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Russia's Carnival

The Smells, Sights, and Sounds of Transition

By: Christoph Neidhart

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Russia's Carnival

The Smells, Sights, and Sounds of Transition

By: Christoph Neidhart

This colorfully drawn and acutely observed book explores Russia by engaging all our senses. Today's Russia smells different from the Soviet Union. The country looks and sounds different, its touch is different and its food tastes different. Thus, Christoph Neidhart argues, Russia is truly a changed country from the Soviet Union it was, little more than a decade ago. Russian society is rapidly urbanizing and modernizing, as can be perceived by all senses, including the awareness of space and the conception of time. After almost a century, space can be privately owned and freely traded; time too has become commodified. New role models and new ways to express social status are emerging. Russia has become a 'monetized' economy as the old Soviet practice of provision by networking has grown obsolete. Russia thus readies itself gradually to grow into a Western-style, middle-class society with a free market and democratic polity. The author assesses these rapid changes using the evocative metaphor of the carnival to understand the chaotic inversion of the Communist structure of society. He explores the transition's traps and shortcomings--such as the privatization of politics and the looting of the state's assets--and compares this process to the modernization Western society underwent a century earlier.

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Rowman & Littlefield

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0742520420

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Capitalism and the Political Economy of Work Time

By: Christoph Hermann

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Capitalism and the Political Economy of Work Time

By: Christoph Hermann

John Maynard Keynes expected that around the year 2030 people would only work 15 hours a week. In the mid-1960s, Jean Fourastié still anticipated the introduction of the 30-hour week in the year 2000, when productivity would continue to grow at an established pace. Productivity growth slowed down somewhat in the 1970s and 1980s, but rebounded in the 1990s with the spread of new information and communication technologies. The knowledge economy, however, did not bring about a jobless future or a world without work, as some scholars had predicted. With few exceptions, work hours of full-time employees have hardly fallen in the advanced capitalist countries in the last three decades, while in a number of countries they have actually increased since the 1980s. This book takes the persistence of long work hours as starting point to investigate the relationship between capitalism and work time. It does so by discussing major theoretical schools and their explanations for the length and distribution of work hours, as well as tracing major changes in production and reproduction systems, and analyzing their consequences for work hours. Furthermore, this volume explores the struggle for shorter work hours, starting from the introduction of the ten-hour work day in the nineteenth century to the introduction of the 35-hour week in France and Germany at the end of the twentieth century. However, the book also shows how neoliberalism has eroded collective work time regulations and resulted in an increase and polarization of work hours since the 1980s. Finally, the book argues that shorter work hours not only means more free time for workers, but also reduces inequality and improves human and ecological sustainability.

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Routledge

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131759634X

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Slash and Char as Alternative to Slash and Burn

Soil Charcoal Amendments Maintain Soil Fertility and Establish a Carbon Sink

By: Christoph Steiner

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Slash and Char as Alternative to Slash and Burn

Soil Charcoal Amendments Maintain Soil Fertility and Establish a Carbon Sink

By: Christoph Steiner

The extraordinary fertility of manmade Terra Preta soils in the Brazilian Amazon provided the incentive to study the effects of soil charcoal amendments on soil fertility, nutrient cycling, and soil biology. The existence of Terra Preta suggests that tropical soils, which are notorious for being infertile, can be greatly improved. The agricultural produces charcoal out of fallow vegetation instead of converting it to carbon dioxide through burning. Slash and char improves soil quality by transferring organic carbon into recalcitrant soil organic matter pools. This newly described agricultural practice has important implications for the earth's carbon budget and sustainability in tropical agriculture.

