van der Putten, W.'s Books

Sustainable use and conservation of soil microorganisms and invertebrates contributing to bioremediation and nutrient cycling

By: Csorba, C.,Hackl, E.,Reichenauer, T.,van der Putten, W.,Sessitsch, A.

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Sustainable use and conservation of soil microorganisms and invertebrates contributing to bioremediation and nutrient cycling

By: Csorba, C.,Hackl, E.,Reichenauer, T.,van der Putten, W.,Sessitsch, A.

Following up on previous reports prepared for the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, and acknowledging FAO’s long tradition of technical work on the management of microorganisms and invertebrates in food and agriculture, the present paper responds to the need for a detailed assessment of the state of art in the conservation and sustainable use of soil microorganisms and invertebrates. It focuses on microorganisms and invertebrates contributing to nutrient cycling and the removal of contaminants from soils. The study is based on an extensive literature review and summarizes current views on the taxonomy, conservation, use and exchange of soil microorganisms and invertebrates, highlighting knowledge gaps, needs and challenges. In order to encompass the views of a wide range of stakeholders on knowledge gaps and critical issues related to the conservation and sustainable use of these organisms, the Austrian Institute of Technology (AIT) circulated an invitation to complete an open online survey to several hundred researchers, institutions and organizations worldwide. Twenty-seven responses were received and evaluated. AIT also organized an online expert workshop entitled Status and Trends of Conservation of Soil Microorganisms and Invertebrates, with Emphasis on Bioremediation and Nutrient Cycling Organisms. Twenty-six international experts participated in three parallel sessions: (i) nutrient cycling in soil; (ii) bioremediation in food and agriculture systems; and (iii) conservation of microorganisms and invertebrates, practices, policies and needs. The issues raised in the survey responses and at the workshop were taken into account in the drafting of the study.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

114

Publisher

Food & Agriculture Org.

Published Date

ISBN 10

9251386498

ISBN 13

9789251386491

Calculus Problems

By: Marco Baronti,Filippo De Mari,Robertus van der Putten,Irene Venturi

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Calculus Problems

By: Marco Baronti,Filippo De Mari,Robertus van der Putten,Irene Venturi

This book, intended as a practical working guide for calculus students, includes 450 exercises. It is designed for undergraduate students in Engineering, Mathematics, Physics, or any other field where rigorous calculus is needed, and will greatly benefit anyone seeking a problem-solving approach to calculus. Each chapter starts with a summary of the main definitions and results, which is followed by a selection of solved exercises accompanied by brief, illustrative comments. A selection of problems with indicated solutions rounds out each chapter. A final chapter explores problems that are not designed with a single issue in mind but instead call for the combination of a variety of techniques, rounding out the book’s coverage. Though the book’s primary focus is on functions of one real variable, basic ordinary differential equations (separation of variables, linear first order and constant coefficients ODEs) are also discussed. The material is taken from actual written tests that have been delivered at the Engineering School of the University of Genoa. Literally thousands of students have worked on these problems, ensuring their real-world applicability.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

368

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

3319154281

ISBN 13

9783319154282

Insect-Plant Biology

By: Louis M. Schoonhoven,Joop J. A. van Loon,Marcel Dicke

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Insect-Plant Biology

By: Louis M. Schoonhoven,Joop J. A. van Loon,Marcel Dicke

Half of all insect species are dependent on living plant tissues, consuming about 10% of plant annual production in natural habitats and an even greater percentage in agricultural systems, despite sophisticated control measures. Plants are generally remarkably well-protected against insect attack, with the result that most insects are highly specialized feeders. The mechanisms underlying plant resistance to invading herbivores on the one side, and insect food specialization on the other, are the main subjects of this book. For insects these include food-plant selection and the complex sensory processes involved, with their implications for learning and nutritional physiology, as well as the endocrinological aspects of life cycle synchronization with host plant phenology. In the case of plants exposed to insect herbivores, they include the activation of defence systems in order to minimize damage, as well as the emission of chemical signals that may attract natural enemies of the invading herbivores and may be exploited by neighbouring plants that mount defences as well." "Insect-Plant Biology discusses the operation of these mechanisms at the molecular and organismal levels, in the context of both ecological interactions and evolutionary relationships. In doing so, it uncovers the highly intricate antagonistic and mutualistic interactions that have evolved between plants and insects. The book concludes with a chapter on the application of our knowledge of insect-plant interactions to agricultural production." "This multidisciplinary approach will appeal to students in agricultural entomology, plant sciences, ecology, and indeed anyone interested in the principles underlying the relationships between the two largest groups of organisms on earth: plants and insects."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

441

Publisher

Oxford University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

019852594X

ISBN 13

9780198525943

Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia

A Post-US Regional Order in the Making?

