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Qualitative Spatial Reasoning with Topological Information

By: Jochen Renz

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Qualitative Spatial Reasoning with Topological Information

By: Jochen Renz

Spatial knowledge representation and reasoning with spatial knowledge are relevant issues for many application areas such as robotics, geographical information systems, and computer vision. Exceeding purely quantitative approaches, more recently initiated qualitative approaches allow for dealing with spatial information on a more abstract level that is closer to the way humans think and speak. Starting out with the qualitative, topological constraint calculus RCC8 proposed by Randell, Cui, and Cohn, this work presents answers to a variety of open questions regarding RCC8. The open issues concerning computational properties are solved by exploiting a broad variety of results and methods from logic and theoretical computer science. Questions concerning practical performance are addressed by large-scale empirical computational experiments. The most impressive result is probably the complete classification of computational properties for all fragments of RCC8.

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3540707360

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Grundlagen der Kältetechnik

Fundamentals of Refrigeration

By: Volker Stamer,Hermann Renz

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Grundlagen der Kältetechnik

Fundamentals of Refrigeration

By: Volker Stamer,Hermann Renz

Grundlagen der Kältetechnik anschaulich und praktisch erklärt; zweisprachig Englisch Deutsch Fundamentals of refrigeration a practical approach; bilingual English German

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tredition

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3347281497

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Project Governance

Implementing Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations

By: Patrick S. Renz

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Project Governance

Implementing Corporate Governance and Business Ethics in Nonprofit Organizations

By: Patrick S. Renz

This book unveils a gap in the governance of development projects that ultimately hinders effective, transparent and accountable usage of resources. Illustrated with entertaining examples, the book develops a Project Governance model. The models six modules build an integrated, strategically oriented and ethically reflected platform for a more truthful and efficient cooperation in difficult projects or programs such as in development.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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3790819263

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Securitising Russia

The domestic politics of Vladimir Putin

By: Edwin Bacon,Bettina Renz,Julian Cooper

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Securitising Russia

The domestic politics of Vladimir Putin

By: Edwin Bacon,Bettina Renz,Julian Cooper

Securitising Russia shows the impact of twenty-first-century security concerns on the way Russia is ruled. It demonstrates how President Putin has wrestled with terrorism, immigration, media freedom, religious pluralism, and economic globalism, and argues that fears of a return to old-style authoritarianism oversimplify the complex context of contemporary Russia. The book focuses on the internal security issues common to many states in the early twenty-first-century, and places them in the particular context of Russia. Detailed analysis of the place of security in Russia’s political discourse and policy-making reveals nuances often missing from overarching assessments of Russia today. To characterise the Putin regime as the ‘KGB-resurgent’ is to miss vital continuities, contexts, and on-going political conflicts which make up the contemporary Russian scene. Securitising Russia draws together current debates about whether Russia is a ‘normal’ country developing its own democratic and market structures, or a nascent authoritarian regime returning to the past.

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Manchester University Press

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1847796362

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Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Stereotypes, Schemas, and Typifications as Integral Elements in the Persuasive Process

By: Byron Ben Renz

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Our Own Worst Enemy as Protector of Ourselves

Stereotypes, Schemas, and Typifications as Integral Elements in the Persuasive Process

By: Byron Ben Renz

Much communication today argues a point. An argument, by definition, involves an attack and a counterattack not only using logic, but also incorporating non-logical feelings, attitudes, beliefs, and values. Much of the non-logical element in our argumenttaps the reservoir of unconscious understandings, feelings, expectations, and values that we have coded and stored in our unconscious minds in the form of stereotypes, schemas, and typifications. Our internal packets of stored values and beliefs may constitute our own worst enemy as they militate against creative thought and forward-looking cha.

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University Press of America

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0761847049

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Love, Death, and Transience:

Letters from Dad to Family and Friends

By: Byron Renz

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Love, Death, and Transience:

Letters from Dad to Family and Friends

By: Byron Renz

A collage in art is something like a mosaic. It takes picture fragments which have a certain meaning in themselves and juxtaposes them with other picture fragments that convey a somewhat different, but related, idea. When viewed as a collective whole, the sub-themes in each picture blend together to create a large unified master theme. This book might be described as a literary collage. The theme in each essay conveys a part of the life of our society and political landscape. The essays were written to accompany e-mail greetings for my four daughters and several of my friends at the four seasonal turning points of the year, experienced similarly at the middle latitudesthe two equinoxes and two solstices. Now, some nine years after starting the practice in 2006, a number of essays have accumulatedsome short and personal and others longer and impersonal. The essays usually make some point about the world that we live infrom the way that words convey meaning, to phenomena of the mind, to political issues of the day. The purpose of this book is to stimulate thought and to encourage discussion.

