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Research & information: general
Paperback. Provides an introduction to the major theories, methods and findings of social network analysis research and the applications from that research. Num Pages: 344 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; JHB; JN. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 232 x 189 x 17. Weight in Grams: 572.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- SAGE Publications Inc United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 344
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781412999472
- ISBN
- 9781412999472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 142.04
€ 142.04
Hardback. Series: Systems & Control: Foundations and Applications. Num Pages: 630 pages, 151 black & white illustrations, 18 colour illustrations, 3 black & white tables, biograp. BIC Classification: GPFC; PBKQ; PBWR; TJFM; TJFM1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 167 x 246 x 30. Weight in Grams: 1002.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- Birkhäuser
- Edition
- 2nd ed. 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9783319179322
- ISBN
- 9783319179322
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 176.65€ 168.36
€ 176.65
€ 168.36
Hardcover. This practical, user-friendly guide examines ethics in research. It helps researchers to manage ethical dilemmas that arise while research is being planned, conducted and reported and includes a unique 'ethical review checklist', as well as other useful features, to aid ethics in practice. Num Pages: 261 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; HPQ; JFM; JHBC; JNZ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 460.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230210356
- ISBN
- 9780230210356
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 127.78
€ 127.78
Hardcover. A discussion of the case study method which develops an integrative framework for causal inference in small-n research. This framework is applied to research design tasks such as case selection and process tracing. The book presents the basics, state-of-the-art and arguments for improving the case study method and empirical small-n research. Series: ECPR Research Methods. Num Pages: 270 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 224 x 151 x 20. Weight in Grams: 468.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230240704
- ISBN
- 9780230240704
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 161.04
€ 161.04
Hardcover. This book identifies the pitfalls of applying precautionary strategies to high-stakes risks that have already become entrenched. Precaution must be applied on a precautionary basis, considering alternative paths to progress that maintain natural risk levels. This requires a radical rethinking of the way we define and achieve progress. Num Pages: 146 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; JFF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 223 x 158 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230538719
- ISBN
- 9780230538719
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.08
€ 66.08
Hardcover. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. Num Pages: 222 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 488. Series: Finance and Capital Markets Series. 224 pages, 53 figures. The risk process commonly used in the corporate world to deal with risks may be suitable for non-catastrophic events, but not for extreme events. By analyzing a series of past disasters and the relevant 'lessons learned', this books proposes a series of prescriptive measures to cope with future disasters. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPQD; KFF; KJMV1. Dimension: 242 x 164 x 18. Weight: 488.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 222
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780230577312
- ISBN
- 9780230577312
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 194.20
€ 194.20
Paperback. Explores ethical interpretations of biotechnology and examines whether sufficient consensus exists or is emerging to enable this technology to occupy a stable role in the techno-economic, social and cultural order. The contributors address the nature and implications of biotechnologies for nature, life and social organisation. Editor(s): Campling, Jo; O'Mahony, Patrick. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; HPQ; JFFR; JHBA; PDR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 248
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333665886
- ISBN
- 9780333665886
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 71.58
€ 71.58
Hardback. This text examines both the normative and the descriptive approaches to decision theory. Special emphasis is laid on "offshoots" of both theories to cognitive psychology, theoretical biology, and philosophy. Num Pages: 486 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQ; JMAL; JMR; PBB; PBUD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 226 x 148 x 39. Weight in Grams: 788.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1998
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2 Rev ed
- Number of pages
- 486
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780333681473
- ISBN
- 9780333681473
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 196.16
€ 196.16
Hardcover. Describes research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. This title highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated solutions that can help secure information, computer and network assets in various critical infrastructure sectors. Editor(s): Papa, Mauricio; Shenoi, Sujeet (Center for Information Security, University of Tulsa, USA). Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 296 pages, 38 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: GPF; UB; UY. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 12. Weight in Grams: 586. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. 296 pages, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Papa, Mauricio; Shenoi, Sujeet (Center for Information Security, University of Tulsa, USA). Describes research results and innovative applications in the interdisciplinary field of critical infrastructure protection. This title highlights the importance of weaving science, technology and policy in crafting sophisticated solutions that can help secure information, computer and network assets in various critical infrastructure sectors. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: GPF; UB; UY. Dimension: 241 x 163 x 12. Weight: 586.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 296
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780387885223
- ISBN
- 9780387885223
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 133.49
€ 133.49
Paperback. Online Research Essentials offers a step-by-step introduction and guide for planning and developing a survey, putting it online, and getting the data into a format to be analyzed. Series: Research Methods for the Social Sciences. Num Pages: 384 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 384
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470185681
- ISBN
- 9780470185681
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 87.18
€ 87.18
Paperback. Undergraduate research (UR) is widely believed to enhance the learning experience of students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics programs. This is the first comprehensive, practical, research-based book on undergraduate research. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; PD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 277 x 218 x 16. Weight in Grams: 760.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Jossey-Bass
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470227572
- ISBN
- 9780470227572
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 54.87
€ 54.87
This book brings together the knowledge of academics and experts to increase the dissemination of the latest developments in agricultural statistics. Editor(s): Benedetti, Roberto; Piersimoni, Federica; Bee, Marco; Espa, Giuseppe. Num Pages: 434 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; TV. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 249 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 856.