By: Elena Atanassova-Cornelis,Frans-Paul van der Putten

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Changing Security Dynamics in East Asia

A Post-US Regional Order in the Making?

By: Elena Atanassova-Cornelis,Frans-Paul van der Putten

This original and detailed collection explores how regional actors deal with uncertainties that are inherent to the current geopolitical situation in East Asia. The contributors collectively demonstrate that strategic uncertainty has become a major factor in the shaping of the security order in East Asia.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

237

Publisher

Springer

Published Date

ISBN 10

1137364181

ISBN 13

9781137364180

Marketing Management Support Systems

Principles, Tools, and Implementation

By: Berend Wierenga,Gerrit van Bruggen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Marketing Management Support Systems

Principles, Tools, and Implementation

By: Berend Wierenga,Gerrit van Bruggen

Marketing management support systems are designed to make marketing managers more effective decision makers in this electronic era. Developments in information technology have caused a marketing data explosion, but have also provided a powerful set of tools that can transform this data into applicable marketing knowledge. Consequently, companies are making major investments in such marketing decision aids. This book is the first comprehensive, systematic textbook on marketing management support systems. The basic issue is the question of how to determine the most effective type of support for a given marketing decision maker in a particular decision situation. The book takes a demand-oriented approach. Decision aids for marketing managers can only be effective if they match with the thinking and reasoning process of the decision makers who use them. Consequently, the important questions addressed in this book are: how do marketing managers make decisions; how can marketing management support systems help to overcome several (cognitive) limitations of human decision makers; and what is the most appropriate type of management support system for assisting the problem-solving methods employed by a marketing decision-maker?

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

349

Publisher

Springer Science & Business Media

Published Date

ISBN 10

1461545951

ISBN 13

9781461545958

Conservation Biology

Foundations, Concepts, Applications

By: Fred Van Dyke,Rachel L. Lamb

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Conservation Biology

Foundations, Concepts, Applications

By: Fred Van Dyke,Rachel L. Lamb

This book provides a thorough, up-to-date examination of conservation biology and the many supporting disciplines that comprise conservation science. In this, the Third Edition of the highly successful Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications, the authors address their interdisciplinary topic as it must now be practiced and perceived in the modern world. Beginning with a concise review of the history of conservation, the authors go on to explore the interplay of conservation with genetics, demography, habitat and landscape, aquatic environments, and ecosystem management, and the relationship of all these disciplines to ethics, economics, law, and policy. An entirely new chapter, The Anthropocene: Conservation in a Human-Dominated Nature, breaks new ground in its exploration of how conservation can be practiced in anthropogenic biomes, novel ecosystems, and urban habitats. The Third Edition includes the popular Points of Engagement discussion questions used in earlier editions, and adds a new feature: Information Boxes, which briefly recap specific case histories described in the text. A concluding chapter offers insight into how to become a conservation professional, in both traditional and non-traditional roles. The authors, Fred Van Dyke and Rachel Lamb, draw on their expertise as field biologists, wildlife managers, consultants to government and industry, and scholars of environmental law, policy, and advocacy, as well as their many years of effective teaching experience. Informed by practical knowledge and acquired skills, the authors have created a work of exceptional clarity and readability which encompasses both systemic foundations as well as contemporary developments in the field. Conservation Biology: Foundations, Concepts, Applications will be of invaluable benefit to undergraduate and graduate students, as well as to working conservation scientists and managers. This is an amazing resource for students, faculty, and practitioners both new and experienced to the field. Diane Debinski, PhD Unexcelled wisdom for living at home on Wonderland Earth, the planet with promise, destined for abundant life. Holmes Rolston, PhD Van Dyke and Lamb have maintained the original text’s emphasis on connecting classical ecological and environmental work with updated modern applications and lucid examples. But more importantly, the third edition contains much new material on the human side of conservation, including expanded treatments of policy, economics, and climate change. Tim Van Deelen, PhD Fred Van Dyke and Rachel Lamb break new ground in both the breadth and depth of their review and analysis of this crucially important and rapidly changing field. Any student or other reader wishing to have a comprehensive overview and understanding of the complexities of conservation biology need look no further – this book is your starting point! Simon N. Stuart, PhD Anyone who teaches, talks or writes and works on Conservation Biology, needs this latest edition of Conservation Biology (Foundations, Concepts, Applications, 3rd edition) by Fred Van Dyke and Rachel L. Lamb. This will be useful to both beginners and experts as well. The authors included almost all important issues in relation to conservation biology. This is really an outstanding book. Bidhan Chandra Das, Professor, Ecology Branch, Department of Zoology, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