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Cuvillier Verlag

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3867274444

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Identity-Based Brand Management

Fundamentals—Strategy—Implementation—Controlling

By: Christoph Burmann,Nicola-Maria Riley,Tilo Halaszovich,Michael Schade,Kristina Klein,Rico Piehler

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Identity-Based Brand Management

Fundamentals—Strategy—Implementation—Controlling

By: Christoph Burmann,Nicola-Maria Riley,Tilo Halaszovich,Michael Schade,Kristina Klein,Rico Piehler

This textbook provides a comprehensive overview of identity-based brand management based on current research. The authors focus on the design of the brand identity, which covers the internal perspective of brand management, and the resulting external brand image perceived by consumers and other audiences. The book covers topics such as brand positioning, the design of the brand architecture and brand elements, the management of brand touchpoints and the customer journey, as well as multi-sensory brand management and brand management in a digital environment. Further topics covered are international brand management, brand management in the retail sector, in social media and on digital brand platforms (electronic marketplaces). Numerous practical examples illustrate the applicability of the concept of identity-based brand management. The authors show that the concept of identity-based brand management is a valuable management model to make brands successful. In the 2nd edition, all chapters were fundamentally revised and up-to-date practical examples as well as latest research findings were added. Additional material is available via an app: Download the Springer Nature Flashcards App and use exclusive content to test your knowledge.

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Via Claudia Augusta by car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" +"Padana" PREMIUM

Guide for a successful discovery trip (all pages except text pages and city maps in color)

By: Christoph Tschaikner

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Via Claudia Augusta by car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" +"Padana" PREMIUM

Guide for a successful discovery trip (all pages except text pages and city maps in color)

By: Christoph Tschaikner

Via Claudia Augusta by car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" and "Padana" in one book + GPX track on www.viaclaudia.org Donauwörth - Lech - Augsburg - Landsberg am Lech - Schongau - Allgäu - Füssen - Reutte - Tyrolean Zugspitz - Fernpass - Gurgltal - Imst - Inntal - Landeck - Tyrolean Oberland - Reschenpass - Vischgau - Merano - Burgrafenamt - Bolzano - South Tyrolean Wine Road - Piana Rotaliana - Trento Varinate "ALTINATE": - Valsugana - Tesino High Valley - Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park - Feltre - Valbelluna - Prosecco Wine Road - Montello and Colli Asolani Wine Road - Treviso - Sile Nature Park - Altino - Venetian Lagoon - Venice - Jesolo Varinate "PADANA": - Vallagarina - Rovereto - Lake Garda - Valpolicella - Verona - Po Valley - Ostiglia on the Po River Guide for a successful discovery trip PREMIUM = all pages except city maps and text pages in color (alternatively there is also ECONOMY = maps in color, city maps and other pages in black and white, BUDGET = black and white) The heart of the guide is the 62 color maps in 1:50:000 format and 14 even more detailed maps of the cities with an ideal itinerary. The short historical introduction and over 500 photos and other illustrations serve to set the mood for the trip. In the appendix of the cycling tour book there is a compilation of 200 selected hosts, with indication of the map where you can find them as well. The route for car, camper, bus, etc. leads along picturesque country roads and romantic mountain roads, through interesting places and towns with many sights, and impresses with its great variety: Every few kilometers a new landscape 3 countries, 2 languages a variety of different cultures 3 climatic zones At the end of April, beginning of May you can even experience 3 seasons: A last snowfield in a shady spot at the Fernpass, sunbathing in the very south and all the shades of spring on the way. In autumn you can discover the freshly harvested delicacies, which grow in great variety along the route and are processed into specialties https://www.viaclaudia.org/radtour/detaillierte-routen-beschreibung-padana.html The Via Claudia Augusta follows the first Europe-connecting road across the Alps, to which the Romans added the paths of the Etruscans, Venetians, Councillors

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Via Claudia Augusta by car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" +"Padana" ECONOMY

Guide for a successful journey of discovery (maps in color, city maps and remaining pages in black and white)

By: Christoph Tschaikner

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Via Claudia Augusta by car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" +"Padana" ECONOMY

Guide for a successful journey of discovery (maps in color, city maps and remaining pages in black and white)