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Xlibris Corporation

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1514401118

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The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management

By: David O. Renz

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The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management

By: David O. Renz

The go-to nonprofit handbook, updated and expanded for today's leader The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management is the bestselling professional reference and leading text on the functions, processes, and strategies that are integral to the effective leadership and management of nonprofit and nongovernmental organizations. Now in its fourth edition, this handbook presents the most current research, theory, and practice in the field of nonprofit leadership and management. This practical, relevant guide is invaluable to the effective practice of nonprofit leadership and management, with expanded attention to accountability, transparency, and organizational effectiveness. It also extensively covers the practice of social entrepreneurship, presented via an integrative perspective that helps the reader make practical sense of how to bring it all together. Nonprofit organizations present unique opportunities and challenges for meeting the needs of societies and their communities, yet nonprofit management is more complex and challenging than ever. This Handbook provides a framework to help you lead and manage efficiently and effectively in this new environment. Building on solid current scholarship, the handbook provides candid, practical guidance from nationally-recognized leaders who share their insights on: The relationship between board performance and organizational effectiveness Managing internal and external stakeholder relationships Financial viability and sustainability and how to enhance both for the long term Strategies to successfully attract, retain, and mobilize the very best of staff and volunteers The fourth edition of the handbook also includes content relevant to associations and membership organizations. The content of the handbook is supplemented and enriched by an extensive set of online supplements and tools, including reading lists, web references, checklists, PowerPoint slides, discussion guides, and sample exams. Running your nonprofit or nongovernmental organization effectively in today's complex and challenging environment demands more knowledge and skill than ever, deployed in a thoughtful and pragmatic way. Grounded in the most useful modern scholarship and theory, and explained from the perspective of effective practice, The Jossey-Bass Handbook of Nonprofit Leadership and Management is a pivotal resource for successful nonprofit leaders in these turbulent times.

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1118852869

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9781118852866

The Rhetorical Function of the Book of Ezekiel

By: Thomas Renz

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The Rhetorical Function of the Book of Ezekiel

By: Thomas Renz

This study analyses the book of Ezekiel as a tool of communication, arguing that the book was designed to shape the self-understanding of the exilic community. A discussion of the historical context precedes a chapter that deals with the basic thrust and literary arrangement of Ezekiel. A detailed examination of individual rhetorical techniques (use of the watchman motif, legal traditions, emotional language, and others) and of crucial passages (especially 24:15-27 and 37:1-14) follows. The final chapter explores the book's suitability for the situation for which it was designed. This work gives readers the opportunity to study the book of Ezekiel as a whole and to explore some of its intricacies. Its methodology is an example of the fruitful integration of traditional critical methods and more recent literary and sociological approaches. This publication has also been published in paperback, please click here for details.

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BRILL

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9004276017

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9789004276017

Scorched Earth

The Germans on the Somme, 1914–18

By: Gerhard Hirschfeld,Gerd Krumeich,Irina Renz

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Scorched Earth

The Germans on the Somme, 1914–18

By: Gerhard Hirschfeld,Gerd Krumeich,Irina Renz

This book discusses in detail the experience of German warfare in the first World War, focusing specifically on the battle of the Somme. The Somme, together with other regions of northern France, had also lain under German domination. Its inhabitants had been rigorously suppressed and their possessions carted off as booty. Finally, during their 1917 withdrawal, the Germans had subjected the whole region to Operation Alberich, a retreat involving unparalleled brutality which left the population in occupation of a wilderness wrought by war (the "scorched earth policy"). A well-known, and well-researched account, the authors have combined their research skills to produce a book which includes private testimonies. Amongst these are many unknown or previously unpublished letters and diaries as well as numerous photographs.