635

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030395340

ISBN 13

9783030395346

Een zwarte vrijstaat in Suriname

De Okaanse samenleving in de achttiende eeuw

By: H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen,Wilhelmina van Velzen

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Een zwarte vrijstaat in Suriname

De Okaanse samenleving in de achttiende eeuw

By: H.U.E. Thoden van Velzen,Wilhelmina van Velzen

Waar plantages en slaven zijn, vluchten slaven van plantages. Al vrij snel na de stichting van de plantagekolonie Suriname (1651) ontsnapten Afrikaanse slaven om een menswaardig bestaan op te bouwen in het immense regenwoud. Zij vestigden zich in het labyrint van kreken en rivieren en voerden vandaar een felle guerrilla tegen de blanke planters. Een van deze groepen Marrons, zoals de gevluchte slaven in de literatuur bekend staan, is de Okanisi. Een zwarte vrijstaat in Suriname vertelt de geschiedenis van de Okanisi in de achttiende eeuw. Het is een geschiedenis van hekserij en orakels, van knechting en ontsnapping, van opsporing en oorlog. Na jaren van strijd kwam de koloniale overheid tot de conclusie dat zij de Marrons niet onderwerpen kon en bood hun in 1760 een vrede aan die door de Okanisi werd geaccepteerd. Het sluiten van de vrede tussen overheid en Okanisi was de erkenning van de eerste ‘zwarte vrijstaat’ in Suriname. De geschiedenis van de Okanisi is geschreven op basis van uniek materiaal. Dat materiaal bestaat uit verslagen van de koloniale oorlog tegen de Marrons en uit mondelinge overleveringen van de Okanisi. Een zwarte vrijstaat toont overtuigend aan dat in het verleden het heden ligt.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

384

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004253661

ISBN 13

9789004253667

Indonesian Manuscripts from the Islands of Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok

By: Dick van der Meij

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Indonesian Manuscripts from the Islands of Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok

By: Dick van der Meij

Indonesian Manuscripts from the Islands of Java, Madura, Bali and Lombok discusses aspects of the long and impressive manuscript traditions of these islands, which share many aspects of manuscript production. Many hitherto unaddressed features of palm-leaf manuscripts are discussed here for the first time as well as elements of poetic texts, indications of mistakes, colophons and the calendrical information used in these manuscripts. All features discussed are explained with photographs. The introductory chapters offer insights into these traditions in a wider setting and the way researchers have studied them. This original and pioneering work also points out what topics needs further exploration to understand these manuscript traditions that use a variety of materials, languages, and scripts to a wider public.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

