and cyclodextrins or the
organo-inorganic porous crystalline MOFs systems. This volume
highlights the advances of these photoactive materials and aims to
be an inspiration for researchers working in materials science and
photochemistry, including chemists, material engineers, physicists,
biologists, and medical researchers.
In contrastive linguistics of English and German, there is a
tradition of accounting for contrasts with respect to grammar and,
to a lesser extent, for lexis and phonetics. Moving on to discourse
and text, there is a sizeable body of literature on cohesive
patterns in English and German respectively - but very little in
terms of a comparison. The latter, though, is of particular
interest for language learners, translators and, of course,
linguists and researchers in language technology. This book
attempts to close this gap, based on a number of years of
corpus-based study into variation and cohesion in the two
languages. While there is an overall focus on language contrasts,
it also investigates variation between different registers
language-internally, and between written and spoken mode in
particular. For each of the five major types of cohesion
(co-reference, substitution, ellipsis, conjunctive relations and
lexical cohesion), overviews are given of contrasts in the system
and of contrastive frequencies in texts. Results and methods
presented in this book are thus relevant for language teaching,
translation, language technology and corpus-based work on English
and German generally.
This book provides an overview of the design, synthesis, and
characterization of different photoactive hybrid organic-inorganic
materials, based on the combination of mainly organic molecules and
inorganic nanostructures, tackling their uses in different
scientific fields from photonics to biomedicine. There are many
examples extensively describing how the confinement of organic
compounds (i.e. chromophores, photochromic molecules or
photoreactants), or other photoactive compounds (i.e.metal
clusters) into several microporous systems can modulate the
photophysical properties and photochemical reactions leading to
interesting applications. Among (ordered)-hosts, different systems
of diverse nature are widely used, such as the, the 1D- or 3D-
channels of zeolitic frameworks, interlayer space of 2D-clays, the
organic nanospace of curcubituril and cyclodextrins or the
organo-inorganic porous crystalline MOFs systems. This volume
highlights the advances of these photoactive materials and aims to
be an inspiration for researchers working in materials science and
photochemistry, including chemists, material engineers, physicists,
biologists, and medical researchers.
This Guide assesses the key clinimetric attributes in the
assessment of Parkinson's Disease (PD), with the intention to offer
rapid and pragmatic information on the most relevant scales used in
PD. Parkinson's disease affects approximately 4 million people
globally and is most commonly seen in people over the age of 50.
The disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system, and
presents a number of movement and cognitive symptoms, thereby
greatly affecting a patients quality of life. The use of scales for
assessment in neurological disorders such as PD arises from the
need to quantify disorders and states (such constructs as
disability, symptoms, quality of life). Assessment scales are often
categorised into two categories: generic (i.e. those scales usable
in any health condition), and specific (i.e. scales developed for
exclusive use in PD). They can have a variety of components:
single-item and multi-item or composite scale; unidimensional and
multidimensional; and as disease-centered and patient-centered
measures. The creation and validation of scales is complex, with
scales undergoing numerous studies to assess criteria such as
acceptability, reliability, and responsiveness. In the process of
validation of a scale the following attributes should be tested to
ascertain whether a scale is an effective instrument of
measurement.
Handbook of Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Disease is designed
to provide practical tips and emphasize key priorities for
treatment of non-motor aspects of the disorder. The quick-reference
handbook format, with key points highlighted by the use of figures
and tables, will provide the reader with high-value practical
information.
Syntheses of the geology of major areas of the Earth's crust are
increasingly needed in order that the features of, and the problems
associated with, the secular evolution of the continents can be
understood by a wide audience. Southern Africa is fortunate in
having a remarkable variety of geological environments developed
without many breaks over 3. 8 Ga, and many of the rock groups are
household names throughout the geological world. In one respect the
geology of Southern Africa is particularly important: cratonization
clearly began as early as 3. 0 Ga ago, in contrast to about 2. 5 Ga
in most other continental areas such as North America. This book
documents very well the remarkable change in tectonic conditions
that took place between the Early and Mid-Precambrian; we have here
evidence of the very earliest development of rigid lithospheric
plates. This book is a tribute to the multitudes of scientists who
have worked out the geology of Southern Africa over many years and
decades. Whatever their discipline, each provided a step in the
construction of this fascinating story of 3. 8 Ga of crustal
development. In the book the reader will find a detailed review of
the factual data, together with a balanced account of
interpretative models without the indulgence of undue speculation.
One of its attractions is its multidisciplinary approach which
provides a stimulating challenge to the reader.
The field of Chemical Engineering and its link to computer science
is in constant evolution and new engineers have a variety of tools
at their disposal to tackle their everyday problems. Introduction
to Software for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition provides a quick
guide to the use of various computer packages for chemical
engineering applications. It covers a range of software
applications from Excel and general mathematical packages such as
MATLAB and MathCAD to process simulators, CHEMCAD and ASPEN,
equation-based modeling languages, gProms, optimization software
such as GAMS and AIMS, and specialized software like CFD or DEM
codes. The different packages are introduced and applied to solve
typical problems in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, mass
and energy balances, unit operations, reactor engineering, process
and equipment design and control. This new edition offers a wider
view of packages including open source software such as R, Python
and Julia. It also includes complete examples in ASPEN Plus, adds
ANSYS Fluent to CFD codes, Lingo to the optimization packages, and
discusses Engineering Equation Solver. It offers a global idea of
the capabilities of the software used in the chemical engineering
field and provides examples for solving real-world problems.