By: Christoph Tschaikner

Via Claudia Augusta with car, camper, bus, ... "Altinate" and "Padana" in one book + GPX track on www.viaclaudia.org Donauwörth - Lech - Augsburg - Landsberg am Lech - Schongau - Allgäu - Füssen - Reutte - Tyrolean Zugspitz - Fernpass - Gurgltal - Imst - Inntal - Landeck - Tyrolean Oberland - Reschenpass - Vischgau - Merano - Burgrafenamt - Bolzano - South Tyrolean Wine Route - Piana Rotaliana - Trento Varinate "ALTINATE": - Valsugana - Tesino High Valley - Dolomiti Bellunesi National Park - Feltre - Valbelluna - Prosecco Wine Road - Montello and Colli Asolani Wine Road - Treviso - Sile Nature Park - Altino - Venetian Lagoon - Venice - Jesolo Varinate "PADANA": - Vallagarina - Rovereto - Lake Garda - Valpolicella - Verona - Po Valley - Ostiglia on the Po River Guide for a successful discovery trip ECONOMY = maps in color, city maps and other pages in black and white (alternatively there is also PREMIUM = all pages except city maps and text pages in color, BUDGET = black and white) The heart of the guide is the 62 color maps in 1:50:000 format and 14 even more detailed maps of the cities with an ideal circular route. The short historical introduction and over 500 photos and other illustrations serve to set the mood for the trip. In the appendix of the cycling tour book there is a compilation of 200 selected hosts, with indication of the map where you can find them as well. The route for car, camper, bus, etc. leads along picturesque country roads and romantic mountain roads, through interesting places and towns with many sights, and impresses with its great variety: Every few kilometers a new landscape 3 countries, 2 languages a variety of different cultures 3 climatic zones At the end of April, beginning of May you can even experience 3 seasons: A last snowfield in a shady spot at the Fernpass, sunbathing in the very south and all the shades of spring on the way. In autumn you can discover the freshly harvested delicacies, which grow in great variety along the route and are processed into specialties https://www.viaclaudia.org/radtour/detaillierte-routen-beschreibung-padana.html The Via Claudia Augusta follows the first Europe-connecting road across the Alps, to which the Romans added the paths of the Etruscans, Venetians, Councillors

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Technology and Work in German Industry

By: Norbert Altmann,Christoph Kohler,Pamela Meil

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Technology and Work in German Industry

By: Norbert Altmann,Christoph Kohler,Pamela Meil

Originally published in 1992, this study includes theoretical approaches and extensive empirical studies on the manufacturing industry in Germany, including comparisons to other European countries. It looks at the developments of new technology, identifying trends in rationalization and the influences they have on organizational behaviour.

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1351815822

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A Risk-Benefit Perspective on Early Customer Integration

By: Christoph Kausch

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A Risk-Benefit Perspective on Early Customer Integration

By: Christoph Kausch

Customer integration in the early innovation phase, considered the method of choice in theory and practice, has shown unexpected side effects that may even outweigh its recognized advantages. As a result, management needs to be able to assess in advance whether the involvement of customers will add overall value to an innovation project. This book develops a mathematical formula to support this decision.

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379081962X

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Soft Tissue Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

By: Kurt K. Sladky,Christoph Mans

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Soft Tissue Surgery, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice

By: Kurt K. Sladky,Christoph Mans

This issue of Veterinary Clinics of North America: Exotic Animal Practice focuses on Soft Tissue Surgery. Articles include: Update on Surgical Principles and Equipment, Updates on Principles of Perioperative Care, Updates on Principles of Wound management, Enucleation techniques in exotic pets, Reptile Soft Tissue Surgery, Fish surgical procedures, Rabbit Soft Tissue Surgery, and more!