619

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004348115

ISBN 13

9789004348110

Biological Globalisation

Bio-Invasions and Their Impact on Nature, the Economy and Public Health

By: Wouter van der Weijden,Rob Leewis,Pieter Bol

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Biological Globalisation

Bio-Invasions and Their Impact on Nature, the Economy and Public Health

By: Wouter van der Weijden,Rob Leewis,Pieter Bol

Bioglobalisation is anything but new. The exotic fungus Phytophtora has threatened European potato harvests since 1846. Since then, the number of deliberate and accidental introductions of exotic species has grown rapidly. Environmental factors such as climate change also play an increasing role. This book is a thorough and informative overview of all aspects of bioglobalisation. It describes its nature and scope, as well as history, drivers and mechanisms. Using vivid examples, the book addresses which species are likely to become invasive, which bioregions are vulnerable, and whether we can - and should - try to control bio-invasions. Separate chapters address the impacts of bioglobalisation on the environment and on our economy, and discuss, for instance, how virus invasions are threatening human lives worldwide.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

224

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004278117

ISBN 13

9789004278110

Metalearning

Applications to Automated Machine Learning and Data Mining

By: Pavel Brazdil

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Metalearning

Applications to Automated Machine Learning and Data Mining

By: Pavel Brazdil

This open access book as one of the fastest-growing areas of research in machine learning, metalearning studies principled methods to obtain efficient models and solutions by adapting machine learning and data mining processes. This adaptation usually exploits information from past experience on other tasks and the adaptive processes can involve machine learning approaches. As a related area to metalearning and a hot topic currently, automated machine learning (AutoML) is concerned with automating the machine learning processes. Metalearning and AutoML can help AI learn to control the application of different learning methods and acquire new solutions faster without unnecessary interventions from the user. This book offers a comprehensive and thorough introduction to almost all aspects of metalearning and AutoML, covering the basic concepts and architecture, evaluation, datasets, hyperparameter optimization, ensembles and workflows, and also how this knowledge can be used to select, combine, compose, adapt and configure both algorithms and models to yield faster and better solutions to data mining and data science problems. It can thus help developers to develop systems that can improve themselves through experience. This book is a substantial update of the first edition published in 2009. It includes 18 chapters, more than twice as much as the previous version. This enabled the authors to cover the most relevant topics in more depth and incorporate the overview of recent research in the respective area. The book will be of interest to researchers and graduate students in the areas of machine learning, data mining, data science and artificial intelligence.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

349

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3030670244

ISBN 13

9783030670245

Ordinal Item Response Theory

Mokken Scale Analysis

By: Wijbrandt H. van Schuur

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Ordinal Item Response Theory

Mokken Scale Analysis

By: Wijbrandt H. van Schuur

Measurement in the social sciences often refers to standardized answers to close-ended questions, in which answers are analyzed as if they were measurements on an interval scale. This volume presents a measurement model that maintains the ordinal aspects of the data in order to establish how well the model fits and how it measures subjects and items. It relaxes the most stringent assumptions from parametric item response theory, while maintaining its advantages over classical measurement methods, such as reliability and factor analysis. This volume is less technical than other books on the topic and is ideal for introductory courses in social science measurement.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

129

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Published Date

ISBN 10

1452224250

ISBN 13

9781452224251

Medical Image Processing and Analysis

By: Milan Sonka,J. Michael Fitzpatrick,Harold L. Kundel,Richard L. Van Metter

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Medical Image Processing and Analysis

By: Milan Sonka,J. Michael Fitzpatrick,Harold L. Kundel,Richard L. Van Metter

A little more than 100 years after the discovery of x-rays, this three-volume set is intended to provide a comprehensive overview of the theory and current practice of Medical Imaging as we enter the 21st century. As evidenced by the variety of research described in these volumes, medical imaging is still undergoing very rapid change. In more than 50 chapters, well-known experts provide the most current information available for students, researchers and practitioners working in this exciting field. These useful volumes can be ordered as a set or individually.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