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Casemate Publishers

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1781598606

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Sladce spi, malý vlku – Sleep Tight, Little Wolf (český – anglický)

Dvojjazyčná dětská kniha

By: Ulrich Renz

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Sladce spi, malý vlku – Sleep Tight, Little Wolf (český – anglický)

Dvojjazyčná dětská kniha

By: Ulrich Renz

Dvojjazyčná dětská kniha (český – anglický) Tim nemůže usnout. Jeho malý vlk mu chybí! Možná že ho zapoměl venku? Tim zamíří ven do noci úplně sám – a nečekaně narazí na několik přátel... Bilingual children's book, age 2 and up (Czech – English) Tim can't fall asleep. His little wolf is missing! Perhaps he forgot him outside? Tim heads out all alone into the night – and unexpectedly encounters some friends... ► With printable coloring pages! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in.

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3739936517

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The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

By: Thomas Renz

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The Books of Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah

By: Thomas Renz

In this commentary, Thomas Renz reads Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah as three carefully crafted writings of enduring relevance, each of which makes a vital contribution to the biblical canon. Discussing the historical settings, Renz takes up both long-standing issues, such as the relationship of Zephaniah to Josiah’s reforms, and the socioeconomic conditions of the time suggested by recent archaeological research. The place of these writings within the Book of the Twelve is given fresh consideration, including the question of what one should make of the alleged redaction history of Nahum and Habakkuk. The author’s careful translation of the text comes with detailed textual notes, illuminating some of the Bible’s most outstanding poetry (Nahum) and one of the biblical chapters that is among the most difficult to translate (Habakkuk 3). The thorough verse-by-verse commentary is followed by stimulating theological reflection, opening up avenues for teaching and preaching from these prophetic writings. No matter their previous familiarity with these and other Minor Prophets, scholars, pastors, and lay readers alike will find needed guidance in working through these difficult but important books of the Bible.

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1467461849

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9781467461849

Sleep Tight, Little Wolf – Sladce spi, malý vlku (English – Czech)

Bilingual children's book, age 2 and up

By: Ulrich Renz

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Sleep Tight, Little Wolf – Sladce spi, malý vlku (English – Czech)

Bilingual children's book, age 2 and up

By: Ulrich Renz

Heart-warming bedtime story in two languages (English and Czech) for children from 2 years. Accompanied by an online audiobook and video in English (British as well as American) Tim can't fall asleep. His little wolf is missing! Perhaps he forgot him outside? Tim heads out all alone into the night – and unexpectedly encounters some friends... ► With printable coloring pages! A download link in the book gives you free access to the pictures from the story to color in. Dvojjazyčná dětská kniha (anglický – český) Tim nemůže usnout. Jeho malý vlk mu chybí! Možná že ho zapoměl venku? Tim zamíří ven do noci úplně sám – a nečekaně narazí na několik přátel...

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3739930292

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Integrated Hybrid Resonant DCDC Converters

By: Peter Renz,Bernhard Wicht

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Integrated Hybrid Resonant DCDC Converters

By: Peter Renz,Bernhard Wicht

This book provides a comprehensive, single-source on resonant switched-capacitor converters. It is written in the style of a handbook, with systematic guidelines, and includes implementation examples. The authors explore integrated hybrid resonant DCDC converters in order to achieve highly compact, energy efficient and cost-effective power management solutions in the growing fields of wearables and internet-of-things applications. They provide an introduction into hybrid converters as a new and promising converter class, which merges capacitive and inductive conversion concepts into one. Coverage ranges from fundamentals to implementation details, including topics such as power stage design, gate drive schemes, different control mechanisms for resonant operation and integrated passives. Introduces a new, multi-ratio resonant converter architecture, which enables lower switching frequencies and better passive component utilization; Discusses circuit block design for high efficiency of the power stage; Explores implementation details and concepts for integrated passives; Derives models, implements and compares to each other different control mechanisms.

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Springer Nature

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3030639444

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9783030639440

Hope and Grace

Spiritual Experiences in Severe Distress, Illness and Dying

By: Monika Renz

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Hope and Grace

Spiritual Experiences in Severe Distress, Illness and Dying

By: Monika Renz

Conventional coping strategies can be pushed to their limits when people find themselves in situations of suffering, illness, and dying. Moved beyond their everyday consciousness, individuals often have spiritual experiences of grace and encounters with the transcendent or the divine. The author shows how care providers can support patients in their suffering and how they can recognize patients' spiritual experiences. Explaining different types of experiences of transcendence such as seeing angels or feelings of otherness and presence, this book will be of valuable use to professionals working in palliative and spiritual care, such as spiritual caregivers, therapists, nurses, and physicians. The book entails a new approach to spiritual care which opens a space of hope wherein grace may happen even amid pain, suffering, illness and dying.