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Elsevier Health Sciences

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0323414753

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Force:A Fundamental Concept of Aesthetic Anthropology

A Fundamental Concept of Aesthetic Anthropology

By: Christoph Menke

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Force:A Fundamental Concept of Aesthetic Anthropology

A Fundamental Concept of Aesthetic Anthropology

By: Christoph Menke

The book aims at a new exposition of the basic idea of modern aesthetics by way of a reconstruction of its genesis in the 18th century, between Baumgarten''s Aesthetics and Kant''s Critique of Judgment. The claim is that the historical invention of aesthetics was not about expanding the range of legitimate objects of philosophical inquiry--these objects all existed before aesthetics. Rather, aesthetics, by introducing the category of the "aesthetic," fundamentally redefined these objects. But most importantly, the reconstruction of the historical genesis of aesthetics shows that the introduction of the category of the "aesthetic" required nothing less than a transformation of the fundamental terms of philosophy. What begins in--or as--aesthetics is modern philosophy. More precisely, Force shows that in--or as--aesthetics modern philosophy began twice, in two different, even opposite forms. On the one hand, Baumgarten''s Aesthetics is organized around the new concept of the "subject": the concept of the subject as the totality of faculties, as the agent defined by his capabilities; of the subject as one who is able. By conceiving sensible cognition and (re)presentation as the exercise of subjective faculties acquired in practice, Baumgarten has framed the modern conception of human practices (and of philosophy as the inquiry into the conditions that enable the success of these practices). That is why aesthetics, the reflection upon the aesthetic, is a central pillar of modern philosophy: in aesthetics, the philosophy of the subject or of the subject''s faculties assures itself of its own possibility. Yet here, in the aesthetic and the reflection on it, the aesthetics "in the Baumgartian manner" (Herder), as the theory of the sensible faculties of the subject, at once faces a different aesthetics: the aesthetics of force, which conceives the aesthetic not as sensible cognition but instead as a play of expression--propelled by a force that, rather than being exercised, like a faculty, in practices, realizes itself; a force that does not recognize or represent anything because it is "obscure" and unconscious; a force not of the subject but of man as distinct from the same man as subject. The aesthetics of force is a science of the nature of man: of his aesthetic nature as distinct from the culture, acquired by practice, of his practices. That is the hypothesis the six chapters of Force intend to unfold. The first chapter, analyzing the rationalist concept of the sensible, recollects the point of departure of aesthetics: the sensible is that which is without determinable definition or measure. The second chapter reconstructs Baumgarten''s aesthetics of sensible cognition as a theory of the subject and its faculties. The third and fourth chapters draw on writings by Herder, Sulzer, and Mendelssohn to develop the basic motifs of a counter-model, an aesthetics of force: the aesthetic, as the operation of an "obscure" force, is a performance without generality, divorced from all norm, law, and purpose--a play. And the aesthetic, as the pleasure of self-reflection, is a process of the transformation of the subject, of its faculties and practices--a process of aestheticization. The aesthetics of force founds an anthropology of difference: between force and faculty, between man and subject. The two concluding chapters explore the consequences: for the idea of philosophical aesthetics; and for ethics as the theory of the good. The fifth chapter engages Kant to show that an aesthetics conceived as an aesthetics of force is the scene of an irresolvable contention: aesthetics unfolds within philosophy the contention between philosophy and aesthetic experience. The sixth chapter draws on Nietzsche to demonstrate the ethical import of aesthetic experience as the experience of the play of force: it teaches us to distinguish between action and life; it teaches the other good of life. - "The last word of aesthetics is human freedom.

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Fordham Univ Press

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0823249727

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9780823249725

A Matter of Style

Organizational Agency in Global Public Policy

By: Louisa Bayerlein,Christoph Knill,Yves Steinebach

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A Matter of Style

Organizational Agency in Global Public Policy

By: Louisa Bayerlein,Christoph Knill,Yves Steinebach

Shows that the administrative bodies of international organizations can develop informal working routines that allow them to exert influence beyond their formal autonomy. It is relevant to all political scientists as well as broader audiences interested in the dynamics of global policy making and the role of public administrations therein.

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Cambridge University Press

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1108836372

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Imagining New York City

Literature, Urbanism, and the Visual Arts, 1890-1940

By: Christoph Lindner

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Imagining New York City

Literature, Urbanism, and the Visual Arts, 1890-1940

By: Christoph Lindner

Using examples from architecture, film, literature, and the visual arts, this wide-ranging book examines the significance of New York City in the urban imaginary between 1890 and 1940. In particular, Imagining New York City considers how and why certain city spaces-such as the skyline, the sidewalk, the slum, and the subway-have come to emblematize key aspects of the modern urban condition. In so doing, Christoph Lindner also considers the ways in which cultural developments in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries set the stage for more recent responses to a variety of urban challenges facing the city, such as post-disaster recovery, the renewal of urban infrastructure, and the remaking of public space.