1292

Publisher

SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering

Published Date

ISBN 10

0819436224

ISBN 13

9780819436221

Therapeutic Recreation

A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition

By: Marcia Jean Carter,Glen E. Van Andel

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Therapeutic Recreation

A Practical Approach, Fifth Edition

By: Marcia Jean Carter,Glen E. Van Andel

For over 35 years, Therapeutic Recreation: A Practical Approach has provided an authoritative and engaging introduction to the field of therapeutic recreation. The Fifth Edition of Carter and Van Andel's well-regarded text extends this tradition of excellence, equipping a new generation of students with the theoretical foundations and practical methods they need to become successful practitioners. The authors present the fundamentals of recreational therapy practice from the perspective of a 21st-century health and human service profession: emphasizing evidenced-based practices and documented outcomes, supporting individual and community assets, promoting fiscal responsibility, and utilizing a strengths-based approach that focuses on an individual's capacities when developing a strategy to improve health status, quality of life, and functional abilities. Updates throughout reflect recent scholarship, revised standards and operational definitions, evidence-based literature to support interventions, and global health concerns. The critical component of documentation has been added to discussions of the APIE-D process, while chapters on neurodevelopmental disorders and behavioral and mental health issues incorporate the terminology and organization of the DSM-5. The latest edition also features expanded treatment of social issues and the adult-onset, chronic, and lifelong illnesses and disabilities associated with aging. This full-featured edition retains the student-oriented approach that makes it an ideal text for introductory courses. Illustrations, case studies, key terms, study questions, and practical exercises reinforce key concepts and offer opportunities to apply chapter content, while abundant field-based photographs illuminate the practice of recreational therapy.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

381

Publisher

Waveland Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1478639520

ISBN 13

9781478639527

Buried in the Borderlands: An Artefact Typology and Chronology for the Netherlands in the Early Medieval Period on the Basis of Funerary Archaeology

By: Tim van Tongeren

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Buried in the Borderlands: An Artefact Typology and Chronology for the Netherlands in the Early Medieval Period on the Basis of Funerary Archaeology

By: Tim van Tongeren

This book is the result of a large-scale yet detailed study of early medieval grave furnishings from the Netherlands, aiming at the creation of a comprehensive artefact typology and updated relative chronology for this under-explored period in the Low Countries.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

562

Publisher

Archaeopress Publishing Ltd

Published Date

ISBN 10

180327574X

ISBN 13

9781803275741

Dynamics of Neural Networks

A Mathematical and Clinical Approach

By: Michel J.A.M. van Putten

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Dynamics of Neural Networks

A Mathematical and Clinical Approach

By: Michel J.A.M. van Putten

This book treats essentials from neurophysiology (Hodgkin–Huxley equations, synaptic transmission, prototype networks of neurons) and related mathematical concepts (dimensionality reductions, equilibria, bifurcations, limit cycles and phase plane analysis). This is subsequently applied in a clinical context, focusing on EEG generation, ischaemia, epilepsy and neurostimulation. The book is based on a graduate course taught by clinicians and mathematicians at the Institute of Technical Medicine at the University of Twente. Throughout the text, the author presents examples of neurological disorders in relation to applied mathematics to assist in disclosing various fundamental properties of the clinical reality at hand. Exercises are provided at the end of each chapter; answers are included. Basic knowledge of calculus, linear algebra, differential equations and familiarity with MATLAB or Python is assumed. Also, students should have some understanding of essentials of (clinical) neurophysiology, although most concepts are summarized in the first chapters. The audience includes advanced undergraduate or graduate students in Biomedical Engineering, Technical Medicine and Biology. Applied mathematicians may find pleasure in learning about the neurophysiology and clinic essentials applications. In addition, clinicians with an interest in dynamics of neural networks may find this book useful, too.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

259

Publisher

Springer Nature

Published Date

ISBN 10

3662611848

ISBN 13

9783662611845

Cause and Prevention of Clogging of Wells Abstracting Groundwater from Unconsolidated Aquifers

By: C. G. E. M. (Kees) van Beek

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Cause and Prevention of Clogging of Wells Abstracting Groundwater from Unconsolidated Aquifers

By: C. G. E. M. (Kees) van Beek

Part of Groundwater Set - Buy all six books and save over 30% on buying separately! Groundwater serves many purposes. It is a source of public and private drinking water, it is utilized as an industrial feedstock and it is used in agriculture for irrigation and cattle watering. The abstraction of groundwater also serves many civil engineering purposes such as structures, construction pit dewatering and remediation of polluted groundwater. Furthermore, groundwater is increasingly used for supply and storage of energy for the cooling and heating of buildings. Many wells abstracting groundwater suffer from impaired performance as a result of clogging by mechanical or biogeochemical processes. This represents a significant economic loss due to volume reductions, cost of well rehabilitations or construction of new wells. Cause and Prevention of Clogging of Wells Abstracting Groundwater from Unconsolidated Aquifers provides a comprehensive description of the various causes and processes associated with well clogging in addition to describing methodologies for diagnosis and prevention.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