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1784502774

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Die Cloud für Schulen in Deutschland

Konzept und Pilotierung der Schul-Cloud

By: Meinel, Christoph,Renz, Jan,Grella, Catrina,Karn, Nils,Hagedorn, Christiane

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Die Cloud für Schulen in Deutschland

Konzept und Pilotierung der Schul-Cloud

By: Meinel, Christoph,Renz, Jan,Grella, Catrina,Karn, Nils,Hagedorn, Christiane

Die digitale Entwicklung durchdringt unser Bildungssystem, doch Schulen sind auf die Veränderungen kaum vorbereitet: Überforderte Lehrer/innen, infrastrukturell schwach ausgestattete Unterrichtsräume und unzureichend gewartete Computernetzwerke sind keine Seltenheit. Veraltete Hard- und Software erschweren digitale Bildung in Schulen eher, als dass sie diese ermöglichen: Ein zukunftssicherer Ansatz ist es, die Rechner weitgehend aus den Schulen zu entfernen und Bildungsinhalte in eine Cloud zu überführen. Zeitgemäßer Unterricht benötigt moderne Technologie und eine zukunftsorientierte Infrastruktur. Eine Schul-Cloud (https://hpi.de/schul-cloud) kann dabei helfen, die digitale Transformation in Schulen zu meistern und den fächerübergreifenden Unterricht mit digitalen Inhalten zu bereichern. Den Schüler/innen und Lehrkräften kann sie viele Möglichkeiten eröffnen: einen einfachen Zugang zu neuesten, professionell gewarteten Anwendungen, die Vernetzung verschiedener Lernorte, Erleichterung von Unterrichtsvorbereitung und Differenzierung. Die Schul-Cloud bietet Flexibilität, fördert die schul- und fächerübergreifende Anwendbarkeit und schafft eine wichtige Voraussetzung für die gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Mitgestaltung der digitalen Welt. Neben den technischen Komponenten werden im vorliegenden Bericht ausgewählte Dienste der Schul-Cloud exemplarisch beschrieben und weiterführende Schritte aufgezeigt. Das in Zusammenarbeit mit zahlreichen Expertinnen und Experten am Hasso-Plattner-Institut (HPI) entwickelte und durch das Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) geförderte Konzept einer Schul-Cloud stellt eine wichtige Grundlage für die Einführung Cloud-basierter Strukturen und -Dienste im Bildungsbereich dar. Gemeinsam mit dem nationalen Excellence-Schulnetzwerk MINT-EC als Kooperationspartner startet ab sofort die Pilotphase. Aufgrund des modularen, skalierbaren Ansatzes der Schul-Cloud kommt dem infrastrukturellen Prototypen langfristig das Potential zu, auch über die begrenzte Anzahl an Pilotschulen hinaus bundesweit effizient eingesetzt zu werden.

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Universitätsverlag Potsdam

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3869563974

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Language Power

Dynamic Progression from Word to Message

By: Byron Renz

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Language Power

Dynamic Progression from Word to Message

By: Byron Renz

The focus of Language Power: Dynamic Progression from Word to Message is on words and how they convey meaning and feeling. The microscopic focus on the word itself evolves into the logical organization of words into meaningful sentences, paragraphs, and document sections. The focus is on the somewhat divergent nonfiction elements of information and persuasion. From an examination of the principles of information and persuasion, the book evolves into an examination of specific applications of the informative and persuasive principles in business letter writing, the rsum, the cover letter, the business plan, and the grant proposal. Language Power gets the serious student of writing away from the glib advice about writing dos and donts or templates that can simply be copied. This is a book about the process of thinking that goes into effective informative and persuasive writing. The book teaches the writing process. Although the discussion of process is illustrated with examples, the examples serve not as templates but to help teach the process. The books rationale is that solid academics will ultimately outperform the mundane. After examining how words convey meaning, words are next examined as collective structures to convey information or persuasion. Finally, language structures are analyzed in specific forms of business writing.

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1475971478

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State Responsibility and New Trends in the Privatization of Warfare

By: Frauke Renz

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State Responsibility and New Trends in the Privatization of Warfare

By: Frauke Renz

Contracts with private military and security companies are a reality of modern conflicts. This discerning book provides nuanced insights into the international legal implications of these contracts, and establishes an in-depth understanding of the impacts for contracting states, home states and territorial states under the current state responsibility regime.

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