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Oxford University Press

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0190231750

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Ärztliches Leben und Denken im arabischen Mittelalter

By: Johann Christoph Bürgel

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Ärztliches Leben und Denken im arabischen Mittelalter

By: Johann Christoph Bürgel

Das vorliegende Buch widmet sich den Lebensumständen und der Berufsethik der arabischen Ärzte des Mittelalters. Auf der Grundlage zahlreicher biographischer, protreptischer, deontologischer und isagogischer Schriften untersucht Bürgel verschiedenste Aspekte der medizinischen Ausbildung, der Berufsausübung und der Rolle von Ärzten in der islamischen Gesellschaft. Besonderes Augenmerk gilt dabei der Bewahrung und Weiterentwicklung der antiken griechischen Berufsethik. Ein weiterer Schwerpunkt liegt auf den Wechselbeziehungen zwischen wissenschaftlicher Medizin und islamischer Religion. The present book investigates conditions of life and professional ethics of the Arab physicians in the Middle Ages. Based on a multitude of biographical, protreptic, deontological, and isagogic texts, Bürgel analyzes diverse aspects of medical education, professional conduct, and the role of doctors in Islamicate societies. Special attention is given to the survival and further development of ancient Greek professional ethics. Another focus is on the interrelations between scientific medicine and Islamic religion.

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BRILL

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9004326162

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English in the Disciplines

A Multidimensional Model for ESP Course Design

By: Christoph Hafner,Lindsay Miller

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English in the Disciplines

A Multidimensional Model for ESP Course Design

By: Christoph Hafner,Lindsay Miller

The context for the teaching and learning of English for specific disciplinary purposes is undergoing profound changes under the influence of economic globalization and new digital communication technologies. English in the Disciplines demonstrates how fundamental principles of ESP, to tailor language learning materials to the needs of specific groups of learners, can be adapted to new contexts of learning in the digital age. Based on sustained research into students’ experiences in an ESP context in Hong Kong, this volume provides an empirically grounded and practical methodology to ESP learning and course design and features: • mixed-method case studies; • links between theory and practice, with plentiful examples of teaching materials and learning activities; • recognition of the effect of new technologies and globalization on the practice of ESP, highlighting problems and providing practical solutions; • a new pedagogical model for ESP course design, addressing multiple dimensions relevant to today’s ESP learners including learner autonomy, genre, multimodality and digital literacies, plurilingual practices, and project-based learning and collaboration. English in the Disciplines provides key reading for anyone studying and researching this topic.

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0429839685

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The Possibility of Norms

By: Christoph Möllers

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The Possibility of Norms

By: Christoph Möllers

What defines the social practices we currently call norms? They make theft forbidden, eating with a fork advisable, and paintings beautiful. Norms are commonly thought of as moral justifications for doing one thing and not doing another. They are also described in terms of their outcomes or effects, serving as mere causal explanations. The Possibility of Norms proposes a broader view of how norms function, how they are articulated, and how they are realized. It may be asking too much if we expect norms to be effective or morally right. Many norms are simply ineffective and many are at most ineffectively justifiable. Drawing upon a rich array of texts - from law and jurisprudence to philosophy, aesthetics, and the social sciences - Möllers argues for conceiving of social norms as positively marked possibilities. Positively marking a possibility indicates that it should be realized. Normativity thus hinges on judging the world from a distance and acknowledging the possibility of divergent states of the world. Hence, it is no longer theoretically problematic that there are morally unjustified norms, nor that norms can be broken. On the contrary, allowing for breaches may be an important feature of normativity. Möllers's conceptual study sheds new light on a range of paradigms in the humanities, social sciences, and cultural studies, reframing several aspects of norm theory and questioning the theoretical assumptions underlying existing empirical work on normativity.