169

Publisher

IWA Publishing

Published Date

ISBN 10

1780400241

ISBN 13

9781780400242

Labor Organisations

A Macro- and Micro-Sociological Analysis on A Comparative Basis

By: Mark van de Vall

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Labor Organisations

A Macro- and Micro-Sociological Analysis on A Comparative Basis

By: Mark van de Vall

Professor van de Vall examines how trade unions have changed from the nineteenth century to 1960-1970.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

274

Publisher

Cambridge University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0521076374

ISBN 13

9780521076371

The Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Local Institutions in Batavia (Jakarta)

By: Louisa Balk,Frans Van Dijk,Diederick Kortlang,Femme Gaastra,Hendrik Niemeijer,Pieter Koenders

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

The Archives of the Dutch East India Company (VOC) and the Local Institutions in Batavia (Jakarta)

By: Louisa Balk,Frans Van Dijk,Diederick Kortlang,Femme Gaastra,Hendrik Niemeijer,Pieter Koenders

The VOC (Verenigde Oostindische Compagnie, the Dutch East India Company) was the largest of the early modern European trading companies operating in Asia. Its operations produced not only warehouses packed with spices, coffee, tea, textiles, porcelain and silk, but also shiploads of documents. Data on political, economic, cultural, religious, and social conditions spread over an enormous area circulated between the VOC establishments, the administrative centre of the trade in Batavia, now the city of Jakarta, and the Board of Directors in the Netherlands. The co-operation between the National Archives of Indonesia and the Netherlands resulted in this extensive catalogue of fifteen archives of VOC institutions in Jakarta. The VOC records are included in UNESCO ́s Memory of the World Register.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

572

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9047421795

ISBN 13

9789047421795

Measurement Science for Engineers

By: Paul Regtien,F. van der Heijden,M. J. Korsten,W Otthius

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Measurement Science for Engineers

By: Paul Regtien,F. van der Heijden,M. J. Korsten,W Otthius

This volume, from an international authority on the subject, deals with the physical and instrumentation aspects of measurement science, the availability of major measurement tools, and how to use them. This book not only lays out basic concepts of electronic measurement systems, but also provides numerous examples and exercises for the student.·Ideal for courses on instrumentation, control engineering and physics ·Numerous worked examples and student exercises

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

369

Publisher

Elsevier

Published Date

ISBN 10

0080536018

ISBN 13

9780080536019

Networked Nation

Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s 'Cosmographia'

By: Jasper Cornelis van Putten

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Networked Nation

Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s 'Cosmographia'

By: Jasper Cornelis van Putten

In Networked Nation: Mapping German Cities in Sebastian Münster’s 'Cosmographia', Jasper van Putten examines the groundbreaking woodcut city views in the German humanist Sebastian Münster’s Cosmographia. This description of the world, published in Basel from 1544 to 1628, glorified the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation and engendered the city book genre. Van Putten argues that Münster’s network of city view makers and contributors—from German princes and artists to Swiss woodcutters, draftsmen, and printers—expressed their local and national cultural identities in the views. The Cosmographia, and the city books it inspired, offer insights into the development of German and Swiss identity from 1550 to Switzerland’s independence from the empire in 1648.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

377

Publisher

BRILL

Published Date

ISBN 10

9004353968

ISBN 13

9789004353961

Pioneers of Capitalism

The Netherlands 1000–1800

By: Maarten Prak,Jan Luiten van Zanden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Pioneers of Capitalism