Written by leading experts, this book is a must-have reference for
chemical engineers looking to grow in their careers through the use
of new and improving computer software. Its user-friendly approach
to simulation and optimization as well as its example-based
presentation of the software, makes it a perfect teaching tool for
both undergraduate and master levels.
This edition presents an up-to-date and diverse review of the best
in social policy scholarship over the past 12 months, from a group
of internationally renowned authors. This collection offers a
comprehensive discussion of some of the most challenging issues
facing social policy today, including an examination of Brexit, the
Trump presidency, 'post-truth', migration, the lived experiences of
food bank users, and the future of welfare benefits. Published in
association with the SPA, the volume will be valuable to academics
and students within social policy, social welfare and related
disciplines.
Bringing together a wide range of European thought on music therapy
practice, this book provides a deeper insight into the aspects of
the therapeutic process which are enabled by music. With a
theoretical, psychodynamic approach and high quality clinical case
material from across Europe, the editors stress the role of music
within music therapy and show how essential the musician is within
the identity of a music therapist. The first of its kind, this
comprehensive text is an invaluable resource for experienced music
therapists worldwide, alongside students and trainees.
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From Animals to Animats 13 - 13th International Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2014, Castellon, Spain, July 22-25, 2014, Proceedings (Paperback, 2014 ed.)
Angel P. Del Pobil, Eris Chinellato, Ester Martinez-Martin, John Hallam, Enric Cervera, …
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This book constitutes the proceedings of the 13th International
Conference on Simulation of Adaptive Behavior, SAB 2014, held in
Castellon, Spain, in July 2014. The 32 papers presented in this
volume were carefully reviewed and selected for inclusion in the
proceedings. They cover the main areas in animat research,
including the animat approach and methodology, perception and motor
control, navigation and internal world models, learning and
adaptation, evolution and collective and social behavior.
This work proposes a complete sensor-independent visual system that
provides robust target motion detection. First, the way sensors
obtain images, in terms of resolution distribution and pixel
neighbourhood, is studied. This allows a spatial analysis of motion
to be carried out. Then, a novel background maintenance approach
for robust target motion detection is implemented. Two different
situations are considered: a fixed camera observing a constant
background where objects are moving; and a still camera observing
objects in movement within a dynamic background. This distinction
lies on developing a surveillance mechanism without the constraint
of observing a scene free of foreground elements for several
seconds when a reliable initial background model is obtained, as
that situation cannot be guaranteed when a robotic system works in
an unknown environment. Other problems are also addressed to
successfully deal with changes in illumination, and the distinction
between foreground and background elements.
The field of Chemical Engineering and its link to computer science
is in constant evolution and new engineers have a variety of tools
at their disposal to tackle their everyday problems. Introduction
to Software for Chemical Engineers, Second Edition provides a quick
guide to the use of various computer packages for chemical
engineering applications. It covers a range of software
applications from Excel and general mathematical packages such as
MATLAB and MathCAD to process simulators, CHEMCAD and ASPEN,
equation-based modeling languages, gProms, optimization software
such as GAMS and AIMS, and specialized software like CFD or DEM
codes. The different packages are introduced and applied to solve
typical problems in fluid mechanics, heat and mass transfer, mass
and energy balances, unit operations, reactor engineering, process
and equipment design and control. This new edition offers a wider
view of packages including open source software such as R, Python
and Julia. It also includes complete examples in ASPEN Plus, adds
ANSYS Fluent to CFD codes, Lingo to the optimization packages, and
discusses Engineering Equation Solver. It offers a global idea of
the capabilities of the software used in the chemical engineering
field and provides examples for solving real-world problems.
Written by leading experts, this book is a must-have reference for
chemical engineers looking to grow in their careers through the use
of new and improving computer software. Its user-friendly approach
to simulation and optimization as well as its example-based
presentation of the software, makes it a perfect teaching tool for
both undergraduate and master levels.
Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for
Individualized Nutrition is the most comprehensive foundational
text on the complex topics of nutrigenetics and nutrigenomics.
Edited by three leaders in the field with contributions from the
most well-cited researchers conducting groundbreaking research in
the field, the book covers how the genetic makeup influences the
response to foods and nutrients and how nutrients affect gene
expression. Principles of Nutrigenetics and Nutrigenomics:
Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is broken into four parts
providing a valuable overview of genetics, nutrigenetics, and
nutrigenomics, and a conclusion that helps to translate research
into practice. With an overview of the background, evidence,
challenges, and opportunities in the field, readers will come away
with a strong understanding of how this new science is the frontier
of medical nutrition. Principles of Nutrigenetics and
Nutrigenomics: Fundamentals for Individualized Nutrition is a
valuable reference for students and researchers studying nutrition,
genetics, medicine, and related fields.
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