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Number of pages
- 434
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470743713
- ISBN
- 9780470743713
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 191.59
€ 191.59
Hardcover. Following the success of the first edition, this edition is revised in light of new developments in near-capacity turbo-transceivers. Coverage includes Multilevel Coding Theory; MLC Design Using EXIT Analysis; Space Time Sphere Packing Aided MLC/ BICM Design; MLC/ BICM Schemes for Wireless Internet and Near-Capacity Irregular BICM-ID Design. Series: Wiley - IEEE. Num Pages: 676 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: GPF; TJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 250 x 178 x 40. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 676
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780470972908
- ISBN
- 9780470972908
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 182.63
€ 182.63
Hardcover. Tsunamis remain an ever-present threat to lives and property along the coasts of most of the world's oceans. This volume, comprising papers presented at the 17th International Tsunami Symposium, highlights critical advances in key areas of tsunami hazard reduction. Editor(s): Hebenstreit, Gerald T. Series: Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research. Num Pages: 218 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; RBG; RNR. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 498.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 1997th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792348115
- ISBN
- 9780792348115
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 198.38
€ 198.38
System Modelling and Optimization - Methods, Theory and Applications (...
Scholtes, S., Ifip Conference On System Model...
Hardcover. Covers research issues within systems theory, optimization, modelling, and computing. This book includes contributions to structural mechanics, integer programming, nonlinear programming, interior point methods, dynamical systems, stability analysis, stochastic optimization, bilevel optimization, and semidefinite programming. Editor(s): Powell, M. J. D.; Scholtes, S. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. Num Pages: 348 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPFC; TGP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 658. Methods, Theory and Applications. Series: IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology. 355 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. Editor(s): Powell, M.J.D.; Scholtes, S. Covers research issues within systems theory, optimization, modelling, and computing. This book includes contributions to structural mechanics, integer programming, nonlinear programming, interior point methods, dynamical systems, stability analysis, stochastic optimization, bilevel optimization, and semidefinite programming. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: GPFC; TGP. Dimension: 240 x 166 x 27. Weight: 658.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Publisher
- Springer
- Edition
- 2000th Edition
- Number of pages
- 355
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780792378815
- ISBN
- 9780792378815
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 201.02
€ 201.02
Hardcover. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 340.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949518
- ISBN
- 9780817949518
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 21.95
€ 21.95
Paperback. A renowned educator-psychologist explains how children learn and how family, classroom, and school practices can help them learn more effectively. In addition to drawing on studies of learning outcomes, the author reveals economic research on teacher education and school choice that challenges many popular assumptions. Num Pages: 118 pages. BIC Classification: GPQ; JNF; JNK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 10. Weight in Grams: 213.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Hoover Institution Press
- Edition
- 1st
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780817949525
- ISBN
- 9780817949525
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.07
€ 21.07
Hardcover. Series: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. Num Pages: 466 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: GPS; KC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 160 x 20. Weight in Grams: 508.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975224
- ISBN
- 9780865975224
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 20.64
€ 26.99
€ 20.64
Paperback. Series: Selected Works of Gordon Tullock. Num Pages: 466 pages, black & white illustrations, frontispiece, figures. BIC Classification: GPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 366.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Liberty Fund Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 466
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780865975330
- ISBN
- 9780865975330
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 14.99€ 12.75
€ 14.99
€ 12.75
Hardcover. Drawing on the experience and insights of 70 researchers across 7 countries and from a diverse range of cultures, regions and disciplines, this book explores the issues and ethics involved in cross-cultural research and how such research can be done with integrity. Num Pages: 284 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JHBC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 222 x 145 x 21. Weight in Grams: 466.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 288
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263599
- ISBN
- 9781137263599
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.19
€ 67.19
Hardcover. Risk Culture is a practical volume devoted to the qualitative aspects of risk management, including those that should be firmly embedded in the corporate culture. Through descriptions, examples and case studies, the book analyzes weak and strong cultures and proposes a series of structural and behavioral actions to strengthen a company's culture. Num Pages: 187 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPQD; KJC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 165 x 17. Weight in Grams: 442.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 192
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137263711
- ISBN
- 9781137263711
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 77.91
€ 77.91
Hardcover. When is it morally acceptable to expose others to risk? Most moral philosophers have had very little to say in answer to that question, but here is a moral philosopher who puts it at the centre of his investigations. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3 figures. BIC Classification: GPQD; HPQ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 223 x 138 x 16. Weight in Grams: 350.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137333643
- ISBN
- 9781137333643
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 138.06
€ 138.06
Hardcover. Advancing Digital Humanities moves beyond definition of this dynamic and fast growing field to show how its arguments, analyses, findings and theories are pioneering new directions in the humanities globally. Editor(s): Bode, Katherine; Arthur, Paul Longley. Num Pages: 352 pages, 53 figures. BIC Classification: GPS; H. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 21. Weight in Grams: 671.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan
- Edition
- 2014th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137336996
- ISBN
- 9781137336996
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 129.16
€ 129.16
Bridging the Gap Between Theory and Practice in Educational Research
Winkle-Wagner, Rachelle; Hunter, Cheryl A.. E...
Paperback. This book provides new ways of thinking about educational processes using quantitative and qualitative methodologies. Ultimately, it aims at expanding knowledge itself - altering the centre by allowing the margins to inform it - allowing it to be extended to include those ways of knowing that have historically been unexplored or ignored. Editor(s): Hinderliter Ortloff, Debora. Num Pages: 282 pages, biography. BIC Classification: GPS; JNA; JNT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 217 x 139 x 16. Weight in Grams: 364.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 282
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781137338266
- ISBN
- 9781137338266
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 53.37€ 46.56
€ 53.37
€ 46.56