The Netherlands 1000–1800

By: Maarten Prak,Jan Luiten van Zanden

In most narratives of the history of global economic development, the Netherlands plays an early and leading role. Indeed, the Netherlands has maintained a leading position among the most wealthy nations since at least the fifteenthcentury. Adding to the literature on economic development, Maarten Prak and Jan Luiten van Zanden, bring new evidence to bear on our understanding of how institutions in the Netherlands fostered unprecedented, long term economic growth that changed the course of history. The authors argue that informal institutions had developed long before the statecreated the institutions commonly held to be decisive . These informal institutions -believed in Dutch folklore to have originated in the polders, tracts of low land reclaimed from the sea-demonstrate how private and semi-public organizations provided public safeguards for economic activity in the state's absence. The authors explore how cities, corporations, guilds, commons, and other civil society organizations were structured and how they delivered advanced levels of security for market transactions. The Dutch Miracle argues that it was this sociopolitical structure in which the early market economy of the Netherlands emerged and that enabled the country's almost uninterrupted long-term economic growth"--

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

280

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0691229872

ISBN 13

9780691229874

Corporate Real Estate Management

Integrating organisational, individual, and social values and needs

By: Jan Gerard Hoendervanger,Theo van der Voordt,Jaap Wijnja

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Corporate Real Estate Management

Integrating organisational, individual, and social values and needs

By: Jan Gerard Hoendervanger,Theo van der Voordt,Jaap Wijnja

How can Corporate Real Estate managers and Facility managers translate an organisation's strategy into a real estate strategy that optimally aligns demand and supply, and adds value in a sustainable and socially responsible way? How to create a positive user experience, taking into account the diversity and dynamics of individual users' needs? How to balance different functional, experiential, architectonical and technical requirements, budget, time, and legal preconditions? This book discusses Corporate Real Estate (CRE) and Corporate Real Estate Management (CREM) from the perspective of organisations, individual users, other stakeholders, and society. It presents theories, models and methods for analysing demand and supply and the best possible match. It discusses how to implement a CRE strategy by setting up project-based business cases, developing design briefs, and managing CRE interventions and CRE operations. Finally, it describes different options for the organisational design of CREM, sourcing strategies, required competencies, and future prospects. As such, the book covers the whole life cycle of corporate real estate. It integrates knowledge from different disciplines, including corporate real estate and facility management, environmental psychology, ergonomics, business administration, and many more. The authors have decades of experience in de field, as practitioners, teachers, and researchers. Jan Gerard Hoendervanger currently works as an independent CRE consultant. Theo van der Voordt is emeritus associate professor in Corporate Real Estate and Facility Management at the Faculty of Architecture, Delft University of Technology. Jaap Wijnja is lecturer and researcher at Hanze University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Facility Management.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

612

Publisher

BookBrothers

Published Date

ISBN 10

9090388060

ISBN 13

9789090388069

Geraghty & Miller's Groundwater Bibliography, Fifth Edition

By: Frits van der Leeden

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Geraghty & Miller's Groundwater Bibliography, Fifth Edition

By: Frits van der Leeden

This bibliography reflects the tremendous growth of interest in groundwater, which has occurred in recent years, dealing with a particular aspect of the field of hydrogeology. It will be helpful to those searching for information on management and protection of the groundwater resource.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

526

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

1000674657

ISBN 13

9781000674651

Mechanisms of Invasion and Metastasis

By: Marc M. Mareel,Patrick De Baetselier,Frans M. Van Roy

Write a review Read reviews Take a Quiz Solve Book Puzzle

Mechanisms of Invasion and Metastasis

By: Marc M. Mareel,Patrick De Baetselier,Frans M. Van Roy

This book covers important biological, immunological, and molecular information essential for understanding the rationale and results of experiments and clinical observations on cell-cell and cell substrate adhesion; hydrolytic activities, cell motility; immunological and other host elements of the host-tumor ecosystem (at different sites of the metastic process); genetic and epigenetic elements of the acquisition and the expression of invasive phenotypes. 38 tables and 60 computer-drawn figures provide comprehensive overviews, and a methodological chapter emphasizing the differences and similarities between assays and their relevance for natural situations has also been included. Clinical and experimental cancer researchers, as well as as post-graduate students interested in cancer research, will find this book to be an indispensable reference resource.

Average ratings

N/A

Write a review

Solve jigsaw puzzle

Age

Page Count

592

Publisher

CRC Press

Published Date

ISBN 10

0849362547

ISBN 13

9780849362545

Book's by van der Putten, W.

Username

Password

Password again

Birthday

Email