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0192596039

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Boundary Element Methods

By: Stefan A. Sauter,Christoph Schwab

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Boundary Element Methods

By: Stefan A. Sauter,Christoph Schwab

This work presents a thorough treatment of boundary element methods (BEM) for solving strongly elliptic boundary integral equations obtained from boundary reduction of elliptic boundary value problems in $\mathbb{R}^3$. The book is self-contained, the prerequisites on elliptic partial differential and integral equations being presented in Chapters 2 and 3. The main focus is on the development, analysis, and implementation of Galerkin boundary element methods, which is one of the most flexible and robust numerical discretization methods for integral equations. For the efficient realization of the Galerkin BEM, it is essential to replace time-consuming steps in the numerical solution process with fast algorithms. In Chapters 5-9 these methods are developed, analyzed, and formulated in an algorithmic way.

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3540680934

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Tidy Finance with Python

By: Christoph Scheuch,Stefan Voigt,Patrick Weiss,Christoph Frey

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Tidy Finance with Python

By: Christoph Scheuch,Stefan Voigt,Patrick Weiss,Christoph Frey

This textbook shows how to bring theoretical concepts from finance and econometrics to the data. Focusing on coding and data analysis with Python, we show how to conduct research in empirical finance from scratch. We start by introducing the concepts of tidy data and coding principles using pandas, numpy, and plotnine. Code is provided to prepare common open-source and proprietary financial data sources (CRSP, Compustat, Mergent FISD, TRACE) and organize them in a database. We reuse these data in all the subsequent chapters, which we keep as self-contained as possible. The empirical applications range from key concepts of empirical asset pricing (beta estimation, portfolio sorts, performance analysis, Fama-French factors) to modeling and machine learning applications (fixed effects estimation, clustering standard errors, difference-in-difference estimators, ridge regression, Lasso, Elastic net, random forests, neural networks) and portfolio optimization techniques. Key Features: Self-contained chapters on the most important applications and methodologies in finance, which can easily be used for the reader’s research or as a reference for courses on empirical finance. Each chapter is reproducible in the sense that the reader can replicate every single figure, table, or number by simply copying and pasting the code we provide. A full-fledged introduction to machine learning with scikit-learn based on tidy principles to show how factor selection and option pricing can benefit from Machine Learning methods. We show how to retrieve and prepare the most important datasets financial economics: CRSP and Compustat, including detailed explanations of the most relevant data characteristics. Each chapter provides exercises based on established lectures and classes which are designed to help students to dig deeper. The exercises can be used for self-studying or as a source of inspiration for teaching exercises.

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CRC Press

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1040048617

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The Three Branches

A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers

By: Christoph Möllers

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The Three Branches

A Comparative Model of Separation of Powers

By: Christoph Möllers

The idea of the separation of powers is still popular in much political and constitutional discourse, though its meaning for the modern state remains unclear and contested. This book develops a new, comprehensive, and systematic account of the principle. It then applies this new concept to legal problems of different national constitutional orders, the law of the European Union, and international institutional law. It connects an argument from normative political theory with phenomena taken from comparative constitutional law. The book argues that the conflict between individual liberty and democratic self-determination that is characteristic of modern constitutionalism is proceduralized through the establishment of different governmental branches. A close analysis of the relation between individual and collective autonomy on the one hand and the ways lawmaking through public institutions can be established on the other hand helps us identify criteria for determining how legislative, administrative, and judicial lawmaking can be distinguished and should be organized. These criteria define a common ground in the confusing variety of western constitutional traditions and their diverse use of the notion of separated powers. They also enable us to establish a normative framework that throws a fresh perspective on problems of constitutional law in different constitutional systems: constitutional judicial review of legislation, limits of legislative delegation, parliamentary control of the executive, and standing. Linking arguments from comparative constitutional law and international law, the book then uses this framework to offer a new perspective on the debate on constitutionalism beyond the state. The concept permits certain institutional insights of the constitutional experiences within states to be applied at the international level without falling into any form of methodological nationalism.

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0199602115

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